Recent content by A Deep Breath

Maybe I missed something, but it didn’t seem like gdub intended for people to record and distribute the meeting. It’s up to him what this evolves into, but I also liked the casual, off-the-record vibe. However, I can see where recordings could help avoid repeatedly rehashing the same topics.

I’m doing anesthesiology while my solo pain practice builds up, which seems to be common. Idealistically, I’d like to keep my anesthesia skills up for a long time. Realistically, I don’t personally know anyone who didn’t go full time pain within a few years in this scenario. My own experience...

Good. I wish we weren’t always on the defensive, knocking down bills like this until they eventually slip through. I wonder if an organization like the ASA or PPP has considered pushing legislation to reverse previous scope creep.

I’ve been tempted to do this, but haven’t because referral sources know I don’t prescribe opioids, so they’re asking for my opinion regardless. And I’m not especially in a position to be turning down referrals with a slow growing new practice. When there’s an obvious opioid seeker calling...

It seems like the state is trying to squeeze every last drop of potential wrongdoing out of these two patients, but I assume that's what they do once they decide to go after you. For example, the state suggests it was inappropriate not to refer to mental health after documenting, "...due to...

Piggybacking off of what SSdoc said, I'd be going to every entity that could possibly employ a pain doctor and your area to find out if they'd like to start a discussion. Just because a group doesn't have an advertisement up doesn't mean they wouldn't consider bringing in the right person with...

Why would a hand surgeon not mind you doing these? Winding down their career and they don’t care anymore?

I’ve mentioned this elsewhere, but a reporter put out a call to healthcare professionals seeking stories of how government crackdowns had affected their patients’ ability to get opioids. Since I’m so tired of the same spin on every opioid article, I wrote back with essentially what you said...

I’ve yet to find one of these practices where anyone but the owner sticks around. Instead, they seem to churn through new grads. The salaries I’ve seen would be on the low end for a normal job. For your trouble, you get the aforementioned issues in this thread, an owner with no real interest...

And every article I see is written from the perspective of opioid refugees supported by doctors with this old fashioned attitude. A journalist online was requesting stories from healthcare personnel about limitations on their ability to give opioids. I wrote the journalist and said they’re...

Speaking of Sprint reps, mine has dropped off the map. During fellowship, I'd connected with the rep in the region I'd be moving to. They even had even invited me to a training session. Since opening my practice, I've been ghosted after reaching out multiple times. Thinking there might be a...

Has anyone heard of a dermatologist’s aesthetics practice failing? They seem to have an edge over doctors from other specialities. In a world where even RNs are doing aesthetics, it must help as a dermatologist to have a trusting base of insurance patients with skin problems.

I hate the word practitioner, but I hate it even more when it’s used for a physician-only job posting.

Sounds great!

In this context, probably means minimally invasive surgery.