The Optimized Doctor
The Optimized Doctor
The work after work
Are you a super doer, reluctant doer, admin denier, or admin avoider?
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‘We don’t want to be an inspiration’
Although acknowledgment is appreciated, the women I work alongside don’t need me to be inspired by them.
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To a perfect day
Attempting a perfect day or perfect surgery or a perfect pour over coffee is a fun game, but perfectionism has an insidious side.
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When the patient wants to speak to a manager
The level of incivility from patients is at an all-time high.
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Is it OK to just be satisfied?
It is possible to talk to a patient for a brief moment and just know if he or she is a satisficer or a maximizer.
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Words from the wise
When there’s time, consider asking for advice from those elders who happen to have an appointment with you.
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Timeless stories
Listening to a patient's tales is one of the benefits of being a physician.
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Noise in medicine
There is one true diagnosis and best treatment, yet because of noise, we waste time and resources by not getting it right the first time.
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The hateful patient
The hangover from a difficult patient encounter can linger for several appointments later or, worse, carryover to home.
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Artificial intelligence wish list
If we can blast a 70-year-old businessman into space on a private jet, surely you can invent an AI that gives us more time to spend with patients...
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The good old days
This ache I feel for the past is called nostalgia. At one time, it was a diagnosable condition.