by Matthew Rehrl MD | Social Media, Twitter
Anger is not a bad emotion. There is much to be angry about in this world—especially in regards to injustice—and anger, in the right context, can be a useful tool for motivation. Yet on Twitter, there are people who appear to be angry all of the time. Every tweet is...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing, Writing Habits
This particular blog post is being created using the native voice to text digital dictation software on my iPad iOS system. There’s nothing fancy going on here. I am simply dictating a blog pos rough draft directly within my Ulysses software program and I will...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, EHR, Philosophy
I have a difficult question about the philosophy of electronic health records (EHRs) that I want to ask someone: Should we consider the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the tonal voice analysis of patient-physician conversations and it’s subsequent natural...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Mind, Writing
In novel writing there is the challenge of “the muddy middle.” The interest of the opening is over (usually 20%) , and the exciting climax of the ending has yet to come (usually 15-20%). It’s the middle part, the 55-60%, which can make or break a book....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Physician Career, Writing
For the moment, we are in a CoVid lull, and in-person conferences (both medical and writing) are back. I have found attending in-person medical conferences has usually involved some blending of three purposes: to learn, to connect, and to have fun. There was usually...
