As Dr. Sean Mackey shared on the latest Huberman Lab episode, chronic pain management involves a multi-faceted approach. Here are some of the treatments that can be effective (in no particular order): 1. Medications: There are over 200 medications available for pain management,

Physicians especially want #AI to help slash their clerical burdens. The AMA outlines principles that should undergird health care AI development. ama-assn.org/practice-manag…

Physicians: How has another round of Medicare payment cuts impacted your patients and your practice? Share your story. And, together let’s draw attention to the critical need to #FixMedicareNow. ama.smh.re/2Nh

The morning hours are the most productive hours. Because in the morning, you are free. Hemingway would talk about how he’d get up early because early, there was, “no one to disturb you and it is cool or cold and you come to your work and warm as you write."

#Medicare annual wellness visits prioritize prevention. But don’t mistake them for annual physicals. Two physicians set out to clear up confusion. spr.ly/6016TZcfm

So much yes 🤣😂

.AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld MD MPH: "Patients, physicians score important win in prior authorization rule." bit.ly/47MPLFd

𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀: Medicaid expansion bills have been submitted in both the Kansas House and Senate. Lend your voice to in this pivotal moment. Contact your legislators. bit.ly/3w0n8qE #MedicaidExpansion

As heard at #StateAdvocacySummit from Dr. Jessica Lee of CMS, this excellent toolkit helps guide postpartum care programs for families in light of more states expanding Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum. ama.smh.re/2Ni

Physicians’ time and resources are dedicated to an administrative burden that interrupts care and harms patients – quintessential #burnout complaints. Learn more. ama.smh.re/2Nj

Looking forward to next week's event partnering KC Medical Soc & Fdn and MO State Medical Assn and bringing physicians together across the KC Metro.

Happy #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay! Today and every day, we honor the contributions and accomplishments of women MDs & DOs. Send some love to the women physicians in your life by tagging them in the comments below. spr.ly/6012pv2Xk

Missouri HB 1773 proposes to eliminate physicians from the health care team and suggests that those in medically underserved communities don't deserve a physician to be involved in their health care. EVERY Missourian deserves to have the expertise of a physician on their health

“The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action in mind.” — Frank Herbert via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss

This week in a MO House Hearing, it was falsely suggested that primary care physicians only treat symptoms and prescribe meds. Let's be very clear: #PrimaryCare physicians treat the whole patient, the root cause of disease, and with prevention at the forefront of patient care.

The lack of primary care access will only be solved by training (and retaining) more *physicians* to do it. Below from the report of Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly on the status of Primary Care in the US.

Check out my series on The Hidden Curriculum of Medical Training at Rethinking Residency - rethinkingresidency.com/career/the-hid… What lessons did you learn that were part of a hidden curriculum in medical training? Drop them here! 👇

“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” ―Kurt Vonnegut via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter from Tim Ferriss

Missouri Medicaid now requiring prior authorizations to get physical therapy for patients with chronic pain. Chronic pain is already difficult to treat. Thanks for making it even harder. Looking to MO Health Care for All MO Health Care Action to help amplify this issue.

"Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough—that we should try again." — Julia Cameron via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss