"Of all forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am very strongly of the opinion that equal access to quality health care should not be regarded as a privilege but rather ought to be viewed as one of the most basic right afforded to all. Much of the industrialized world agrees with this notion based on the infrastructure of health ...
Read more...
There's currently an image in heavy circulation making its way around the internet of a hospital patient's chest tattooed with the words "Do **not** resuscitate," accompanied by what is assumed to be the man's signature. This 70-year-old patient arrived at an emergency department unconscious with elevated blood alcohol levels. He did not have any form of identification on him, and his health care providers did not have an identifiable means ...
Read more...
Get free updates delivered free to your inbox.
"Kevin's keynote presentation was perfect. Extremely rich in content, and a delivery that is world class."
Past 6 Months
How an insurance company auditor tried to destroy a physician’s career
Niran S. Al-Agba, MD | PhysicianStop the anti-doctor media bias
Rebekah Bernard, MD | PhysicianNursing’s newest problem: The young eating the old
Debbie Moore-Black, RN | PolicyWhy do patients call me by my first name?
Karen Fahey, MD | PhysicianShe was dead: How shame almost ruined a physician’s life
Robyn Alley-Hay, MD | PhysicianThe problem with calling physician burnout a human rights violation or a moral injury
Torie Sepah, MD | Physician