The Paradocs Podcast
Episode 059: Allergist Says Direct Care Is Nothing to Sneeze At. A Discussion with Dr. Nikhila Schroeder One of the most frequently asked questions I get from people when I …
Episode 058: Is Self Care the Best Care? With Dr. Wayne Jonas Self Care is the term used to describe how patients can take care of themselves and use techniques …
Episode 057: Men Have More Heart Disease Than Women, Really They Do. A Conversation with Dr. Anish Koka February marks the month designated by the American Heart Association as its …
Episode 056: Getting Ripped Off By Health Insurance Problems with health insurance is certainly nothing new and my recent experience is not unique. Recently, I received a bill for a …
Episode 055: Surviving the Zombie Lab Scandal with Dr. Molly Rutherford Zombies aren’t real, but sometimes they sure seem like it. Especially when it involves medicine and the law. Health …
Episode 054: Abortion and Catholic Hospitals with Stephanie Slade The topic of abortion seems to have gained more momentum in the news cycle of late with states passing laws relaxing …
Episode 053: The UK’s NHS – Love It or Leave It? Dr. Philip Booth of IEA National health care policy is always at the forefront of the political discussion in …
Episode 052: Bringing Joy to Medicine with Dr. Amaryllis Sanchez Wohlever Physician wellness has come to the forefront today as health systems deal with ever increasing numbers of physicians dealing …
Episode 051: Managing Your Finances as a Student with the Physician Philosopher One of the most important things a young student can do to help their future is to pay …
Episode 050: Psychiatric Hope for Docs: A Discussion with Dr. Marnie McGrath Physician burnout and mental health problems have been well documented as has the physician suicide epidemic. Health systems …
Episode 049: The Template for a Better Health Care System There has been no shortage of ink spilled arguing how we fix our broken US health care system so today …
Episode 048: Bringing Markets to Medicine with Health Sharing Ministries. A Discussion with Matt Bellis of Liberty Health Share This podcast has been dedicated to bringing you disruptors to the …
Episode 047: Making Direct Care Work as a Gynecologist with Dr. Deborah Herchelroath Today, we continue our journey discussing physicians who are using direct patient care through a membership model …
Episode 046: Using Midwives to Lower the C/Section Rate with Dr. John LaGrand For women, a very scary and anxious time of their life is pregnancy. With it comes excitement, …
Episode 044: Physicians as Leaders with Dr. Jack Cochran Physicians today need to be more than healers – they need to be physician leaders. They need to also be leaders …
Episode 043: How PBMs Jack Up Drug Prices with Dr. Madelaine Feldman How do PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers) pass on savings to themselves and leave patients and insurance companies holding …
Episode 042: How to Fix US Health Care and Other Simple Questions This week’s episode is a longer interview I did as a guest on the Gray Matters Radio Podcast …
Episode 041: An Otolaryngologist Sticks Her Neck Out and Actually Discusses Prices Before Providing Care. A Discussion with Dr. Elaina George Only in medicine is discussing prices before providing care …
Episode 040: How Prior Authorization Delays Care and Frustrates both Patients and Physicians with Dr. Mark Lopatin How would you feel if someone who didn’t know, was unfamiliar with your …
Episode 039: Is Mental Health Treatment Broken? A Discussion with Counselor Michael DeVine If there were a conventional treatment for a disease in a traditional medical practice that worked only …
Episode 038: The Causes of Physician Burnout, Depression, & Suicide with Dr. Cory Fawcett Today, I revisited the topic physician burnout and looking at the numbers at who is suffering …
Episode 037: A Rheumatologist Says No to the Joint Commission. Leaving the Third Party Pay System with Dr. Ellen McKnight. I have spent a lot of time discussing innovative ways …
Episode 036: Markets and Med Students with Dr. Beth Haynes What is the difference between a first year medical student and a senior in college? A lot of debt and …
Episode 035: Changing the Emergency Room with Real Price Transparency. A Discussion with Dr. Christion Rice For those who have encountered the health care system – the emergency room is …
