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Sep 3, 2015
Meet Your New Favorite Band: Chordiac Arrest

 Let’s have a little bit of fun today. Did you know that there was an award-winning a cappella babershop quartet with a medical theme?!  Chordiac Arrest is it.  And, not only did they sing about medicine, but they were really, really good.  Chordiac Arrest finished in the top 10 in their first international competition and […]

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Aug 26, 2015
Malcolm Gladwell, Part 2: Health Care Today

We recently posted on Malcolm Gladwell’s fascinating TED Talk on David and Goliath.  Today, we’d like to explore his thoughts on modern health care, along with a host of other topics.  He recently gave an online interview to One-on-One, with Medscape Editor-in-Chief Eric J. Topol, MD and in it he covers a broad range of […]

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Aug 5, 2015
Malcolm Gladwell on David and Goliath

  In Malcolm Gladwell’s world, things aren’t always what they seem.  His eternal curiosity about topics we can all relate to, combined with his exhaustive research and insightful conclusions make him a great story teller and help us often see life in a different way.  But, what happens when Gladwell, himself, becomes obsessed with a […]

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Jul 30, 2015
More on PTSD and the ICU

ICU stays are stressful on everyone: patients and family members.  We have written about the stress of an ICU stay not only on patients, but on caregivers several times on this blog. We have specifically discussed depression in patients post ICU-stay, and PTSD for parents of pediatric patients and family members of adult patients. Another […]

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Jul 23, 2015
Vulnerability, Shame and Health Care

Brene Brown. By now, you’ve probably heard her name or heard about one of her TED Talks (see below). Dr. Brown has researched shame and vulnerability and how it impacts individuals’ lives. In her research regarding shame, she has tried to learn how individuals can overcome shame and why some suffer so much more than […]

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Jul 17, 2015
8 Reasons Cunningham Group is the Best Choice for Your Insurance Needs

We know that you have a lot of choices for your medical malpractice insurance. Here are 8 reasons we think we are the best option out there: 1. We are an independent agent. We can give you choices and options, and therefore, we can get you the best coverage for your situation at the best […]

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Jul 15, 2015
Physicians, Patients and Facebook?!

We knew it was bound to happen. Patients now say that they want to communicate with their physician via Facebook. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that we have often talked about how important it is to thoughtfully and carefully use and manage electronic communication (especially social media) in a […]

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Jun 15, 2015
Pediatricians: Are you getting the right kind of med mal coverage?

AAP News, the official Newsmagazine of the American Academy of Pediatrics, just had a great article about the med mal insurance needs of pediatricians. These days, fewer and fewer pediatricians are opening their own, independent private practices. Many pediatricians today are working either as employees or as independent contractors for larger practices or health systems. […]

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May 27, 2015
5 Ways to Manage Your Online Reputation

Most physicians and small practices often don’t give marketing much thought. After all, the days are already long and there is more than enough work each day just trying to stay on top of the basics: patient care, medical records and billing. But, with the ever-growing number of online outlets for patients to provide reviews […]

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