Hitting a Nerve
Hitting a Nerve
Paying it forward
Dr. Allan M. Block recounts seeing an orthopedic surgeon, now with Alzheimer’s, and his chance to offer care and comfort as the surgeon had done...
Hitting a Nerve
Don’t be bullied by patients threatening bad reviews
Being blackmailed into providing free service isn’t the best way to start a medical relationship.
Hitting a Nerve
How would you handle predictions of Alzheimer’s disease?
Without a cure, it’s a Pandora’s Box with unpredictable ethical and legal issues, writes Dr. Allan M. Block.
Hitting a Nerve
Risks of keeping controlled substances in office tilt away from benefits
Keeping controlled substances in his office isn’t worth the hassle or risk, Dr. Allan M. Block says.
Hitting a Nerve
Access to ‘the little blue book’ just got a lot more expensive
The reference book of physician information is now digital only.
Hitting a Nerve
The ‘monster note’ in EHR systems rarely helps
The note about radiology and lab results that automatically appears in an EHR “has become horribly misused.”
Hitting a Nerve
My mundane genetic testing results
Dr. Allan Block shares his experience with ancestry genetic testing.
Hitting a Nerve
Getting paid when patients aren’t in the room
Insurance reimbursement for consultations when patients aren’t in the room needs to change.
Hitting a Nerve
Rumors about the death of tPA are exaggerated
Only time will tell whether preliminary trials indicating that mechanical thrombectomy is superior to tPA for acute ischemic stroke are true.
Hitting a Nerve
Do you attend a patient’s funeral?
After 18 years of practice, I have plenty of patients whom I respect and with whom I have a strong or longstanding relationship, but I don’t have...
Hitting a Nerve
On vacation, my patients go with me
I do something different from most when on the road: I take my patients with me.