Posted on January 29, 2009 by pookiemd
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 been totally crushed by admissions, cross cover, your coworkers, staff and patients. Owning a coffee shop was looking better and better, and [...]
Filed under: Career track, Efficiency, Health Care Delivery | Tagged: exhaustion, hospitalist, how doctors think, if disney ran your hospital, physician, shift from hell | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 16, 2008 by pookiemd
It was a tough week in Pookieville. I worked all week at one of my favorite hospitals. I like working there because the specialists I work with are hypercompetent and always willing to help. Furthermore, they like to chat. Well, they like to chat about interesting cases.
I was particularly challenged this week because I had to [...]
Filed under: Communication, Efficiency | Tagged: decision making, doctors, hospital, hospitalist, how doctors think, outcomes, physician | 3 Comments »
