Tag: emergency medicine
SC Docs, Consider This Outstanding SC Medical Board Candidate! (With link to vote.)
To my SC physician colleagues who may visit this blog, I’d like to endorse fellow emergency...
Read MoreFlexing Off Healthcare Workers; Sometimes Just Mean
by Edwin | Apr 22, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |
I was talking to two friends recently, both physicians in emergency medicine in different parts of the country. We periodically share our war-stories and assorted complaints. We also discuss the silly, and nefarious things that...
Read More“We Want Everything Done for Mama!”
by Edwin | Apr 7, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine, faith and medicine, Faith, hope and love, substack | 0 |
I believe in the sanctity of life. I believe in the incredible worth of human beings from first conception to last breath. But I believe that sometimes we need to be realistic. Many times I see poor, frail senior citizens who...
Read MoreThe Physician Satisfaction Score
by Edwin | Mar 30, 2022 | conference, Emergistan and Medicine | 1 |
Today is, apparently, ‘National Doctors’ Day.’ Go team! As such, and in homage to the current culture of ‘customer satisfaction,’ I offer my reflections on how to...
Read MoreSomething is Brewing…
by Edwin | Mar 14, 2022 | Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest, substack, Uncategorized | 0 |
You learn things at gas stations. Something is brewing beneath the surface of our society; and it’s not going to be pretty. https://edwinleap.substack.com/p/something-brewing?s=w (Please consider subscribing to my Substack...
Read MoreLife Hacks for Your ER visit
by Edwin | Mar 6, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |
We all have emergencies from time to time and may need to go to the ER. Here are a few suggestions to make things easier and possibly safer for you, the patient....
Read MoreJust a Couple of Rants About Medicine
by Edwin | Mar 3, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine, Uncategorized | 3 |
1)When our electronic medical records systems can’t spell-check medical words, then we have a disconnect. The whole point of those expensive billing and data collection systems was supposed to be...
Read MoreShattering Healthcare in Ukraine
by Edwin | Feb 26, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine, Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest | 0 |
A few thoughts on what war will do to healthcare. Click over and read my post at Substack if you’re interested in my thoughts. https://edwinleap.substack.com/p/the-shattering-of-healthcare-in-ukraine?utm_source=url...
Read MoreNo One is Coming to Help
by Edwin | Feb 21, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine, MedPage Today | 0 |
No One is Coming to Help. The struggles of small, rural hospitals during COVID. If you don’t have a Medpage account to read this, consider signing up. It’s free. https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/rural/97281 Edwin...
Read MoreTravel Nurse Pay and Nursing Shortages
by Edwin | Feb 17, 2022 | Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest, substack | 1 |
I posted this yesterday at my Substack account; please drop by and sing up for free updates! https://edwinleap.substack.com/p/travel-nurse-pay-and-nursing-shortages?utm_source=url One of the big problems hospitals are facing is...
Read MoreTreating Addiction With Perspective
by Edwin | Feb 16, 2022 | Baptist Courier | 0 |
This is my column in this month’s SC Baptist Courier. We need to understand what lies beneath addiction in order to help the addicted. Wholly Healthy: Treating...
Read MoreChristian Behavior During COVID
by Edwin | Feb 14, 2022 | Emergistan and Medicine, faith and medicine, Uncategorized | 1 |
I’m concerned about some behaviors out there regarding COVID. Before I go there, let me give some preface. First, I believe in vaccination. From my own personal experience in the emergency department, vaccines save lives. I have...
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