Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: April 11, 2022
What goes into the EMR stays in the EMR, even if it is erroneous.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: April 4, 2022
After 23 years in practice, the only gratitude that means anything to me is the occasional heartfelt “thank you” from a patient.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: March 29, 2022
Our supposedly polite society seems to have gone in reverse during the pandemic, though the change had probably started before then.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: March 22, 2022
Just because I don’t have a digital patient portal doesn’t mean I’m hiding things from patients.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: March 14, 2022
Even with EMRs, access to past medical records is not as easy as it should be.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: March 8, 2022
Are insurance regulations part of good medicine or a business ploy for more profits?
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: February 28, 2022
The nature of medicine is such that we give up our own time to help others.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: February 22, 2022
Patient care isn’t always as simple as “take this and call me in the morning.”
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: February 14, 2022
Scheduling an appointment you never intend to keep violates a trust that should exist between a patient and docto...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: February 7, 2022
We often lose track of time’s effects on us until we see the changes it has brought to another.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 31, 2022
Medical records need to be as accurate as possible for current and future hospital stays and for treating physicians to be aware of.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 26, 2022
All doctors, like all people, make mistakes.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 19, 2022
Refusing to work with another competent physician because I disagree with their personal, religious, or political beliefs is just plain stupid.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 10, 2022
Have I become a workaholic in my middle age?
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 4, 2022
It’s not just the young who can learn from the wisdom of the old. The older can learn, and be reminded of, many good things from the young. Even if...
