Opinion | We’re Reacting to Medical Errors the Wrong Way
Medical mistakes are as old as the practice of medicine itself, but it wasn’t until 1999 that the United States started paying more attention to them. Over 20 years later, we may be reducing medical errors — a recent study published in JAMA found significant decreases in mistakes in cases of pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction, […]
Top 5 Financial Mistakes I’ve Made as a Physician
I’ve developed a love and respect for my financial mistakes. They got me to where I am now. But I’m getting ahead of myself. The list of what I have done right is relatively short and recent. The list of my financial mistakes, though, is long. Honestly, there are probably not many people out there […]
How To Stop Obsessing Over A Mistake
Making mistakes happens to all of us in our careers. But some of us hold on to these mistakes longer than others. Maybe you lie awake at night still feeling queasy and anxious over the way you frustrated a client by accidentally giving them the wrong information. Maybe you are avoiding co-workers on your team […]