Sunday, August 31, 2014

Shut Down The Psychiatric Gulags - Don't Build More!

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On my drive home from work yesterday, I heard an outrageous story about a judge ordering LA County jail to build 3,200 psychiatric beds ...
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Friday, August 29, 2014

YOUR PATIENT IS UNABLE TO START YOUR PRESCRIPTION

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Just when I thought that prior authorization could not get any worse, I see a fax with that headline.  I guess the business geniuses who ...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Psychiatrists Implicitly Asked To Fill In Large Gaps

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I didn't realize this until relatively late in my career and it has been interesting to counsel several younger colleagues about not mak...
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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Footnotes About Commenting On Mental Health Tragedies In the News

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Recent events have led me to think about the issue of commenting about tragedies that affect celebrities and their families.  American cultu...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

The Stanley Center Grant

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 The details of this grant and some of the history of previous grants are given in this press release from the Broad Institute.  A few of t...
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Friday, August 8, 2014

Why the Practice of Pharmacy Management is Another Business Hoax

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I had the pleasure of dealing with another Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) recently. It all starts with a fax from a pharmacy anyw...
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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Jimmy P. - The Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian

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Every now and then Netflix surprises me and seems to include come content of interest to psychiatrists.  I watch a lot of Netflix basically...