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Jan 7, 2025 | 
kevinmd.com | Sheila Nazarian |Michele Luckenbaugh |Paula M. Muto |John Connolly
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us as we explore the hidden pitfalls of behavioral finance with financial planner Shane Tenny. Discover how cognitive biases like overconfidence, confirmation bias, and loss aversion can derail even the most successful professionals’ financial plans. Shane shares actionable strategies to recognize and mitigate these biases, offering a path toward smarter, more stable financial decision-making.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
benefitnews.com | Paula M. Muto
Fixing healthcare should be a top priority for the next administration because it directly impacts key issues like the economy and border security. Manufacturing jobs go overseas because of the high cost of health benefits and undocumented workers are hired because no one owes them health benefits. If the goal is to modernize government agencies to make them more efficient, healthcare is the perfect place to start because even small changes can reap lasting rewards.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Damane Zehra |Christopher Habig |Paula M. Muto |Shakeel Ahmed
Sometimes in life, we experience feelings of desperation, uncertainty, confusion, or curiosity. I was desperate and wanted to explore my options regarding employment after completing two fellowships, one in oncology and the second one in palliative care. I don’t have many opportunities in my city due to the limited number of oncology centers. So I started considering other centers, especially in the surrounding cities.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Paula M. Muto |Leslie Gregory |Paul Pender |Michele Luckenbaugh
I am a surgeon from a family of surgeons, all based in Massachusetts. Throughout my career, I have faced many challenges, both in and outside of the operating room. Like most doctors, I am saddened by the current collapse of our system in general and my own hospital in particular, which is facing closure due to mounting debt owed to private equity.
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May 25, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Maire Daugharty |Sheila Nazarian |Paula M. Muto |Taylor Christensen
Situations that trigger a call for assistance with couples counseling are generally described as a need for improved communication, chronic conflict, lack of physical or emotional intimacy, or a desire to better understand the impacts of past trauma. Therapeutic work can evolve into tackling more specific long-standing disappointments in emotional and physical intimacy.
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May 22, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Nathaniel Arana |Kara Grant |Michael Millenson |Paula M. Muto
As a society, we should all be concerned about the increasing rate at which private equity firms are acquiring physician groups. Over the last decade, private equity firms have invested nearly $1 trillion in approximately 8,000 health care deals, encompassing a wide spectrum of medical services, from fertility clinics to neonatal care, primary care to cardiology, hospices, and everything in between. The consequence?
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Mar 10, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Paula M. Muto |George Mathew |Steven Siegel |Ronald A. Paulus
Escape rooms have become very popular. Entering a room of seemingly unconnected clues with a group of family members or coworkers creates a sense of fear and excitement that ultimately leads, if successful, to a great sense of accomplishment and relief. The entire experience is designed to enhance trust among team members and inspire confidence in working together to solve difficult problems.
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Aug 28, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Nancie Wiseman Attwater |Carole Estabrooks |Stephanie A. Chamberlain |Paula M. Muto
An excerpt from A Caregiver’s Love Story. My husband was diagnosed with cognitive decline in the last three years of his life. I was desperate for understanding and help and referred to the following source. Here are ten tips for communicating with the cognitively declined individual from the Caregiver.org website that I found very helpful:Set a positive mood for the interaction. Speak in a positive, pleasant, and respectful manner.
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Jan 29, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Timothy Hoff |Paula M. Muto |Peter Spence |George Mathew
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes!Join us on our latest episode as we explore the importance of addressing violent behaviors in health care settings. We’ll be discussing the role of Behavioral Emergency Response Teams (BERTs), trained in non-violent intervention techniques, in managing disruptive behavior and improving safety for both patients and staff.
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Jan 20, 2023 | 
kevinmd.com | Scott Abramson |Anna Delamerced |Mark Kelley |Paula M. Muto
A friend of mine recently went into the hospital for a surgical operation. Afterward, she told me about a conversation she had with her doctors. Meeting with her surgeon and her anesthesiologist before surgery, this retired lifelong Sunday school teacher couldn’t resist the temptation to give them both a Bible lesson.
