Healthcare Musings

In this episode, Dr. Hassaballa talks about why he stopped drinking Diet Coke. And no...it has nothing do with cancer. Links: WHO Statement on aspartame: https://www.who.int/news/item/14-07-2023-aspartame-hazard-and-risk-assessment-results-released Microbiome and nonnutritive sweeteners: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00919-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fret...

Insurance company denials are terribly frustrating. There are a number of causes, and in this series, we will explore the types of denials and what we can do to mitigate them. Resources: "From the Appeals Desk": https://healthcaremusings.substack.com/t/from-the-appeals-desk Association for Healthcare Appeals and Denial Management (AHDAM): https://www.ahdam.org/ This is a public episode. If you wou...

Sometimes, "minimal vent settings" is not sufficient to truly test spontaneous breathing in a ventilated patient. In this episode, Dr. Hassaballa discusses why that is. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthcaremusings.substack.com

In this episode, Dr. Hassaballa reflects over a flight delay on one of his work trips. It reminded him that compromising passenger safety for customer convenience is a nonstarter in the Airline industry. The same should be true with Medicine. Article about medical errors: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499956/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscriber...

Dr. Hassaballa discusses hypoxic respiratory failure and oxygen delivery and why he doesn't care about pO2. Read more about oxygen delivery here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/essential-equations-for-anaesthesia/oxygen-delivery/266FB17B43BD69713233B026B885DBCD Correction: The number is 1.34 mL oxygen per gram of hemoglobin. Dr. Hassaballa regrets the error. This is a public episode. If...

In this episode of Healthcare Musings podcast, we discuss sepsis: its definition and principles of management. Relevant References: Sepsis 3 Definition: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2492881 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines: https://www.sccm.org/Clinical-Resources/Guidelines/Guidelines/Surviving-Sepsis-Guidelines-2021 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss t...

This lecture is about the basics of mechanical ventilation, given in the ICU on August 9, 2023. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthcaremusings.substack.com

CMS is proposing another 3.34% cut in physician payments, on top of what has already been cut. The math is simply unsustainable. It is not about "greedy doctors." It is about the financial viability of medical practices. Dr. Hassaballa weighs in. Read the accompanying article at: https://healthcaremusings.substack.com/p/the-unsustainable-math-of-medicare This is a public episode. If you would like...