Overcrowding in the Emergency Department: Causes, Fallacies, and Fixes
Overcrowding in the emergency department is a complex multifactorial problem borne of a fundamental supply-and-demand mismatch.
All articles by Joel Cooper, DO
Harness the Power of Creativity in Health Care
Steven Pritzker PhD, coeditor-in-chief of The Encyclopedia of Creativity, discusses how physicians can utilize creativity in health care.
Concierge Medicine: Just the Ticket for Many Patients and Physicians
In a medical marketplace that is increasingly dominated by consumerism, concierge medicine gives many patients an attractive alternative to accessing health services.
The Six Lessons My Patients Have Taught Me About Medicine
At the end of the day, I can rest assured that despite my relative ignorance, my patients will teach me everything I need to know.
Doctors, Horse Traders, and Used Car Salesmen
The profession of medicine — and the delivery of health care in this country — should be free of the same kind of chicanery used to move goods on the open market.
Guitars, Bars, and Just a Li’l Good Doctorin’
Most patients want unhurried, nonjudgmental listening — served up with a generous helping of clinical competence and a healthy dollop of empathy.
Don’t Listen to the Burnout “Experts” — Listen to Your Heart
“I know they never taught happiness in medical school, but you deserve happiness just as much as anyone else.”
Q&A: An Eye-Opening Interview on Consumer-Driven Health Care
An exclusive interview with one of the top researchers on consumer-driven health care in the country, Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH.
Q&A: Discussing the Ugly Truth of Modern Sexism in Medicine
A candid interview with Elise Barney, DO, on a sometimes subtle, but corrosive problem that deserves everyone’s attention.
The Strangest of Wake-Up Calls: A Doctor’s Take on Rural Health
Presenting to the ER with another MI had become so routine for them that it was almost like just “another day at the office.”
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