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Oct 9, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Casey Paul Schukow |Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi |Judy Salz |Michael Kirsch
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!We bring together three passionate advocates for physician wellness: Michael Foti, an internal medicine physician; Tushar Bhagat, a research assistant professor; and Kim Downey, a physical therapist. Join us as they share their deeply personal journeys and professional insights on tackling burnout and promoting mental health in health care.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Martha Rosenberg |Judy Salz |Julie Craig |Katya Korol
Having worked as a copywriter and creative director at some of the world’s top ad agencies, including McCann Erickson (now McCann Worldgroup), I am vehemently critical of new advertising. Why? I know the tricks and how they manipulate well — think the old TV series Mad Men. Leading the list of ads that I hate are direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug ads which began in the late 1990s. I am especially critical of them because I personally attended medical school for a while.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Ben Reinking |Casey Paul Schukow |Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi |Judy Salz
It smelled like hay, molasses, and mice. I really hoped there wasn’t a mouse in the oat bin again. It was early fall, and the pasture was eaten to the ground, so the horses received “special oats” with some molasses and corn added so they could head into the winter with extra fat stores. They loved it. So did the mice. I lifted the lid. No mice. Phew. I filled the buckets with oats and went outside, met my grandpa, and fed the horses. I loved Saturdays.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Casey Paul Schukow |Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi |Judy Salz |Michael Kirsch
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us as we explore two compelling case studies featuring Jon Appino, the driving force behind Contract Diagnostics. In the first, three interventional radiologists, earning over $700k but under-compensated by market standards, sought Jon’s expertise to update their outdated eight-year pay structure.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Judy Salz |Nicole Blum
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us in this episode as we dive into the powerful story of “Max,” a patient who steadfastly refused all vaccines despite his well-controlled HIV infection. Through persistence, respect, and trust, our guest Janet A. Jokela, an internal medicine and infectious disease physician, shares how she gradually guided Max to finally accept vaccination.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Sandy Brown |Casey Paul Schukow |Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi |Judy Salz
Today, in the mail, I received a claim summary for medical care that my wife received. She saw an orthopedic PA for an achy knee and got a shot of a slippery substance that was supposed to be superior to steroids. “Is this stuff expensive?” she asked him. “Don’t worry about it,” he said. “You have Medicare. It will cover it.”It didn’t help her knee, though, and she moved on to NSAIDs and forgot about the visit until her EOBs (Explanation of Benefits) arrived. “Hey, you’ve got to see this,” I said.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Lindsey Smith Taillie |Casey Nagel |Judy Salz |Martha Rosenberg
A gummy candy shimmies on stage, dancing to Flashdance. The music swells; it pulls a chain and is showered in multi-colored candies. The ad, for Nerds Gummy Clusters, was one of dozens of food ads that saw during the 2024 Super Bowl. While the nostalgic soundtrack entertained adults, the cartoon candies were engineered to appeal to a different audience: children. And it works.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Casey Paul Schukow |Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi |Judy Salz |Michael Kirsch
The wait is over! The highly anticipated 2024 MGMA DataDive, a federally recognized gold standard for physician compensation data, has finally arrived. This comprehensive analysis offers unparalleled insights into physician and advanced practice provider (APP) compensation, making it a crucial resource for staying informed in today’s health care landscape.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi |Judy Salz |Michael Kirsch |Maria Ramirez Hubbard
In recent years, the medical landscape has seen significant changes, not all of them favorable. One of the most noticeable shifts is the increasing reliance on physician extenders—such as nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs)—to handle a substantial portion of patient care. While this model works well for a broad segment of the population, it doesn’t suit everyone’s needs. As a physician myself, I understand the importance of efficient health care delivery.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Caissa Troutman |Casey Paul Schukow |Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi |Judy Salz
In my personal life and my training as a physician, the burden of “trying to never be wrong” was a mantle I was accustomed to carrying. In retrospect, it was probably a fusion of people-pleasing and perfectionist tendencies. Part of this character trait is having a fix-it mentality. Everything that was not working according to my plan should be fixed. If my patient is sick, I need to find out what the problem is.
