Knock Knock Eye: The Top Five Malpractice Risks for Ophthalmologists
Dr. Oz's proposed 2027 CMS rules dropped, and I've been waiting all week to get into them. The push toward value-based care and Accountable Care Organizations continues, but the headline for anyone in...
30 Jul 35min
What Healing Actually Looks Like After Near-Death with Dr. Rana Awdish
Dr. Rana Awdish is one of those rare humans who can speak from both sides of the hospital bed with complete authority, and somehow make you feel understood in the process. She's a critical care physic...
28 Jul 1h 6min
Knock Knock Eye: Physicians and Unionization: Why We're Behind
Two topics today. First, unionization, which is having a real moment in healthcare. Banner Health's hospitalists just formed the largest physician union in Arizona. The Brigham and Women's nurses rece...
23 Jul 31min
Sharon McMahon on How Physicians Can Make Real Change in the Healthcare System
Sharon McMahon, America's government teacher, author of the number one New York Times bestseller The Small and the Mighty, and one of the most effective science communicators working right now, just o...
21 Jul 1h 9min
Knock Knock Eye: My July 4th On-Call Recap
I almost finished my July 4th call week. Good news! Portland did not blow its face off this year. No open globes, no eyelid lacerations, no thermal injuries, no sclopetaria. Bad news: a Friday holida...
16 Jul 38min
Glauc Talk: Can Free Medical School Fix the Primary Care Crisis?
It's just the two of us this week, which means we bounce between Star Wars, ageism in medicine, Mark Cuban's healthcare policy ideas, and the spleen. Kristin sent me a video about the Bajau people of ...
14 Jul 41min
Knock Knock Eye: Life Advice for Residents Starting Their First Month
Today's main event: how a physician-owned practice negotiates with UnitedHealthcare. UHC is notorious for raising premiums 20 to 30% while offering physician reimbursement bumps of about 1%. I walk th...
9 Jul 35min
Two Sisters, Two Cardiac Arrests, Zero Explanations with Kendra Cunningham and Kayla Messana
This week we're joined by Kendra Cunningham and Kayla Messana, sisters and co-hosts of the podcast Flatlined and Fine, and their stories are almost impossible to believe. Kayla was 31, healthy, three ...
7 Jul 1h 2min
