What bothers you and why? I hate delays. I’m really bothered by people who always run late. I dislike having to wait despite a set time appointment. In health care, we have something called cycle time. It’s the time from when you check in till when you are […]
The last three years, mired in a pandemic, left the healthcare system in a chaotic state of being. I’ve seen it up close as I’m in the healthcare field. I’ve seen the mass exodus of staff, especially clinical staff. It’s been a brutal slog to address the workforce […]
This year has not been easy, and it’s only February. Some people say it can only get better from here. Statistically speaking, I’m not convinced of that. Nonetheless, I keep going allowing myself to vent here and there along the way. Today, I just had to stop and […]
Loneliness has always been a “secret” problem. Most people think about loneliness occuring in people’s personal lives. However, loneliness occurs in tne workplace as well. And, it can be quite demoralizing and detrimental. If you spend eight hours in an office during which time you can’t have a […]
I have not been to the Emergency Room since the beginning of Covid. I readily admit that, in a weird way, I’m lucky that I’m in healthcare and work in a clinic. If need be, I can receive healthcare fairly quickly. Well, for the small stuff. The downside […]
I am in the healthcare field. Have been for a while now. I understand how clinic workflows run or are supposed to. I understand what quality care is to entail. I understand the finances. I understand productivity and provider concerns. I get it. I breathe it. As a […]
Everyone has a medical horror story. I know someone who had an operation and continued to have pain to only find out that a sponge had been left in his leg. I know someone who was diagnosed with colon cancer and had to switch insurers in a somewhat […]
For the past 4 years I have been a medical mystery too many health care providers. I have gone to top neurologists, tried acupuncture, gone to a chiropractor, and several primary care providers. Three doctors outright told me I baffled them. I suppose every woman would like to […]
As 2013 begins, let us contemplate where we have been and where we are going in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Below are ten key events of 2012 that will not only shape the character of 2013, but also shape the future of the HIV/AIDS prevention and […]
Every time I go to the ob-gyn doctor (that is when I can get that appointment which is oftentimes a 6-month wait in New York City) I bring magazines, an ipad, a charged up phone and spare phone battery. I bring what is basically my “I’m-gonna-be-stuck-here-forever kit.” This […]
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