Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

When I was a kid growing up, I heard that scientists had conclusively proven that Bumblebees can't fly. I thought that was hilarious. I felt like I had stumbled onto some cosmic truth, or that a secretive, hidden society's presence had just been revealed to me.

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

A court of criminal inquiry against the established religion first appeared in France in the 13th century and attained its full glory in 1484, under Queen Isabella of Spain, with the founding of the Supreme General Inquisition. A closer look at the inner workings of the Quality Assurance Committees affirms that history does, in fact, repeat itself.

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

I became a blogger 4 months ago, a gig that I find fascinating and refreshing. A place for me to vent, pontificate, and generally hold forth with a jaundiced view of my profession and the industrial Goliaths that support it.

Monday, December 14th, 2009

In 1904, the Scottish author Sir James Matthew Barrie sent Peter Pan off to Never-Never Land to escape growing up and to enjoy many-many adventures. As children, we all hoped it really existed. In truth, many of us fantasized, one day, to make the trip ourselves. Well, good news for physicians - that day has arrived!

Monday, November 30th, 2009

As I wrote in a previous blog post, the approaching fire storm over the patient-centered medical home model reminds me of the destructive powers seen before in HMOs.

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

I have been following with interest all the discussions about the new Medical Home (aka, the Patient Centered Medical Home) concept. This is our silver bullet that will improve patient access, raise quality levels, increase overall satisfaction and save billions of healthcare dollars - all at the same time!