October 4, 2013

The Hidden Dangers of Accountable Care Organizations

While I was sitting in a conference room at a large teaching hospital waiting for a noon conference to begin, an attending physician remarked that Accountable Care Organizations would be the future of health care.  He went on to give a brief ove...

January 17, 2013

The Real Problem with Healthcare

The massive flux of infected individuals to emergency departments during this most recent flu outbreak underlines an integral weakness of our healthcare system: the reliance on emergency rooms for minor, non-life threatening ailments that could be ev...

December 16, 2012

Even in Medical School, Affirmative Action Rules

When it comes to becoming a physician, the academic rigors, years of schooling, and personal sacrifice common to the effort are well-known.  This process is a sort of rite of passage, an intellectual marathon that only the best and brightest can...