Margaret Cary, MD, MBA, MPH
Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons Can Be Life Savers
Surgeons should hone their non-technical skills (communication, teamwork, leadership) as they are key elements of patient safety.
A Fatal Medical Error: Lack of Care or Lack of Caring?
A family doctor relates the sad story of a fatal medical error that killed her friend Bob and ended up influencing her work for years to come.
The Anatomy of a Good Doctor
How can you find a physician that heals with the head, heart, hands & human instinct? This story will help you understand the anatomy of a good doctor.
A Tale of Cost and Care: Blood on the Sidewalk
A family doctor ponders the conundrum of cost & care in the U.S. healthcare system after she stumbles upon a young woman covered in blood.
Jay Bhatt’s Vision of the Future of Healthcare
Margaret Cary MD interviews the American Hospital Association's Chief Medical officer, Jay Bhatt, MD, about his vision of the future of healthcare. He says, health systems are really thinking hard about creating care teams of the future, care teams with empathy and compassion because compassion is the oldest medicine.
How to Achieve Better Care For Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Listen to your patients with IBS, not just their symptoms, but for what they want and how their symptoms are affecting their day-to-day lives. They are living the one case they really know about.
Coaching Doctors? First, Show Them the Evidence
Successful leadership coaching of physicians may require that they understand the theory and research underpinning the field of coaching first.