February 20th, 2010 by KevinMD in Better Health Network, Opinion
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Most medical schools do a reasonably good job clinically preparing medical students to be future physicians.
But they can do better, especially in our fragmented health system where millions of Americans have to contend with costs as much as they have to with their medical conditions.
In her recent New York Times column, Pauline Chen cites a study showing that students exposed to more non-clinical topics, like medical economics, health policy, and the “business” of medicine, were more satisfied with their education. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
February 10th, 2010 by Happy Hospitalist in Better Health Network, Opinion
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So know I hear that Medicaid preauthorization is required to administer vitamins in an outpatient setting. One of the greatest things about hospitalist medicine is I can give just about any medication I think is clinically justified to my patients in the hospital. I don’t have any doctor, Dr Nurse, or other third party insurance bureaucrat telling me I have to get preauthorization before my patient can receive care. I have at my disposal a 24 hour all you can eat pharmacy. Sometimes they don’t know what I’m ordering, and my Green Goddess doesn’t get filled. But generally speaking, I get what I ask for.
That’s not the way it works in the frustrating outpatient world of clinical medicine. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist Blog*
January 30th, 2010 by Dr. Val Jones in True Stories
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Since I finished my residency training, I’ve applied for medical licenses in several states. It has been interesting to see how long it takes different states to process the same credentials. I wanted to give a quick hat tip to Maryland, for being the fastest, lowest hassle state so far. They processed my application in under 4 weeks, accepting my FCVS packet as verification for my medical school, residency training, and USMLE scores. Although the website suggests that the process may take up to 120 days, mine was fewer than 30. Thank you, Maryland Board of Physicians! Job well done.
In my personal hall of shame, however, is the Medical Board of California. I have been waiting since June, 2008 for my license. Yes, it’s been 567+ days. Read more »
June 25th, 2009 by GruntDoc in Better Health Network
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Bad news? At least 47 different signatures.
Good news? It arrived mostly prefilled. Over 100 pages.
*This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc*
