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The Broke Surgeon
by Felix Boecker, MD
Join Dr. Felix Boecker as he explores the broken "healthcare" system and attempts to find solutions to improve the health and well-being of all Americans.
Episodes
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End of Year Reflections
Today, I actually do not want to talk about our healthcare system. With the changeover of the year, I want to use this time to reflect on my own life so far and where I see it going in the future. Not that today is any special day. Today is just another 24 hours of the Earth spinning on its own...
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COVID Rant
Here is something I absolutely do not understand: blanket masking rules in healthcare facilities. Within the same county even, I go to facilities where I don't have to wear a mask. Some I do. Some I even have to wear N95s. There does not seem to be any rhyme or reason for any of it because, at...
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The Plan is to Have no Plan
Narcotics are not bad. It's true! For acute pain, such as when you just broke your leg, were involved in a car accident, or suffered a gunshot wound, narcotics are great for reducing your fresh pain and seductively lull your brain into a sense of comfort at the same time. But we have begun using...
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Can We Talk?
We have all heard that a breakdown in communications is the number one reason for medical errors. It probably is the number one reason for errors in all parts of life. I bet most wars started because of failed communications. For me, I know that I have been struggling with good communication…
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The First Guest!
Kristin is both a patient and a nurse and, as such, has an incredible perspective of our healthcare system. Please join me in listening to her experience and some of the changes she would like to see. Join the discussion at www.brokesurgeon.com Get in touch: www.brokesurgeon.com/p/contact.html...
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Cutting Costs at the Bedside
The latest isn't always the greatest but what do you do when you can't solve a problem using the old and cheap stuff? Join the discussion at www.brokesurgeon.com Get in touch: www.brokesurgeon.com/p/contact.html Twitter: twitter.com/felixboecker
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It's Okay to Not Know
What I want to discuss today is acknowledging the limits of our knowledge. It is perfectly okay to tell a patient or family member you don't know something. Join the discussion at www.brokesurgeon.com Get in touch: www.brokesurgeon.com/p/contact.html Twitter: twitter.com/felixboecker
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Episode 010 - How We Fail Our Kids - True Preventive Medicine
Yesterday at the gym, a mom had to bring her daughter into the weight room because she didn't have any childcare. And while most people probably thought this was either a liability to the gym or dangerous for the child, I thought, what better way to teach our kids the value of exercise! Exercise...
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Episode 009 - A New Kind of Preventive Medicine
An ounce of prevention equals a pound of cure. We've all heard it. We all say it. We all pretend that preventive medicine is the best medicine. But what we are mainly practicing in the United States, and possibly the rest of the world, is reactive medicine: we react to a problem when it arises.…
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Episode 008 - The Stupidity of ICD-10
ICD-10 ... it's the code which classifies and categories patient diagnoses and problems. For example, it's not enough to call something a venous leg ulcer because no one would be able to understand what you mean. But if you say I87.319, chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of...
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Episode 007 - Price Tags in Healthcare
When you walk into a hospital, the only thing we all know is that it's going to be expensive. No one, however, will know how much your expected services might cost. You are not given an estimate ahead of time. Nor would anyone truly know how to even put a cost estimate together for you. Is this...
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Episode 006 - Healthcare Exodus - Part 2
In my last post I mentioned a few reasons for burn out in medical professionals. But I was called out as not providing any solutions. You're right. Thank you for pointing that out. I tell my kids all the time: don't whine, find solutions. And this project is supposed to be helping us find…
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Episode 005 - The Exodus of Healthcare Workers
The number being tossed around is that one in five healthcare workers have quit since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. With increasing demands on the system by patients, from an aging population in addition to the pandemic, having fewer healthcare workers puts more strain on the ones left....
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Monthly Health Challenge 001 - Drink More Water
Since I am trying to improve the health and well being for all of us in America, I thought it would be a good idea to include a monthly challenge in this content. My plan is to challenge you every month to improve one little bit of your lifestyle so that you can become healthier in the process.…
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Episode 004 - Electronic Medical Records
Once upon a time, nurses cared and physicians cured. But in modern medicine, the only thing that matters is what we write in the electronic medical record. We have come from being a human and humane business to one of massive data generation. How did this happen? Why are we reducing people and...
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Episode 003 - The Problem with Health Insurance
Dr. Boecker dissects the current health insurance situation and offers suggestions on how to improve on it. What are your thoughts? Get in touch because I want to hear your story! www.brokesurgeon.com Get in touch: www.brokesurgeon.com/p/contact.html Twitter: twitter.com/felixboecker
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Episode 002 - How Dangerous is Our Current System?
Hundreds of thousands of people die each year because of health care errors. Is healthcare really that dangerous? Are we really hurting, harming, maiming, killing the patients we are meant to heal and help? Let's find out! www.brokesurgeon.com Get in touch: www.brokesurgeon.com/p/contact.html...
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Episode 001 - Who or What is The Broke Surgeon
Dr. Felix Boecker introduces The Broke Surgeon project. Please contact [email protected] if you have a story to share! www.brokesurgeon.com
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Join Dr. Felix Boecker as he explores the broken "healthcare" system and attempts to find solutions to improve the health and well-being of all Americans.
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