Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - May 6, 2009, 10:35 am
During this recent H1N1 flu scare, I know many of us physicians have been swamped with patients, both sick and well. It has been a definite challenge, I think for all of us! I am used to seeing a certain number of patients for minor illnesses, and I have come to know which patients tend to be quit...
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Apr 24, 2009, 1:16 pm
I have had quite a frustrating, sad week. It seems there was a lot of strange medicine being practiced at my local emergency room, including prescribing antibiotics for viruses. But what really wore me down was a family with several girls and boys. All the children came in this week for well-chil...
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Apr 1, 2009, 1:00 am
OK, I haven't written in a while, mostly because I've been swamped at work and preoccupied. I'm going to have minor surgery tomorrow, and I'm nervous even though it's no big deal. But now I have to vent. A little background: I'll be having the surgery done at a large hospital which has a busy outp...
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Mar 18, 2009, 12:54 pm
I am very excited at the thought that I will eventually have EHR at my office. Sadly, knowing my organization, it will be at midnight on the night of the cut-off, probably in 2015. I have been clamoring loudly for EHR since I started at this job in 2005, as have other physicians in the organizatio...
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Mar 6, 2009, 3:08 pm
The news is full of stories about an ever-shrinking group of pediatric specialists, rising average ages of these specialists, and the overall critical situation we are. I also happen to work in a state with a tremendous shortage of doctors, both primary care and specialist care. Needless to say, I...
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Feb 23, 2009, 1:50 pm
nearly 50 years later, and where are we?!
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Feb 23, 2009, 1:18 pm
This past weekend, I started working as a hospitalist, with the goal of working about one weekend per month. I chose to do this to maintain this unique set of skills which I worked very hard in residency to obtain, to see different problems from the ones I see in my outpatient clinic, and to spend ...
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Feb 4, 2009, 4:17 pm
I can't stand it anymore. I read my own blog, and I fall asleep... Health care, costs, access, blah blah blah. I like to write about things I'm passionate about. And I generally am passionate about my job, except for this time of year, when I feel like I'm drowning in boogers. Although some of ...
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Jan 29, 2009, 7:00 pm
Last week, I had the pleasure of watching the inauguration of our 44th president. I felt optimistic about our future, even though President Obama's speech was not full of the optimism he expressed during the campaign, rather full of realism. I know the economic disaster we have on our hands, as we...
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Jan 16, 2009, 1:26 pm
As winter is progressing, I am getting busier, as are most pediatricians. It's amazing the difference between June and say, January or February, numbers. I appreciate my slower days in the summer, but I have to say that winter days in the office simply tend to fly by! However, this winter is going...
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Sep 12, 2008, 6:30 pm
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Sep 10, 2008, 1:49 pm
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Mary Lynn B. posted an article on The Pragmatic Pediatrician - Sep 4, 2008, 4:07 pm
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