"They don't make Residents like the used to." I have been saying that a lot. So, when I sat down and spoke (https://www.healthcaremusings.com/they-dont-make-residents-like-they-used-to-an-honest-conversation-with-the-next-generation/) with a Resident, Dr. Kumail Hussein, you know what I couldn't help but keep saying? "Fair Enough."
"They don't make Residents like the used to." I have been saying that a lot. So, when I https://www.healthcaremusings.com/they-dont-make-residents-like-they-used-to-an-honest-conversation-with-the-next-generation/ with a Resident, Dr. Kumail Hussein, you know what I couldn't help but keep saying? "Fair Enough."
I frequently get triggered when an Emergency Medicine colleague calls me and says, "I want to admit this patient to the ICU..." But then I sat down with a colleague and friend who works in both, Dr. Rod Fontenette, and I came away with a whole new appreciation of life…
I frequently get triggered when an Emergency Medicine colleague calls me and says, "I want to admit this patient to the ICU..." But then I sat down with a colleague and friend who works in both, Dr. Rod Fontenette, and I came away with a whole new appreciation of life…
In honor of World Sepsis Day 2026, and Sepsis Awareness Month, Dr. Hassaballa discusses how sepsis is the great impostor, and if we are not constantly vigilant, it is liable to sneak up and take our patients' lives.
In honor of World Sepsis Day 2026, and Sepsis Awareness Month, Dr. Hassaballa discusses how sepsis is the great impostor, and if we are not constantly vigilant, it is liable to sneak up and take our patients' lives.
"They don't make residents like they used to." I have said that again and again, and I am becoming more and more of a curmudgeon as I get older in my career. I believe with the changes implemented in modern Residency and Fellowship, trainees are being set up for failure.…
"They don't make residents like they used to." I have said that again and again, and I am becoming more and more of a curmudgeon as I get older in my career. I believe with the changes implemented in modern Residency and Fellowship, trainees are being set up for failure.…
I really, really do not like the system-based note and presentation. After a recent stretch of night shifts, I further explain why this way to document is so undesirable.
I really, really do not like the system-based note and presentation. After a recent stretch of night shifts, I further explain why this way to document is so undesirable.
AI is increasingly being used in revenue cycle. Providers are using AI to code better, and payers are using AI to adjudicate claims and issue denials. An "AI arms race" seems to be ensuing. Terry Cameron, former CEO of Sound Advisory Services, is optimistic about the increasing use of AI…
AI is increasingly being used in revenue cycle. Providers are using AI to code better, and payers are using AI to adjudicate claims and issue denials. An "AI arms race" seems to be ensuing. Terry Cameron, former CEO of Sound Advisory Services, is optimistic about the increasing use of AI…
We are in the business of trying to stave off mortality. It is the life-blood of Critical Care Medicine. Here's the thing: sometimes, morbidity can bring a lifetime of suffering, and it can be worse than mortality. In this episode of Healthcare Musings, Dr. Hassaballa reflects on the paradox of…
We are in the business of trying to stave off mortality. It is the life-blood of Critical Care Medicine. Here's the thing: sometimes, morbidity can bring a lifetime of suffering, and it can be worse than mortality. In this episode of Healthcare Musings, Dr. Hassaballa reflects on the paradox of…
Is health insurance actually insurance? Is this why costs are so high? Are there other ways to pay for healthcare? I asked this and many more questions of Dr. Reinier Schuur, health policy analyst with the Center for Modern Health, a health policy think tank. Our conversation was thought-provoking. Center…
Continuing in the mini-series “Voltaire in the ICU,” Dr. Hassaballa discusses end-of-life care and how best to frame the question of what people want done to themselves at the end of life.
"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien." These words were written by Voltaire, and it is popularly rendered as "The perfect is the enemy of the good." In the ICU, I have to make decisions every day on critically ill patients, and frequently, I have to not let the perfect be…
The US House passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2026 on July 14. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine “condemned” the bill. For me, as a sleep physician, I also want DST to be permanent. I don’t buy the circadian misalignment arguments. Sleep Research Society position statement: https://sleepresearchsociety.org/sleep-research-society-position-statement-supports-adoption-permanent-standard-time/
I was blessed to be a guest on the Healthcare Leadership Show by Marion Spears Karr. We had a wonderful conversation about gratitude, and how it is the physician leader’s superpower. Marion Spears Karr on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marionspearskarr
Once again, randomized control trial data show that aggressive fluid strategies in septic shock are not harmful. Dr. Hassabolus is vindicated, yet again. Many thanks to the PulmCCM Substack for its excellent analysis of the critical care literature: https://open.substack.com/pub/pulmccm/p/early-vasopressors-are-superior-to?r=2d9b5g&utm_medium=ios
The things we say have an impact. The words we use actually do matter. In this episode, Dr. Hassaballa discusses the impact of changing one word in a phrase can have on the people with whom we interact. It’s part of how habit becomes ritual.
Traditionally, the word “respect” means “high regard.” When we delve into its Latin root, however, we get a much deeper understanding. For me, it has changed my behavior. This week’s episode is a reflection on last week’s amazing conversation with Marion Spears Karr. Episode Link: https://www.healthcaremusings.com/taking-gratitude-from-habit-to-ritual-my-conversation-with-marion-spears-karr/
As leaders, do we thank our teams sincerely? Or is it simply a habit without any purpose or meaning? My conversation with Marion Spears Karr, CEO of Inflow Executives and founder of the Authentic Gratitude Communication Framework (AGCF) Program, really brought home those questions to me as a leader. Marion…
On June 7, 2009 my eldest daughter, Bayan, died from complications of lymphoma. Ever since that day, there have been songs that have helped me deal with the grief of her loss. I call them, “The Soundtrack of my Grief.” The song I reflect on here is “Weightless,” by Natasha…