Michael McGuire

2 weeks ago | kevinmd.com | Jennifer Jonsson |Martha Rosenberg |Michael McGuire |Rebecca Miller

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Practicing internist and psychiatrist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article, “How America became overmedicated—and what we can do about it.” He raises concerns about the high rate of psychotropic medication use in the U.S., citing CDC data suggesting nearly 1 in 4 adults may be taking these drugs, often without clear long-term plans or exit strategies.

2 weeks ago | kevinmd.com | Neil H. Baum |Leonard Wang |Denise Reich |Michael McGuire

I was scheduled to see a prominent federal judge in my office at 9:00 a.m. The judge requested the first appointment of the day and expected to be seen promptly at 9:00 a.m. I had an emergency providing care for a patient in clot retention. As a result, I was not able to see him at the designated time. At 9:15 a.m., he approached the desk and asked when he would be seen. The judge was told that I was taking care of an emergency, and he said he couldn’t wait any longer.

1 month ago | kevinmd.com | Gene Uzawa Dorio |Ronald A. Paulus |Yenting Chen |Michael McGuire

I didn’t know them well. They were primary care doctors on the hospital staff where I served on the Medical Executive Committee. They provided care to the most vulnerable members of our community, both in the hospital and their offices. I feel guilty for not recognizing that each of them was personally suffering, as they took their own lives. Losing lives of those saving lives is heartbreaking. Doctors heal people.

2 months ago | kevinmd.com | Jessica Mahoney |Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi |Michael McGuire |Pamela Wible

For nearly two decades, I sat in meetings, listened to leadership discussions, and navigated the institutional maze of advocating for funding for physician wellness programs. I saw the hesitation. The skepticism. The “we don’t have the budget for that” conversations. And yet, I also saw what worked. For the past five years, I’ve worked independently, designing high-impact, transformational wellness experiences for physicians.

2 months ago | kevinmd.com | Blake Walker |Akshat Jain |Michael McGuire |Leonard Wang

Most provider groups are not optimized to manage patient billing, and it’s breaking the bank. The problem often starts with the EHR systems that they have adopted, which are designed with insurance reimbursement as the priority, not the patient experience in mind. For decades, providers operated in a world where the vast majority of their revenue came from insurance reimbursements. For most provider groups, patient billing was an afterthought.