by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity
Elsa, Grogu, and Minnie. These are three little toys I will occasionally put out on my desktop to remind me of one thing: Creativity can be monetized. Look, quite a few businesses are struggling during the Covid19 pandemic, and healthcare is no exception. But not...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity
I will paraphrase A Seth Godin YouTube Video: Quieting the Lizard Brain (which— if you are a physician considering a career pivot—is well worth 18 minutes of your time to watch): Creativity is not your problem. Everyone is creative. The problem is creating something...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals
Most people think New Year’s resolutions aren’t effective. Perhaps they are right, especially if they’re just something someone thinks up on December 31st, and then forgets by January 7th. But that’s not how I use them. What I do is twice a year—usually during...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Telemedicine
In the summary paper The Effectiveness of Outpatient Telehealth Consultations, here’s what some of the consultation evidence suggests: For outcome, there is strong evidence it may be helpful in psychiatry and wound care. There is moderate evidence it’s beneficial for...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Amazon, Healthcare Ethics
I am not a big fan of calling patients “customers”. The word customer is defined as a person who purchases goods or services from another, which means this connection is limited to a pure final transition. It’s a transactional term used to define a...