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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!
Monday, October 26th, 2009 I see dead doctors every day when I work as a Hospitalist at my local community hospital. Whether rounding on my service, or doing admissions, my patients - all good people whom I've never met before - ask me, "Where is my doctor? Will my doctor be coming in to see me soon?"
Monday, October 12th, 2009 We all know the current story with Primary Care. Myself? I got out over a year ago. I am now a Hospitalist. Shorter hours, better pay, way less paper work. No call. No hassle.
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 Alan Berkenwald, MD Dr. Berkenwald graduated from BU School of Medicine '78 and is board-certified in Internal Medicine. He is now working as a Hospitalist in a community hospital in Northampton, MA, the medical director of a local Skilled Nursing Facility, and practices addiction medicine part-time.
In the Name of Medicine Alan Berkenwald, MD Understanding today's practice of medicine by stopping, taking its pulse, getting a good history, looking back, and then applying those observations towards its future.
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