Aashka Suvarnakar

1 month ago | kevinmd.com | Advait Suvarnakar |Aashka Suvarnakar |Michele Luckenbaugh |George Mathew

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Health care executive Susannah Eastwick discusses her article, “Advancing health care through physician leadership: 5 skills for changing health care.” Susannah explores the evolving health care landscape in 2025, where physicians face growing corporate control and reduced autonomy.

Jan 24, 2025 | kevinmd.com | Tomi Mitchell |Advait Suvarnakar |Aashka Suvarnakar |Michele Luckenbaugh

Yes, I said it. Health care is a dumpster fire—a meme-worthy catastrophe of epic proportions. It’s the chaos that future comedians and historians will roast with gusto, leaving us shaking our heads in embarrassed agreement. My somewhat cynical sense of humor is helping me mentally process the dumpster fire that is the current U.S. health care system. But as bleak as it feels, there’s a glimmer of hope.

Jan 7, 2025 | kevinmd.com | Arthur Lazarus |Wendy Hind |Advait Suvarnakar |Aashka Suvarnakar

The peaceful transition of power to the 47th president of the U.S. occurred January 6, 2025. It was the loser of the presidential election who ensured an orderly process and ironically certified the results. In medicine, transitions of care – whether from inpatient to skilled nursing facility, from hospital to home, or during the passing of responsibility from one practitioner to another – represent pivotal moments in the continuity of patient treatment.

Nov 26, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Diane W. Shannon |Michael McGuire |Advait Suvarnakar |Aashka Suvarnakar

Here’s something you may already know. I didn’t until recently, but I sure do now, and it’s a lesson I won’t forget—something I wish I’d known three weeks ago. Rabbits love cone flowers. We recently downsized to a cute house with window boxes. I’ve never had window boxes before and am honestly not much of a gardener. I went to the local place where we buy plants and picked out some tall red ones, some shorter purple ones, and even shorter yellow ones.

Nov 12, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Mick Connors |Advait Suvarnakar |Aashka Suvarnakar |Michele Luckenbaugh

In medicine, when something isn’t working, we tend to fix it. Whether it’s a treatment plan that isn’t delivering results or a clinical process that’s creating inefficiencies, we identify the problem, adjust the approach, and find a better solution. But when it comes to the RVU (relative value unit) system—the very framework that dictates how physicians are compensated—we seem to be stuck.