The Hospitalist Retort

What Black Physicians Want Others to Know Dr Alok Patel discusses racism in healthcare, with insights from Drs Maura Jones and Jamie Rutland.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 26, 2020
Docs Asked to Join the COVID Frontline Without Pay Dr Patel speaks out and asks, 'Why aren't physicians offered the same compensation as other healthcare workers?'
Experts And Viewpoints, May 20, 2020
USMLE Changes: One 'Step' at a Time Dr Alok Patel discusses the new pass/fail scoring system for USMLE Step 1 and how these changes may affect future generations of doctors.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 29, 2020
Should Docs Steer Clear of TikTok? Drs Alok Patel, Danielle Jones, and Austin Chiang discuss the use of TikTok to share health information with a younger audience base.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 20, 2020
Sepsis Hysteria: The Emotionally Charged Debate Dr Alok Patel discusses the debate surrounding the so-called sepsis hysteria.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 31, 2020
Off Gurneys, Into Beds -- How Can We Speed Up Admissions? Dr Alok Patel discusses options for improving emergency department admission flow.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 17, 2020
Why Is Mistreatment in Medicine Still Rampant? Dr Alok Patel discusses mistreatment in medicine and asks how to make the necessary cultural changes we need.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 15, 2019
Should Docs Cash In Paid Time Off to Repay Student Debt? A hospital in New York has a plan to allow employees to trade unused paid vacation for money to pay down student loan debt. Awesome idea? Maybe not, says Dr Patel.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 30, 2019
Surprise Medical Bills -- How Should They Be Addressed? Unexpected out-of-network charges are bankrupting our patients. Dr Alok Patel asks, 'What can we do to address this?'
Experts And Viewpoints, July 12, 2019
Tort Reform: The Solution to Practicing 'Defensive' Medicine? The benefits and drawbacks of tort reform are still unsettled, says Dr Patel. What do you think?
Experts And Viewpoints, April 09, 2019
Desperately Seeking More Primary Care Docs The PCP shortage is a looming public health emergency, says Dr Patel.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 20, 2018
Every Hospital Needs An Antibiotic Stewardship Program Understanding a hospital antibiotic stewardship program: Dr Alok Patel discusses why these programs are needed and how they work.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 19, 2018
Can NPs and PAs Replace Hospitalists? Are physician-extenders just as capable of caring for patients as hospitalists are?
Experts And Viewpoints, September 20, 2018
Millennial Physicians: Debunking the Stereotype Lazy and unfocused or tech-savvy and ambitious? Dr Patel explores and challenges some of the stereotypes associated with millennial physicians.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 17, 2018
Rethinking Hospitalist vs Specialty Care Not enough specialists to ensure that every patient gets white glove treatment. Like it or not, hospitalists have to get used to taking care of complex patients and getting them the right follow-up.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 20, 2018
Hospitalist? What's That? How can hospitalists differentiate themselves from other general medicine providers? Is the Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine certification the solution?
Experts And Viewpoints, June 19, 2018
When the Doctor's Away, the Locum Tenens Comes Into Play Locum tenens physicians are rising in popularity as an option for covering doctors who are away, but how well does the care they provide measure up?
Experts And Viewpoints, May 02, 2018
Patients Prefer PCPs Over Hospitalists While in Hospital A recent study found that hospital patients who received care from their PCP had higher discharge rates and lower 30-day mortality rates.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 12, 2018

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