Medical Costs Lower with Price Transparency – Imagine That !

Work Life Balance – 3 Steps to Your Big Rocks Life

Steven Covey, author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” is famous for his “Big Rocks” Demonstration. This simple technique reveals a hidden formula for creating the work life balance we all seek by scheduling your Big Rocks First.

Here is a link to his YouTube video of this work life balance big rocks formula. If you want more work life balance for yourself and have not heard of the Big Rocks Technique, I highly advise you watch the video … then come back to this page where I will show you the quickest way to work the Big Rocks Formula in your life.

The 3 Step Big Rocks Formula for Work Life Balance

One of the keys to de-stressing your days and living a richer, more satisfying life is BALANCE … specifically … more work-life balance. I have written before about how your medical career is like living with an #800 Gorilla.

The Gorilla rampages through your life, doing whatever he pleases and leaving no room for your family, your interests outside medicine or even  your own health and fitness in some cases. Achieving more Work-Life Balance is a process PUTTING THE GORILLA ON A DIET by giving it some boundaries and creating more balance between medicine and the rest of your life. In the end it is still a Gorilla … just one that doesn’t outweigh YOU.

Medical Bills Going Down as Docs and Hospitals Start to Discount for Cash

Discounts of up to 89% for common procedures being offered in southern California healthcare system.

Dike Drummond MD Joins Innovative Healthcare Speakers Bureau

I am happy to announce that I have been invited to join Innovative HealthCare Speakers.com as a member of their innovative healthcare speakers bureau.

Physician Wellness ? => Thriving vs. Surviving

I have heard all sorts of people talking about physician wellness lately and it is clear there is no generally accepted definition for those two words. That is a BIG PROBLEM. Here’s why …

Until you and I understand what “Physician Wellness” is … it is going to be very hard to get some! So … Before you read any further. Take a moment to consider your answer to the following questions.

What does “Physician Wellness” mean to You ?

Burnout Symptoms in Physicians are Different in Men and Women

Over the last twenty years multiple studies have shown and average of 1 in 3 physicians suffer burnout symptoms on any given office day. This prevalence of burnout symptoms has been a constant of modern healthcare delivery regardless of specialty and in numerous countries around the world.

Compassion Fatigue, Physician Burnout and Your Emotional Bank Account

For anyone in the helping professions, Compassion Fatigue is a common occurrence. 

Here is the origin of compassion fatigue, its relationship to physician burnout and what you can do when you recognize it in yourself.

Compassion fatigue is when you find yourself challenged to care about your patients in the way you know is proper and expected in your position. Doctors, nurses, therapists, law enforcement, social workers, military … the list goes on. All these professions rely on some degree of Empathy and Compassion to function at maximum effectiveness.

Dr. Oz, Electronic Medical Records, the 15 minute “Physical” and what it might all mean

Did you see the press coverage for the Dr. Oz show and his “15 Minute Physical” for the citizens of Philadelphia recently?  The headline for the article in Forbes Online Magazine reads