Healthcare Musings
This is the official podcast of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, Author, and Healthcare Executive. Healthcare Musings discusses important issues in Critical Care, Healthcare, and Medicine in general.
Recent Episodes
Using AI To Become a "10x Doctor": My Conversation with Eiman Abdelmo…
How will Artificial Intelligence affect physicians? Will it take their jobs? Will it kill all of humanity? There are so many questions with respect to AI and healthcare, and so I had the perfect guest on to get answers to all...
Women in Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities
I sat down with three amazing women leaders in the Medical field - Dr. Chia-Shing Yang, Dr. Simran Matta, and April Burke PA - and had a wide-ranging conversation about the challenges facing women in medicine and leadership, ...
“Surgical Consultation Recommended”
I understand why so many Radiologists put this phrase in their reports. It can frequently make things worse, and this is one of the many bad things fear of a malpractice suit has wrought.
What’s The Deal With Potassium In The ICU
No matter which ICU in which I work, I am asked to keep the potassium levels more than 4. Is there any evidence for this?
“They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To”: My Conversation With Dr. Ri…
I have railed against some traits and trends of new students and residents these days. My conversation with one of my teachers, Dr. Richard Abrams, taught me a valuable lesson and made me change my attitude.
The Travesty of “Verbal Denials”
If an insurance payer denies a claim, and we write an appeal. The very least the payer must do is write a letter in response.
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