Healthcare Musings

Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, FCCP
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Healthcare Musings

This is the official podcast of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with decades of experience in the field of Medicine and Critical Care. Healthcare Musings discusses important issues in Critical Care, Healthcare, and Medicine, and Dr. Hassaballa also interviews Great Minds in Medicine.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO · VIDEO

    Great Minds in Medicine: Dr. Vivek Tirmal

    Insurance companies will use obscure “Coding Clinics” articles to deny various DRGs. I asked appeal expert Dr. Vivek Tirmal  of Sound Advisory Services all about this.

    28 min

  2. NOV 11

    Beware the Potential Dangers of Cannabis

    As cannabis use becomes more widespread, and more potent, clinicians need to be aware of its potential harms.   NY Times article cited in show: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/us/cannabis-marijuana-risks-addiction.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

    6 min

  3. NOV 4

    Go Out And Vote

    If we clinicians are not at the table, then we will be on the menu.

    5 min

  4. OCT 28

    “Reducing Waste” in Healthcare

    If we provide care consistent with our patients’ values and preferences, we are good stewards of scarce resources and provide compassionate effective care. Sign up below to get every episode in your email: http://eepurl.com/i1xuH2

    7 min

  5. OCT 21 · VIDEO

    Great Minds in Medicine: Dr. Greg Johnson

    In this next podcast in the “Great Minds in Medicine” series, I sit down with Dr. Greg Johnson, Chief Physician Executive at Unity Point Health. We discuss the state of healthcare and healthcare equity.  Unequal Treatment (2003): https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12875/unequal-treatment-confronting-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-health-care   Ending Unequal Treatment (2024): https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/unequal-treatment-revisited-the-current-state-of-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-healthcare   Subscribe below to get every episode in your email: http://eepurl.com/i1xuH2

    37 min

  6. OCT 15

    How Patients and Their Families Can Prevent Clinician Burnout

    It is very small and goes a very long way…   Sign up here to get every episode of Healthcare Musings in your inbox.

    4 min

  7. OCT 7

    Journal Club: Replacing Serum Potassium

    In this latest Journal Club episode, Dr. Hassaballa discusses an article about potassium replacement after cardiac surgery. Could this be the beginning of a more sensible potassium replacement protocol?   Study link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823246

    10 min

  8. SEP 30

    Know Your Sepsis

    As we conclude Sepsis Awareness Month, Dr. Hassaballa discusses how the definition of sepsis changes depending on which insurance company the patient uses.

    7 min
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This is the official podcast of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with decades of experience in the field of Medicine and Critical Care. Healthcare Musings discusses important issues in Critical Care, Healthcare, and Medicine, and Dr. Hassaballa also interviews Great Minds in Medicine.

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  • Creator
    Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, FCCP
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    76
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023-2024 Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, FCCP, FAASM All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Healthcare Musings

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