Blog Entries tagged 'adminposts'

Hell's New Medium

j.black@checkmd.com — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

While Dave Carroll of Nova Scotia Canada was flying on a United Airlines flight, he looked out the window and saw United baggage handlers literally throwing his guitar into the luggage compartment beneath the plane. Upon landing, his worst fears were realized when he found his guitar badly broken. After repeated attempts to resolve the problem with United - requesting compensation for the broken guitar - United said they were not responsible for the damage and cited "luggage handli [...]

Healthcare Reform and the Heisman

j.black@checkmd.com — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Last weekend I was watching a great college football game between Oklahoma and BYU. At some point in the telecast, Todd Blackledge - who was calling the game - said essentially, "I think you put the ball in the hands of your Heisman trophy winning quarterback and let him take your team down the field."

Good point Todd. Unfortunately for Oklahoma, shortly after Todd's insightful comment, the Heisman Trophy winner went out with an injury and Oklahoma was forced to u [...]

Healthcare Reform on a Stairmaster

j.black@checkmd.com — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0100

This morning my weight-lifting partner Dave and I were finishing off our workout with some much needed cardio. We were on two StairMaster machines that happened to be side by side at the gym. As we climbed, we watched the news on several TV screens in front of us. The topic that kept coming up over and over again was healthcare reform. I literally watched one commentator actually laugh at the plans that were being discussed in Washington. According to the media, this commentator was a healthc [...]

At Least 120 Americans Die Each Day Unnecessarily

b.peterson@checkmd.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0100

There are so many great things happening in healthcare today. The genome project is producing new discoveries for potential cures and new surgeries are being performed that several years ago were not even thought of, let alone attempted. New drug discoveries and new natural cure discoveries are improving our quality and le [...]

Big Oil. Big Tobacco. Big Pharma?

j.black@checkmd.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Recently I was in my office discussing the economy with a new acquaintance. He was quick to point out that in his mind, there were three "evils" in the world that were actually causing our sagging economy and financial collapse. I was dumbfounded when he gave me the list. They were:

1. Big Oil2. Big Tobacco3. Big Pharma

Hmmm . . .

Rather than commenting on what may or may not have caused the current economic crisis, let me instead talk about supposed "Evil #3." [...]

When Doctors are Wrong

swiss_alps2000@yahoo.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:00:00 +0100

I have a little 2 1/2 year old son. His name is Spencer and he is one of the greatest joys of my life! ...Though he is HANDFUL to say the least! (This morning he came into my office and told me how much he loved me and he hoped I wouldn't be mad at him when I saw the mess in the kitchen. I won't go into details now, but 'the mess' consisted of a lot of food in the middle of my kitchen floor, and took the rest of the morning to clean up. Gotta love the te [...]

Responsible Healthcare vs. Health Care Responsibility

j.black@checkmd.com — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0100

The Oath and Law of Hippocrates, sometimes referred to as the Hippocratic Oath, is perhaps the first document outlining what I term as “Responsible Healthcare.” It is the responsibility of the physician, or anyone providing health care to a patient, to administer that care to the best of their ability. To use all of their knowledge, extensive training and their education to give quality care and ultimately, do everything in their power to save lives – one l [...]

The Perils of Internet Prescribing

trdalby@gmail.com — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0100

Protect your family by knowing the perils of Internet prescribing and by choosing your physician and pharmacy wisely

As most everyone knows, you can get just about everything you want these days through the Internet. Obtaining prescription medications both legally and illegally is no exception. There are many pharmacies that have legitimate Internet websites and [...]

Setting the Health Care Table

j.black@checkmd.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 +0100

As a kid, I remember all the excitement leading up to a big thanksgiving dinner one November afternoon. In preparation for a huge extended family reunion, my mother was cooking the biggest feast you've ever seen. She was frantic with all the details and wanted me to help. I don't remember everything about that day, but I do remember that my mom asked me to help set the table. At that moment, getting the table set was the most important thing in her life. After all, you can't eat until the table' [...]