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We’re Moving!!! by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Photo: lendaproducts.com I am happy to announce that the PookieMD blog has moved to http://physicianpracticeseminars.com. The new blog has some cool features ... Read on »

Book Club: The E Myth Physician by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy I love to read, especially anything related to business and medicine. I have finally realized, after 15 years in practice, that is not enough to just be a doctor. Whethe ... Read on »

Hip Hip HIPAA–Myth Busting 101 by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Photo: starpulse.com As far as I am concerned HIPAA has added another layer of useless paperwork on to the backs of physicians, and I particularly resent the cost it ... Read on »

The Hospitalist Shift From Hell, and How to Fix It by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy I came home from my last 12 hour hospitalist shift exhausted. My eyes were bleary eyed from staring at the EMR , and I was in the state of beatendownness where you have ... Read on »

Low Tech Health Care Reform: Stop Smoking! by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Photo: sonofthesouth.net I have a very simple way to save the government billions of dollars in health care costs, and make Americans healthier, almost immediatel ... Read on »

Health Care Reform With Out High Tech: Changing a Culture of Fatness to a Culture of Fitness by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy photo: flickr.com President Obama has a stimulus package all ready to roll out. Reportedly, it will include money ear marked to expand COBRA. If this is tr ... Read on »

Technology will not save health care, personal responsibility will. by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy During President Obama’s speech he stated “We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health car ... Read on »

To market, to market! A marketing plan for the next 6 months. by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy As promised, I would set up a goal for the year, and plan to achieve it. I had earlier noted that business for my company, ExtraMD was down for the first time ... Read on »

And the winner is… Dr. Bobb! by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy In the contest to describe a goal and a plan to meet that goal for a medical practice, Dr. Bobb is the winner (and the ONLY contestant!)! Now, I don’t know exactly how ... Read on »

10 Things Patients Love To Hate About Their Doctors by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Patients have a love/hate relationship with their physicians. They love some things and hate others. Here is a list of things they hate, and actually take as a sign of ... Read on »

Medicine Means You Never Have to Say You’re Sorry by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Just as hospitals are encouraging us to apologize for our mistakes, comes a warning from Steven I. Kern, JD. He cautions that admitting errors may result in loss of mal ... Read on »

Are You a Bad Apple? 5 Steps out of The Crab Apple Funk by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Much has been made of disruptive physicians, giving birth to “code of conduct” booklets that are required reading for physicians, as well as special coaches that help de ... Read on »

Staying Afloat in Touch Economic Waters Part 2 by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy So, continuing on with my tale of my little business…I left off describing how ExtraMD ( my local locums company) was going to weather these stormy economic times. I ha ... Read on »

Visit change.gov and let Mr. Obama know YOUR views! by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Hats off to a reader that encouraged me to visit Mr. Obama’s website called change. gov. The reader encouraged me to leave my comments on e-prescribing. I encourage al ... Read on »

Goodbye Grandpa by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy My husband is flying to Michigan today to attend the funeral of his grandfather. He died over the holidays, but specified that his funeral was not to interrupt Christma ... Read on »

And Now A Little About Me: How ExtraMD is Weathering the Financial Crisis by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy If only I could get paid for worrying! I was up last night at 1:30 am, worrying about my company, ExtraMD. I formed ExtraMD five years ago, when I left the large hospi ... Read on »

Enter to win a Amazon gift card–list a goal for your practice this year and a plan to achieve it! by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy See the December 29 post and enter your practice’s goals for 2009. Include a plan by which your will achieve the goals. The best plan wins a $15 gift card from Amazon. ... Read on »

Power to the Punctual! How Physicians can be on Time! by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Patients have a pet peeve: they hate waiting for the doctor. I hate waiting for the doctor, and hate it when patients wait for me! It’s very funny, but in my personal ... Read on »

Enter the YOUR plan to improve your practice and win an Amazon Gift Card! by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy See the December 29 post and enter your practice’s goals for 2009. Include a plan by which your will achieve the goals. The best plan wins a $15 gift card from Amazon. ... Read on »

Don’t Write Off E-prescribing by Dr. Marica P. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy I may appear to be somewhat of a troglodyte, but I actually have committed myself to learning to love technology. I am the proud owner of a smart phone, have mastered ... Read on »

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