Archive for June 25th, 2009

Michael Jackson is dead at age 50.
I’ve received several e-mails to comment on this story, but there’s really too few details to go on. I’m sure more will emerge in the near future.
According to news reports, emergency medical services were called to his home in Los Angeles, where he was found in presumed [...]

A study suggested that doctors rated up to 15 percent of patients they see as “difficult.”
What does that mean? This piece from MedPage Today and ABC News, gives six examples of what patients can do to frustrate their doctors.

On Monday and Tuesday of this week I attended the 6th Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference in Seattle.  I was invited to speak on a couple of different panels during the 2-day event.  The effect of our soft economy on conferences was evident…(read more)


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