Second Option by Rob Rogers

Doctor Burn Out and the Electronic Record

Robert W. Morrow, M.D. Among doctors, “burn out” discussions are all the rage. Hold on a moment here! Aren’t doctors rich professionals who like to pick on their staff and patients, and complain about their stock brokers? The Doctor in the Little White House I was asked a few years back to travel around NY…

Money in healthcare

Healthcare Money-Go-Round

Robert W. Morrow, M.D. New York Times, February 3, 2018: Interest rates that are set every day in the global bond markets are already leaping higher, in anticipation of central bank rate increases later this year. On Friday, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note — a widely used gauge for overall interest rates —…

primary care vs. emergency care

$1 Primary Care = $6 Saved on Healthcare

Robert W. Morrow, M.D. That is a simple equation that is truer now than ever, since the cost of care once someone is really sick continues to rise quickly. Primary care decreases the need for expensive tests and procedures, and focuses on preventing and managing chronic health issues. Catch things early and over time, with…

Politicians Are Like Crowing Roosters

by Henry Pelifian The endless political indulgence of American Presidential elections is an arena devoid of reality like a crowing rooster with his cock-a-doodle-doo.  The presidential campaign crowing  seeks to mold a new reality proposed by presidential roosters and now hens.  Oh, for a political election process lasting 90 to 120 days with debates costing…