Happy Thanksgiving from Bob the Llamaturkey!
Happy Thanksgiving to all, from Bob the Llamaturkey!
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(Mis)Adventures in ICD-10
Just a glimpse into the ICD-10 shows how to code the all-too-common problem of when people are injured on railway vehicles (which are not streetcars, mind you). I think it is fitting, when talking about ICD codes, to start with the area of train-wrecks…
Happy New Year
At the beginning of 2013 I stared into the great unknown of this new practice. I had no idea which plans would succeed and which were foolish dreams. The road was much more difficult than I expected, but also much more satisfying. I spent much of my time learning what doesn\’t work, but in the end learned that most good ideas grow out of the remains of a hundred bad ones that didn\’t survive.
Good Things About Medicine – #2: Puzzles
I have a split medical personality. On one hand, I am a pediatrician; I light up around babies and love to mess around with little kids. On the other hand, I am an Internist; I love complex problems and love talking to the elderly. But the one part of internal medicine which gives me perhaps …
Golden Llama Award
I think it\’s time to bring back an old friend: the Golden Llama Award. The GLA is an award given to people who deserve it. There is only a single criterion (that\’s right Latin, isn\’t it) needed to get a GLA: my whim. If you do something that I think is particularly GLA worthy I …
Broken System: #1 The Distance Between Work and Pay
I think people missed my point. Let me say again to those who misunderstood my last post: I am talking about the health care system being broken, not health care itself. Our system is broken, which means that the money put into it is being wasted in staggering amounts. Yes, we are getting some amazing …
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