Hitting a Nerve
Hitting a Nerve
Forgoing EMR templates for artisanal notes
Do you scorn EMR templates? Dr. Allan M. Block skirts templates by writing or dictating his own notes.
Hitting a Nerve
The retirement horizon creeps up
With at least 10 more years before retirement, Dr. Allan M. Block mulls over what it means to be closer to retirement than to starting out
Hitting a Nerve
Office staff cohesiveness remains important
When you get the right people, count yourself lucky and do what you have to do to keep them, says Dr. Allan M. Block.
Hitting a Nerve
Defensive medicine’s stranglehold on the realities of practice
Patient history can unfortunately take a back seat to defensive medicine in emergency situations, writes Dr. Allan M. Block.
Hitting a Nerve
Serotonin syndrome warnings magnify its rare probability
Dr. Allan M. Block wonders why more serious side effects of other drugs aren’t addressed by warnings.
Hitting a Nerve
Allscripts’ charges for sending, refilling prescriptions
A company like Allscripts can charge doctors for services, but most doctors aren’t in a position to increase their prices, Dr. Allan M. Block says...
Hitting a Nerve
No improvement in sight for Alzheimer’s drug development
If Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires, then Alzheimer’s disease is the graveyard of research dollars.
Hitting a Nerve
Withholding elective surgery in smokers, obese patients
Last year, the English county of Hertfordshire banned elective surgeries in smokers and obese patients until they stopped smoking or lost weight...
Hitting a Nerve
Private practice’s freedom still outweighs its challenges for me
Running a solo private practice allows Dr. Allan Block the chance to have some fun.
Hitting a Nerve
Health care panhandlers: A symptom of our system’s baked-in pressures?
Seeing panhandlers ask for money to pay for health care bills leaves Dr. Allan M. Block to wonder both about their legitimacy and how the health...
Hitting a Nerve
Burnout takes its toll on neurology
When you are in solo practice, suggested remedies for burnout may be less readily accessible.