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A while ago I made a pretty popular thread asking what you would change about medical education so I'm making one about this important topic too.
Fire about 90% of all administrators
Stop subsidizing corn, wheat, and soy.
Fatty liver? Colon Cancer? Those don't concern gastroenterologists?Ah yes, corn subsidies. The bane of every gastroenterologist’s practice.
Fatty liver? Colon Cancer? Those don't concern gastroenterologists?
U know what, I got a uworld question wrong because of that corn restriction in diverticulitis. Apparently the kernels dont get stuck in diverticula.I think they are making a joke about corn kernels in the colon.
As for the topic of the thread, I would start by having an EMR designed for physicians BY physicians. Instead of this garbage we have that is purely for billing purposes.
As for the topic of the thread, I would start by having an EMR designed for physicians BY physicians. Instead of this garbage we have that is purely for billing purposes.
to be fair they are better than Cerner.I used to work for Epic (the EMR) and they totally think they are God’s gift to medicine haha lots of koolaid being drank there
Yeah I actually like Epic quite a bitto be fair they are better than Cerner.
U know what, I got a uworld question wrong because of that corn restriction in diverticulitis. Apparently the kernels dont get stuck in diverticula.
i was presenting a diverticulitis patient the to the chair of the IM department , well respected, well seasoned clinician. First question he asked me was if the patient had ate any corn prior to the event.There’s actually a whole section in the uptodate article on diverticulosis on that very topic and how there’s no evidence to support telling patients to avoid corn and ****.
Welcome to how medicine works.i was presenting a diverticulitis patient the to the chair of the IM department , well respected, well seasoned clinician. First question he asked me was if the patient had ate any corn prior to the event.
Dogma dies hard.i was presenting a diverticulitis patient the to the chair of the IM department , well respected, well seasoned clinician. First question he asked me was if the patient had ate any corn prior to the event.
On my FM rotation, this was exactly how the doctor operated. Paper charts, scribble orders on them, hand them to the MAs to do all the ordering etc. They'd field any phone calls from patients/pharmacies/etc, pull the chart, write what was being asked, and leave them stacked on the doctor's desk. Doc would scribble back "yes/no/ok change to crestor 20mg" and put back on the MAs desk to get it done. I thought it was archaic when I first started, but it was actually really nice. There was actually time in the appointments to talk to patients and focus on being a physician. On my surgery rotation the doctors had scribes in clinic, which was also pretty cool.I got a small taste of this in the middle of residency. We were changing EMRs and it was our first day with the new system and the whole thing crashed at 7am. Despite all assurances of reduced schedules, we had a full clinic too. For the next 5 hours we got out the old paper charts and it was by far the most enjoyable clinic I’ve ever done. I saw patients, jotted down key points, handed the paper to my attending who made a brief summary and attestation, handed it to the MA along with paper orders for whatever was needed. The staff called and scheduled scans and return visits and the like and my attending and I just saw patients and did procedures. At lunchtime we had finished on time and all our documentation was finished.
That sounds just awfulOn my FM rotation, this was exactly how the doctor operated. Paper charts, scribble orders on them, hand them to the MAs to do all the ordering etc. They'd field any phone calls from patients/pharmacies/etc, pull the chart, write what was being asked, and leave them stacked on the doctor's desk. Doc would scribble back "yes/no/ok change to crestor 20mg" and put back on the MAs desk to get it done. I thought it was archaic when I first started, but it was actually really nice. There was actually time in the appointments to talk to patients and focus on being a physician. On my surgery rotation the doctors had scribes in clinic, which was also pretty cool.
Why? Seems like most people hate EMR, although I guess this doctor could've just been inefficient with it.That sounds just awful
That sounds just awful
I'm sure they're fine for specialists but most of my patients come in for 5+ issues each appointment. EMR is way better at keeping up with complex patients like that.Paper notes are great. I love when cash psychiatrists fax me their notes. The notes appear to span 20 years but are composed of a total of 5 pages. Each page is mostly blank except for maybe the date (I think) and what appears to be a single a-fib tracing in the middle of the page.
I'd take a page from lawyers and make it illegal for anyone without a medical license to own a practice
What are the current laws around ownership of a practice? I assume it varies by state, but thought they already had to be physician owned.
PersonalCombination MR/CT scanner that full-body scans every patient entering the ER.
Ultra low-dose CTWell, that would create more of a demand for oncologists down the line