Tag Archives: humor

Presidential Politics and Influenza Vaccinations

Posted on November 5, 2016 by

Recently a patient of mine expressed frustration with the presidential campaign, saying the other side wouldn’t listen to facts and just believed what they wanted to believe. Knowing that she had repeatedly refused to get a flu shot, I asked … Continue reading →

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Remote Globe Puppy

Posted on August 12, 2016 by

The New York times just ran a story about how Mongolia uses a system for their mail where each address consists of three words. A clever British start-up company What3Words divided a map of the world into 57 trillion pieces, … Continue reading →

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The Medical Paperwork Reduction Act

Posted on April 1, 2016 by

Today, in a rare moment of bipartisanship, Congress passed the Medical Paperwork Reduction Act. It states that administrative requirements will be decreased to the minimum required for good medical care and billing. The Department of Labor estimated that this will … Continue reading →

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Gluteus Maximus

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

I ordered atorvastatin (generic Lipitor) for one of my patients with high cholesterol and Medicare Part D coverage. It was denied. We then appealed it (prior authorization). A fax from Maximus Federal Services said their decision was, “UNFAVORABLE.” They said … Continue reading →

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An ICD-9 Story

Posted on September 24, 2015 by

Medical billing and epidemiology relies on a classification of diseases maintained by the World Health Organization. On the first of October, 2015, we will transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10, a major change that increases the number of available diagnoses from … Continue reading →

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Asinine Associations

Posted on August 28, 2015 by

As I previously wrote, when physicians place orders, they have to associate diagnoses. This is becoming even more painful as we move towards ICD-10, of which I’ll have more to say later. I’m sure this was an attempt by the … Continue reading →

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If Doctors Ran Their Practice Like The Airlines

Posted on July 25, 2014 by

Physicians could make so much more money if we could charge like the airline industry does. Starting with appointments, there would be a surcharge for the most popular times. Last minute appointments are extra, on the theory that the patient … Continue reading →

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Humor Down Under

Posted on May 9, 2014 by

Bathroom doors at Kawarau Bridge, the first commercial bungee jump in Queenstown, New Zealand.

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Who Are You Calling Old?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by

A local family medicine residency program sends second year residents to rotate through my internal medicine clinic. Reviewing the note that one of them wrote, I saw that he described my 66-year-old patient as, “Elderly, ” though did note that … Continue reading →

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Medication Small Print

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

When I give a cortisone injection, I have to document it in our electronic medical records. I’ve always included the dose, how administered (intramuscular), and the lot number. This week my company added the requirement that we include the NDC … Continue reading →

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