Episode 034: Is Direct Primary Care the Future of Medicine? A Discussion with Dr. Lee Gross of Docs 4 Patient Care If there is one thing patients and doctors agree …
Episode 033: Walking Away From It All. The FIRE Movement with Dr. Leif Dahleen When it comes to working, we all have different goals on what to accomplish during our …
Episode 032: Is Dead, Dead? Is Brain Death, Death? A Discussion With Dr. Alan Shewmon One of the tasks assigned to physicians, and certainly not a task one thinks of …
Episode 031: Direct Primary Care for Pediatrics with Dr. Nitin Gupta Direct Primary Care (DPC) is starting to gain some steam and popularity with established physicians, residents, and medical students. …
Episode 030: the Epidemic of Physician Suicide with Dr. Pam Wible Physician suicide is an epidemic. How else do you describe 400 physicians per year ending their own lives which …
Episode 029: Overcharged – Why American Health Care is So Expensive with Prof. David Hyman We can all agree – outside of a few overpaid pharma CEOs – that the …
Episode 028: A Deep Dive Into Who Today’s Doctors Are Who is that man or woman in the white coat? What is he/she thinking as you are being examined or …
Episode 027: The Opioid Crisis and Who’s to Blame with Dr. Howard Grattan The opioid crisis has been in the news for a few years now and those to blame …
Episode 026: Making Social Media Work for Docs with Dr. Corriel Social media is ubiquitous in our lives and doctors have a less than average presence within that sphere. The …
Episode 025: Two Doctors Grieving the Death of their Son with Dr. Marcy Larson The last two months have been the most painful of my life. On August 15, 2018, …
Episode 024: Are HMOs the Past and Present Too? A Discussion with Dr. Richard Reece. Sometimes, the best way to understand your present is to view it through the lens …
Episode 023: How HIPAA Destroyed Patient Privacy with Twila Brase, RN HIPAA (or the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act) passed in 1996 and has been touted by legislators, physicians, …
Episode 022: Are Hospitals Really Non-Profits? A Discussion with Dr. Craig Wax Did you know that most hospitals (or hospital systems) enjoy a non-profit tax status? Despite revenues in the …
Episode 021: Casualties in Public Reporting for Health Care with Dr. Anish Koka Few are aware of the practice of public reporting for health care and on its face, it …
Episode 020: State of MOC Update with Dr. Meg Edison Maintenance of Certification (MOC) continues to weigh down physicians encouraging early retirement, burnout, and financial strains leading to all sorts …
Episode 019: The Big CON. Certificate of Need Laws Are Killing Competition. Dr. Gajendra Singh is taking them on in court. Certificate of Need (CON) laws are commonplace in the …
Episode 018: Your Papers Please. Digitizing our Credentials with Dr. Leah Houston. Everyone knows that one of your most important assets is your identity. Without that you will have difficulty …
Episode 017: Forced Organ Harvesting – A Modern Day Chinese Human Atrocity. Discussion with Dr. Ann Corson. If you knew that millions of people were being murdered by government in …
Episode 016: Doctopreneurs: Doctors Launching Products – A How To Guide Discussion with Drs. Dana Rice & John Renucci One of the most overlooked aspects of medical training is what …
Episode 015: Physician Burnout – Why & How to Save the Docs with Dr. Mari Sanchez Wohlever. It’s easy to forget that physicians are people. Certainly when we discuss doctors …
Episode 013: Assume the Physician. Making Sure Residents Take Naps and Other Silly Rules by the ACGME with Author Dr. John Hunt. Would residents (doctors in training) forget to rest …
Episode 012: Why is Health Insurance so Expensive? An interview with Dr. Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. Why is health insurance so expensive? Why have premiums accelerated …
Episode 010: Is the FDA Killing You? A Discussion on the Impact of FDA Regulations on Americans’ Lives with Dr. Mary Ruwart What impact do FDA (Food & Drug Administration) …
Episode 009: Doctors Getting Worked Over By the ABIM with Dr. Wes Fisher Once again we revisit the issue of maintenance of certification (MOC) only this time with a lurid …
Episode 008: Doctor, Heal Thyself. Physicians Dealing with Malpractice, Depression, & Suicide with Dr. Stacia Dearmin The mental health of the physician is a rarely discussed topic when addressing the …