Patricia Salber MD, MBA (@docweighsin)
Patricia Salber, MD, MBA is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Doctor Weighs In. She is also a physician executive who has worked in all aspects of healthcare including practicing emergency physician, health plan executive, consultant to employers, CMS, and other organizations. She is a Board Certified Internist and Emergency Physician who loves to write about just about anything that has to do with healthcare.
Everything You Need to Know About This Year’s Flu Season
To help you prepare for the 2017-18 flu season, we've pulled together answers to the most commonly asked questions about the flu, its prevention, and its treatment.
Squeezing Out The Waste with Digital Health Innovation
Here are 3 digital health innovations that, in their own way, streamline processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness—something we need much more of in healthcare.
Apparently Nobody in Healthcare Trusts Each Other
There's no trust anywhere when it comes to healthcare-a new survey shows that hospital systems & doctors don't trust health plans & plans don't trust them.
Mental Health After a Tragedy: Lessons from Katrina
The RISK project provides a rich body of scientific literature that should be used to guide how we respond to current and future hurricane disasters.
The Importance of Teaching Health in High School
Teaching health literacy in high school should be every bit as important for students' future success as math and American history.
Dr. Robert Pearl’s 4 Pillars of Healthcare Transformation
In his book, Mistreated, Dr. Robert Pearl, the former Executive Director and CEO of the Permanente Medical Group, lays out his vision of how to transform healthcare.
7 Simple and Not-So-Simple Strategies to Maintain a Healthy Brain
Seven lifestyle modifications that prevent atherosclerosis have also been found to maintain brain health and prevent cognitive decline.
Why We Should be Worried About Facebook Censorship
Now that Facebook is big media, we should all be concerned when they begin censoring content via algorithms and flawed reasoning.
How Aging Affects Your Sleep and What To Do About It
Sleeping patterns change as we age, but luckily there are a lot of things that you can do that can help you sleep better even though you no longer sleep like a baby.
