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In the Conservatory with a CandlestickEvery moment is a lit matchFlickering in a dark roomSome gray February morningMenaced by strange winter thunder.Getting older is running out of matchesBurning each one down To the absolute nubSearing thumb and forefinger.Every iteration of old selfIs huddled somewhere in a quietEnglish conservatory Waiting to get murdered.All you hear is the sound of matches strikingAgainst strips of powdered glass Rapid at first and then spaced out In ever wider intervalsLike popcorn left too long in the microwave.It dusks and then gets darker and darkerAs everyone begins to ...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - March 11, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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OnceTrees un-leavedNaked in the stillness Of frosted dawn,That old complacent wisdom —Winter passing, the coming of springBuds like curled fists.Birds returning to their nestsEvery winter we shiver A little bit longer.Hoarfrost whiskers our bones We slouch. We wither.Hips snap. We slip.Exhaust our listOf foolish gambits.Spring has passedAnd doesn ’t come back We bloom only onceThen hunt for blankets3/11/24 (Source: Buckeye Surgeon)
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - March 11, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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Passive VoiceLimbs were amputated An artery spurtedAnd had to be ligatedWounds were stapledSkin had been scorchedScreams were heard Children were orphanedInfants experienced starvationBuildings became rubbleThose living received a deathExplosions occurredExplosions occurredSoon the screamingWas no longer heard No one was leftTo speak for the silenceThat remained3/4/24 (Source: Buckeye Surgeon)
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - March 4, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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A Different Kind of PainAfter the surgeryThe pain you used to have Will be goneBut something still remains —A different kind of painHere in the places Where I had to wound youTo heal you.3/4/24 (Source: Buckeye Surgeon)
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - March 4, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – March 3, 2024 – 75% of healthcare leaders expect widespread implementation of AI in 3 years, 78% of orgs lack knowledge on how to train employees to use AI, plus 18 more stories
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
Studies
Roughly 75% of healthcare leaders expect widespread implementation of AI within three years, according to a BRG survey. Additionally, 60% believe current AI regulations provide adequate safety measures.
While healthcare...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 3, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Amazon Web Services AnalyticsIQ Belong.life Berkeley Research Group Brand Engagement Network care.ai CharmHealth CHIME Deloitte Center for Health Solutions eClinicalWorks FHIR GE Healthcare Greenway Health hc1 Ins Source Type: blogs
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Troops of BaboonsBefore putting in the arterial lineThey check the pulse at her wristAnd document a negative Allen sign.DNR, do not intubate, no surgeryBut pressors were ok and antibioticsAnd anything else to relieve her suffering.The POA papers didn ’t make any senseKeep her alive but do it kindly?She was tach-ing away in the 130 ’sWide eyed and palePositive Blumberg signCheyne-Stokes respirationsEverything in this zone has a nameExcept for what to call the gatheringOf family and friends clutched in vigilIn the small room next to the elevatorWaiting for the procedure to be done We have murders of crowsCoali...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 22, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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Call HaikuMorning after callMore than new names on a listThey belong to you2/22/24 (Source: Buckeye Surgeon)
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 22, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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PEG TubeDemented and contractedCachectic stage before skeletonAnother stroke last weekChoking on her own salivaStaring off to the right Imaginary windows or mirrorsAnybody ’s guessIt won ’t help her, I tried to sayBut not with any convictionThe family insisted:A feeding tube for nutritionMom needs it to get better The bite block framed Her swollen dry tongueHer eyes watered.Then glazed over I began to feedThe lighted black scopeDown her throat .When it occurred to meTo wonder if anyone had asked If she was even hungry2/20/24 (Source: Buckeye Surgeon)
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 20, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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IncantationHer name looked like a magical spellWhen written out in her native tongueAll I had to do was whisper it And my heart was bewitchedFor me it ’s simple to comprehend Others see gibberishThe glyphs a child would draw If told to invent a new language My struggle is with proper pronunciationA youth spent learning how to say new wordsBased on how they sounded in my headWhile silently reading I still recall the strange looks on faces the first time I saidassuageOut loud, not realizing it was supposed to rhyme with rage 2/20/24 (Source: Buckeye Surgeon)
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 20, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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Sunset PeopleSometimes I ’m more of a sunset guyBeach gatherings in the gloamingHalf buzzed, surrounded by friends Sipping ales and watching A clutch of clowns on stiltsUnicyclists in top hats and tuxedo tailsSword swallowers performing In the middle of a drum circle Everyone vaguely satisfiedSwaying to a shared beat Distant horizon sailsAt the end of the worldCommemorating the deathOf another half-lived day Other times I prefer the sunriseWhich is best received alonePlease respect my privacy Get the f. out What I say when I blowThe embers of god back to lifeIs none of your d...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 20, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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FebruaryNo it isn ’t sunnyIt ’s just dayNot too coldBarely a winterNot a MondayOne of the othersNot what we envisionedBut what we haveNot who you thoughtOnly as I am2/19/24 (Source: Buckeye Surgeon)
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 19, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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ConsultationThe patient came to see me for a consultation. He said his doctor had referred him. But he didn ’t know why. Just that it was critical that he see me as soon as possible. He wasn’t experiencing any pain. His weight had been steady. He denied fevers, sweats, rashes or catarrh. He hadn’t noticed any bulges, lesions, lumps or viscous secretions. He ate well and trimmed his nails. Drank only occasionally. Most mornings he woke at dawn and worked out. He seemed a paragon of robust middle age health. I had a busy day, many more patients to see and then a couple add-on cases after clinic, but I didn’t wa...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 13, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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The Surgical SubspecialtiesBonesVessels TearsBloodInsideOutsideTumorPutrefactionSoftHardInduratedCrepitus PainA different kind of pain MarrowBleeding When all bleeding stops Things that swellThings that contractFixingFulgurating WarRelative value units Gowns MasksLaying on of handsKnife pleaseLooking awayFalling in Amped up Half deadWith careWith loveHeartHeadTouchGlovedAdditionSubtraction2/7/24 (Source: Buckeye Surgeon)
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 7, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
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Poetry Is Making A ComebackAll the things we decided not to talk about Now get written aboutIn the only wayThat can ' t be said.It ’s progressBut it can ’t lastSome asshole will ruin itPretty soon our lives will be meteredAnd broken into stanzas.Schools will arise to tell usWhy certain poems are goodAnd all these others are bad. Schisms inevitably ensueBetween rival schools Over the true definition of a sonnet.There will be a heraldryOf pompous inanityA cacophony of competing reveillesPlatoons of Shakespeare cosplayersWielding iron quills.A king declares : poem, poem, not a poem, poem, not a poemAt...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 7, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
The Money ’ s in the Wrong Place. How to Fund Primary Care
By MATTHEW HOLT
I was invited on the Health Tech Talk Show by Kat McDavitt and Lisa Bari and I kinda ranted (go to 37.16 here) about why we don’t have primary care, and where we should find the money to fix it. I finally got around to writing it up. It’s a rant but a rant with a point!
We’re spending way too much money on stuff that is the wrong thing.
30 years ago, I was taught that we were going to have universal health care reform. And then we were going to have capitated at-risk entities. then below that, you have all these tech enabled services, which are going to make all this stuff work an...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Matthew Holt ACA ACO CVS FQHCs Health Systems hedge funds Hospitals Medisync primary care Walgreens Walmart Source Type: blogs
