Patient’s Final Moments: The Emotional Toll
A Ride I’ll Never Forget Patient’s Final Moments: The first time I witnessed someone die in front of me will stay with me for a long time. I was only eighteen, early in my EMT experience, and transporting a patient home from the hospital while my colleague drove the ambulance. The patient was an eighty-seven-year-old […]
Top Law Firms Silent on Frivolous Medical Lawsuits
The Scale of the Problem Top Law Firms Silent: Every year, there are 85,000 medical malpractice lawsuits—66.6 percent of them are frivolous. In trying to address this problem, I reached out to 50 of the nation’s most prestigious medical malpractice law firms, both plaintiff and defense. My goal? To explore collaboration and introduce a risk […]
From Burnout to Balance: 5 Stages of Career Transformation
From Burnout to Balance: Not long ago, my husband and I faced a tough reality: If we didn’t make major changes, we’d regret spending our best years consumed by work. Exhaustion felt normal. Burnout became our status quo, and even a sabbatical failed to restore our well-being. Determined to avoid a lifetime of regret, we […]
Bias Against Female Physicians: Unseen Struggles in Medicine
Bias Against Female Physicians: Didi, a young internist in her 30s, entered medicine with a noble mission: to help people. However, after years of relentless dedication, she feels more like a glorified customer service representative than a respected physician. Despite her education, experience, and commitment, she faces subtle yet pervasive biases that diminish her contributions […]
FDA Prescription Failures: Impact on Women and Opioid Users
FDA Prescription Failures: For decades, outdated FDA regulations have created unnecessary obstacles for women seeking birth control and individuals needing life-saving opioid antidotes. Despite overwhelming support from medical experts, these policies have left millions vulnerable to preventable harm. While recent policy shifts offer some progress, many gaps remain. Birth Control: Overdue Reforms Still Inadequate Oral […]
How Vaccine Hesitancy is Reviving Deadly Childhood Diseases
How Vaccine Hesitancy is Reviving Deadly Childhood Diseases: Measles, first identified as a virus in the early 20th century, caused widespread illness and death before the introduction of a vaccine in 1963. The vaccine, developed from a live virus strain isolated from an infected child, revolutionized public health. By the 1970s and 1980s, widespread vaccination […]
How a Coaching Culture Reduces Physician Burnout
How a Coaching Culture Reduces Physician Burnout: Transforming Health Care Leadership: Last year, 54% of physicians reported experiencing burnout. Behind this statistic are thousands of dedicated professionals who entered health care to make a difference—only to feel drained and disillusioned. I know this firsthand because I was one of them. In this article, I’ll share […]
Transforming Health Care Leadership: Prioritizing Care for Providers and Patients
Transforming Health Care Leadership: Is genuine care the missing ingredient in health care leadership? Physicians and health care professionals dedicate their lives to caring for patients, their families, and trainees. However, many leaders fail to extend the same level of care to the health care team. This oversight has fueled staggering rates of burnout, pushing […]
The Financial Pressures Reshaping Physician Priorities
Picture this: Two attending surgeons step into the operating room, ready to perform a procedure. The surgical residents have prepped the patient, while the techs and nurses stand by. But before making the first incision, a crucial discussion unfolds—how will this procedure be billed? Financial Pressures This reality highlights a troubling shift in modern medicine. […]
Closing the Gap in Medical Malpractice: A Proactive Approach
Closing the Gap in Medical Malpractice: Despite the landmark To Err Is Human report, the health care industry still lacks an effective risk management strategy to prevent medical liability. Past discussions on KevinMD have explored a risk-management approach that differentiates medical errors from random natural occurrences with 95 percent confidence. However, like any decision-making method, […]