by Steve Berkowitz | Sep 19, 2016 | Pain Management
Eliminating pain as a fifth vital sign? What a cop-out ! Lately I am sure that all of you have seen the recommendations to the AMA and other organizations to eliminate pain as a fifth vital sign and furthermore eliminate pain scores from Pay for Performance...
by Steve Berkowitz | Jan 6, 2016 | Pain Management, Pharma, Uncategorized
An Unrecognized Cause of Medication Errors Out-Patient generic drug vendor substitutions I went to refill my medication this week and my pharmacist informed me that my usual medication is now being purchased through a new vendor. What last month was an orange pill now...
by Steve Berkowitz | May 18, 2015 | Pain Management, Q&A, The Future of Administration
Accountable Care Units in Hospitals A concept to increase performance and efficiency During the course of my career one of the things that I had to give up was inpatient care. But in the mid-eighties, I was a hospitalist before we even had that name. I remember...
by Steve Berkowitz | Sep 16, 2014 | Pain Management, The Future of Administration
Having been a physician for over 30 years, I am fascinated by the many alternatives to traditional medicine that the media constantly puts before our patients. As more and more patients peruse the internet prior to seeking direct medical attention from a physician,...
by Steve Berkowitz | May 5, 2014 | General, Pain Management
I usually write about health care economics and reform. Today I want to talk about my clinical passion– pain management, especially in the post-operative setting. It truly amazes me that despite our advances in medical care, many patients still do not...
