What lessons can we all learn from being sued for malpractice?

So many learnings on so many layers. About lawsuits and lawyers, settlements and verdicts. About human nature and most importantly about yourself and career choice to be a physician.

There is no better teacher of these lessons than Gita Pensa MD

In Physicians On Purpose (POP) Podcast #18...
Let her show you a magnificent 12 year saga of ups and downs, detailing exactly what she learned, inside and out, in the process.

POP Podcast 18:
Dr. Gita Pensa - 12 Year Malpractice Litigation Journey

Are recent decreases in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths just the eye of the pandemic hurricane or can we really see the end of this long, dark tunnel?

We are in a race with the virus' natural ability to mutate. Is this recent lull in the action a sign the end is near or just a brief respite and the worst is yet to come?

The majority of physician burnout or engagement surveys make things worse for your employed physicians.

It is a classic leadership example of good intentions gone horribly wrong.

If you fall into one or more of the six survey fails below, it is possible that your survey will make burnout worse by demonstrating just how clueless the senior leaders are about conditions in the front lines.

In this blog post, let me show you the six most common survey fails - gathered from our experience working with over 175 organizations to date. Unfortunately, many  leadership teams fall into a fail cascade with their efforts qualifying for more than one of the examples below. Before we dive in, know that surveys can be powerful adjuncts to an effective physician wellness program when used correctly. Contact us to learn how. 

Will the 2021 revised E & M codes restore some value to the intellectual side of patient management?

That question is open for now.

What does need to happen immediately is a change in your old coding habits. 

When you stop the old cut and paste of physical exam findings and learn how to use Risk and Decision Making properly - a Level IV visit will most likely become your new normal and Level V much simpler to justify. 

Learn Much More in our latest Physicians on Purpose Podcast:

POP Podcast 13:
2021 Evaluation and Management (E&M) Codes with Paul DeChant MD

Medscape's annual Physician Burnout Study is out

As usual it has a number of interesting findings and a number of things you will notice don't change from year to year ... like burnout rates from 40 - 50% unfortunately.

Let me give you the highlights and my comments in this blog post.

The full survey is behind a login at Medscape at this URL

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Survey Methodology:

• Surveys filled out between August - November, 2020.
  So note the title of the Study Report is misleading. This is a 2020 survey report.
  
  
• Total of 12,339 practicing US physicians
  
  
• 10 minute online survey
  From the looks of the results it appears to have been selections from response options provided by the survey rather than typing in your answers.

Survey Highlights and Commentary:

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Here is the host of the White Coat Investor, Emergency Department physician Jim Dahle MD,  and I in a wide ranging PodCast conversation:

That magical time of the year, when we all make resolutions we know we won't keep.

Here's the rub:

• Everyone wants to change something
• Very few go further than the magical thinking exercise of the "New Year's Resolution". 

You are probably in that frame of mind right now.

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Here's the truth

A Resolution without an Action Plan is a Pipe Dream, Wishful Thinking, a Fib and a Fable.

Physicians on Purpose Podcast 003
What Is "Physician Burnout"

• The 3 Cardinal Signs of Physician Burnout
• The words that Little Voice in your head will whisper to you when you are in the downward spiral.
• Gender Differences in Burnout
• How to reach out to a Colleague in Distress

You must be able to recognize the beast BEFORE you can smell his breath.

The primary risk to all Lightworkers is built into our first Prime Directive.

Healthcare's Prime Directive #1:

The patient comes first

In this blog post:

• Let me show you the nature of this fundamental risk
• The toll it takes on all healthcare workers
• An image that captures this dynamic in a way you won't forget
• And a tool to recharge we have proven effective in our physician coaching practice.