More times than I can count, I’ve been asked: “How long did it take for you to start feeling better?” I met Sandy, my physical therapist, when I was wheelchair-bound and in constant, horrific pain. So, I’m sharing this journal entry, written 15 days after meeting Sandy.
And to answer the question: It took less than 15 days.
My occupation was as a professional patient.
It’s like having two full-time jobs and never being done with work. It’s exhausting, time consuming, requires top-notch communication skills, and is a challenge each day. You get no days off. You have no coworkers. You get no compensation. Basically, it’s crap.
He brilliantly describes how the medical ethicists linger in the halls of Congress, between testifying at hearings and presenting at conferences. They “serve medicine and ethics, but not patients.” His descriptions conjure up a behind-the-scenes mastermind to me – the fictional “reasonable man” about whom I learned in law school, or an Aristotelian good man. This man – The Ethicist – has divorced ethical decisions from patient care in a decisively clean way.
HIPAA has two general components: privacy and security. Most of our clients do a great job with patient privacy: they know not to discuss PHI, and they are generally committed to ensuring that their patients’ information remains private. However, HIPAA does not always place substance above form – and for good reason, if the breach examples provided above are any indication.
Non-compete clause?
Sweeps clause?
One-way indemnification clause?
Learn about red flags before you sign your next employment contract.
