tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post405749823825860927..comments2022-10-23T13:06:38.728-04:00Comments on Family Practice 2.0: Physician Patient CommunicationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01941316338397643339noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-9440807471154182462013-09-30T23:05:13.133-04:002013-09-30T23:05:13.133-04:00I want a semi-burned out doctor before I want a gu...I want a semi-burned out doctor before I want a guy who feels like he has surrenderd "love and empathy: to the government and tort law. I'll take the strong but overwhelmed before the weak and cowering. Take all yr social media but like our bookstore customers, somehow they want human connection, touch if you will, before anonymous digital connection. We are hostage to our primate brain, after all, and there is no greater joy than picking the nits out of our beloved's fur.Michael Boggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-34127974112835077772013-09-29T16:38:17.795-04:002013-09-29T16:38:17.795-04:00I completely agree. And I love blaming Barry, he&#...I completely agree. And I love blaming Barry, he's got that Jewish "victim" thing going. But seriously, I agree that I have more resources, my only question is: Do you want a burned out doctor taking care of you?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941316338397643339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-61173832045312166442013-09-28T18:19:35.834-04:002013-09-28T18:19:35.834-04:00If I hadn't run into Barry at the hardware sto...If I hadn't run into Barry at the hardware store, I would leave this alone (and I'm not sure why this entry always comes up as my default.) But you guys should realize that as our implementation of capitalism becomes more and more Darwinian, more and more people are going to be in a state of "burnout." You must see it in your practice because it's bound to affect people's health when they work 2 jobs with 2 kids and no father. If you are envied, it's because you have the same burnout but a lot more resources behind you (not that you don't deserve them.) If the woman who cleans our house gets sick or has car trouble, she's basically f*cked. That's not the case for you or I. So few people, and probably less than 5% of our elected officials understand anything about living close to the edge, where a health problem, a car problem, a legal problem, any problem, puts them in an untenable situation, no matter how hard they work or how much they want to work hard. Dr's don't get the love because most people think "whoa, you don't know burnout girlfriend." Blame Barry for this shade.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273704276563500734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-61770022758615973352013-09-26T11:49:10.206-04:002013-09-26T11:49:10.206-04:00To understand why, here's another good link. h...To understand why, here's another good link. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/26/easing-doctor-burnout-with-mindfulness/?smid=tw-nytimeshealth&seid=auto&_r=0 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941316338397643339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-57601961926554039822013-09-26T09:52:02.642-04:002013-09-26T09:52:02.642-04:00He was waxing poetic and using hyperbole to make h...He was waxing poetic and using hyperbole to make his point but in a healthcare system close to 50% of physicians are showing significant signs of burnout. I see that in my colleagues at that percentage. I assure you, the "better angel traits" are beaten down on a regular basis. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941316338397643339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-3941838528375751702013-09-25T11:10:21.065-04:002013-09-25T11:10:21.065-04:00Not to order more tests on a dead horse, but the b...Not to order more tests on a dead horse, but the blog post you sent me to made my blood run cold. This guy either was having a bad day, or hates his job. To make a statement like: "And true love and empathy have been replaced by fear of a tort system that accuses and a government." Is truly chilling. Our better angel traits--love, empathy,kindness,humility--can never be stolen, only surrendered. And if this guy has given them all up, I would certainly never want him touching me.<br />Michael Boggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-8973306820268480192013-09-10T07:28:15.722-04:002013-09-10T07:28:15.722-04:00A better response to your remarks lies here: http:...A better response to your remarks lies here: http://jordan-inmyhumbleopinion.blogspot.com/2013/09/blood-on-our-hands.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941316338397643339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-17232967828727937872013-09-06T23:07:13.726-04:002013-09-06T23:07:13.726-04:00I couldn't agree more in that touching someone...I couldn't agree more in that touching someone is NEVER a trick. I touch my patients to diagnose or to empathize. I haven't read Lisa Sanders book but good doctors use technology as a tool, among many, to help patients. I don't believe that trust is irrelevant, but call me a romantic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941316338397643339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-15717128941726756682013-09-06T11:07:40.557-04:002013-09-06T11:07:40.557-04:00Nice piece. My only quibble is there is perhaps a...Nice piece. My only quibble is there is perhaps an unintended dismissive tone in the statement "Early on I learned that even when I don't need to, patients expect to have a "laying on of hands" in some fashion. They may trust you less if you haven't at least looked in an ear or listened to a heart." It seems to me that laying on of hands should be about diagnosis not some 'trick' to gain a patient's trust. In Lisa Sanders great book "Every Patient Tells a Story," about medicine's current unwavering faith in technology, she quotes Hippocrates: “It is the business of the physician to know in the first place, things which are<br />to be perceived by the sight, touch, hearing, the nose, the tongue, and the understanding.” He seems to imply that trust comes later, or maybe is even irrelevant. Michael Boggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-56285550086226314432012-12-24T10:18:38.752-05:002012-12-24T10:18:38.752-05:00Thanks! Our institution is trying hard to improve ...Thanks! Our institution is trying hard to improve its social media marketing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941316338397643339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8041463137176176234.post-4112489703159905432012-12-24T03:17:00.947-05:002012-12-24T03:17:00.947-05:00Smart document Kathy.Communication also facilitate...Smart document Kathy.Communication also facilitates proper marketing of medical services.<br /><br />Erick kinuthia<br />Team MDwebpro.comErick Kinuthiahttp://mdwebpro.com/noreply@blogger.com