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• The Times Hits the Right Notes on Hospitalists

  You probably saw yesterday’s hospitalist piece in the New York Times, arguably the best lay article on the movement to date. It hit all the right notes, and did so with uncommon grace and fairness. The piece, written by the Times’ Jane Gross, profiled Read More... Posted Fri, May 28 2010 8:05 AM by Bob Wachter | 5 Comments Filed under: Hospital Care, Hospitalists/Hospital Medicine, Ambulatory/Primary Care, Media/Press Coverage

• My Colonoscopy… And Dave Barry’s

  When I launched this blog, I vowed not to dwell on personal matters – you’ve heard nothing about my older son's lab work (remarkable), my younger son’s cartooning (awesome), or my golf game (never mind). But I simply must tell you about my colonoscopy Read More... Posted Wed, Aug 20 2008 11:49 PM by Bob Wachter | 4 Comments Filed under: Ambulatory/Primary Care, Media/Press Coverage

• The Long Awaited Crisis in Primary Care: It’s Heeere!

  I recently heard from a UCSF physician who was flabbergasted when he sought an appointment in our general medicine practice and was told it was “closed.” Turns out we’re not alone: there are also no new PCP slots available at Mass General. The primary Read More... Posted Sun, Jul 20 2008 7:36 PM by Bob Wachter | 10 Comments Filed under: Medical Education/Academia, Ambulatory/Primary Care, Health Policy, Media/Press Coverage

• Google Health: A View From the Inside

  Google Health launched on Monday, which sent the world’s Google-watchers into a tizzy. I serve on Google Health's Advisory Council – which met all day Tuesday – and so here’s a bit of inside dish, along with my impressions of the site and the company. Read More... Posted Thu, May 22 2008 4:24 PM by Bob Wachter | 2 Comments Filed under: Information Technology, Ambulatory/Primary Care, Industry/Pharma, Media/Press Coverage