COVID-19 Resources

With the coronavirus pandemic the volume of face-to-face visits have declined as clinics and patients try to practice social distancing to flatten the curve. This has created a surge in telemedicine, including telephone and video visits. As well as an increase in the volume of patient portal messages. If you…

Take Control of Your EHR Messages

Tame Your EHR Message Center to Boost Your Productivity and Avoid Burnout Lack of Control of EHR Messaging Contributes to Physician Burnout According to an article in the Annals of Family Medicine, primary care physicians spend about 23 percent of their workday managing their EHR's in-basket messages. Furthermore, Health Affairs…

Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures Of Health Care

Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures Of Health Care Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News February 4, 2020 Dr. Keith Corl was working in a Las Vegas emergency room when a patient arrived with chest pain. The patient, wearing his street clothes, had a two-minute exam in the…

26 Essential Medical Apps for Your Phone

Your Second Brain Should Have The Best Apps out There for Primary Care A brief review of the top 26 medical apps for primary care that we like. A review of the best medical apps for primary care 1. Epocrates This is the best free app out there, essential to…

What You Should Do Now to Get a $100k Raise Next Year

Warning: What you are about to read and implement might make your colleagues envious. An extended version of this article was featured in The White Coat Investor: 4 Tips to Increase Your Primary Care Physician Income Do Primary Care The annual physical is falling out of style, at least in…