Cold Iron Truth
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Improving statewide reporting of melanoma cases
Dermatology is unique in that our pathology specimens are not routinely passed through a hospital pathology laboratory.
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Should I get a COVID-19 booster shot?
Personally, I think all health care workers should be eager to get a booster shot.
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Inflation will be the end of medicine
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Price transparency comes to medicine
Greater transparency should provide a fascinating look at just what things really cost, and may prove, as we suspect, small practices are less...
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Medicaid and access to dermatologists
Medicaid access to dermatologists is a government economic issue, not a physician ethical one.
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Surprise medical billing may eliminate restrictive networks
Starting in January 2022, patients are protected from surprise medical bills.
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Choosing civility
Luckily, almost all our discussions in organized medicine are civil, and our behavior has improved.
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Zeus’s thunderbolt and work-life balance
Meeting Zeus has changed my perspective on life, retirement and estate planning, and personal perspective on work.
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The 2021 Medicare proposed rule: The good, the bad, and the ugly
This year’s proposed rule is extraordinary by any past standard.
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Bigotry and medical injustice
As physicians and a society, we should be insistent about correcting medical injustices. Let’s get started.
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Time for grit and resilience
It is time for all of us to buck up and show a little grit in the face of a viral pandemic and social unrest.