This post will be short. It’s Thanksgiving week and I want to wish all of our patients and readers a very safe and happy holiday. Though the office will be closed for the long holiday weekend, we are hosting family here in town and I will be around, so to all of my patients – I am available both by phone and in person if something urgent does come up.
Rather than just leave things at that, I’d also like to do something here that I’ve been meaning to do for awhile: post a link to a series of articles I wrote under an assumed name a few years back. At that time, I was employed by a large group practice and didn’t want to say or do anything that could put any of my partners in a difficult situation, so I wrote these under the name of “Reginald Bittermilk.” But since I now work independently, I no longer feel that restriction.
I wrote these articles at the request of a friend who wanted to publish a series of essays about what is wrong with America’s healthcare system from a doctor’s perspective, and what some possible solutions might be to fix things. If you find dealing with a mainstream doctor’s office to be frustrating, I hope this series will give you some insight into why the system is so broken, and some empathy for the challenges that doctors and nurses face every day in trying to deliver good care to their patients. When you need a break from your family this coming holiday weekend, you can read the series of articles at the following link:
