The RBV Blog

Check this out. What you will see is a Tweet from a Black resident physician who had just left a barbershop. While there, he heard other patrons warning each other not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Why? Among other reasons, the concern was expressed that included with the vaccine would be “trackers” that would let the […]

You may recall that few years ago, I wrote breathlessly about the joint venture being mounted by Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and J.P. Morgan aimed at bringing health care costs under control in their organizations, and likely going beyond that corporate triad to offer the services they came up with to other companies as well.   BUT. […]

Check this out. Penned by Rada Jones, the pithy ER doctor pictured here, this is a “handy dandy  guide” for how we should all go about getting through the next few months. Cold outside, COVID cases rising rapidly, virtual schooling with the kids at home and other factors frankly make a survival guide sort of necessary.   She […]

Check this out. Download these survey results from Skipta and think about them. Huge survey sample here, with important results available for free. Why wouldn’t you give this a spin? What you will see are important findings. Very interesting when I compare them with the results of the 10 personal conversations I am having with physicians […]

Check this out. What you will see is medical politicking at its worst. A surgeon bizarrely charged with collecting cash from a patient at the point of care rather than going through normal billing procedures. Based on this infraction, the doctor’s reappointment to his institution’s faculty was placed in jeopardy. Not liking the handwriting he was […]

About three quarters of American adults are, anyhow. Check this out. Several interesting points are made in this piece. No great surprise is that this percentage has been steadily, inexorably climbing over the past decade. We can see that all around us. And no, the requisite interventions to get these numbers back on track haven’t changed an […]

Check this out.  What you will see are survey results drawn from a study of physicians’ perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on physician practices and their patients, physician wellbeing and the healthcare system in general. Lots of important information here, clearly presented in an infographic format for ease of comprehension of the findings drawn from […]

We have all seen the isolated pieces of information about COVID-19 and mortality. Being over 65 increases your risk of dying from the disease. So does having pre-existing conditions like hypertension (now clarified to refer only to patients whose hypertension is not controlled by medication), your race, where you live, etc. Fascinating stuff. BUT. How […]

An interesting day on the Sunday before Christmas, a.k.a. the fourth Sunday in Advent. 10:30 a.m. Mass at Saint Francis on Hilton Head Island found a congregation about 20% of its usual size. Pews carefully marked with red tape to make social distancing a no brainer. Big signs on the doors clearly explaining that masks […]