Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: May 18, 2022
Why do some older workers recharge daily and carry on while many younger ones say the daily grind is burning them out?
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: April 19, 2022
Are you a super doer, reluctant doer, admin denier, or admin avoider?
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: March 18, 2022
Although acknowledgment is appreciated, the women I work alongside don’t need me to be inspired by them.
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: February 16, 2022
Attempting a perfect day or perfect surgery or a perfect pour over coffee is a fun game, but perfectionism has an insidious side.
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: December 14, 2021
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.
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: November 16, 2021
When there’s time, consider asking for advice from those elders who happen to have an appointment with you.
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: October 19, 2021
Listening to a patient's tales is one of the benefits of being a physician.
News
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: September 22, 2021
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.
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: August 19, 2021
The hangover from a difficult patient encounter can linger for several appointments later or, worse, carryover to home.
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: July 19, 2021
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.<...
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: June 17, 2021
This ache I feel for the past is called nostalgia. At one time, it was a diagnosable condition.
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: May 18, 2021
Running-late dreams are common and usually relate to real life. For us, the clinic has been busy lately.
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: April 16, 2021
Mispronouncing names can alienate patients. It might make them feel like we don’t “know” them or that we don’t care about them.
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: March 18, 2021
It’s clear that Oprah has binders of notes about her guests and thoroughly reviewed them before she invites them to sit down. We should do the same...
Opinion
- Author:
- Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA
Publish date: February 18, 2021
Experienced physicians might not know what’s hot, but they can often see where the best course of action lies.
