Sat.May 17, 2025

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The Guy in Room 20

Sensible Medicine

On a recent shift, I received sign-out for Room 20, a 46 year old man with a history of schizophrenia as well as alcohol and cannabis abuse. He came to us from a nursing home where he lives. He accidentally set his room on fire with a cigarette, prompting the nursing home to kick him out for being a risk to the facility. Although he had no acute medical issues, he was sent to the emergency department so “the health care system” could find him a new home.

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Healthcare Administrator versus Medical Administrative Assistant

Northwest Career College

H ealthcare administrators make high-level decisions on how the facility should be run, including budget management, policy, and overall strategy. Conversely, the m edical Administrative Assistant oversees the smooth running of daily operations by scheduling appointments, managing patient records, and handling administrative tasks. While both are important, their roles and impacts are very different.

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Ask Us Anything

Sensible Medicine

This is a long one! 83 minutes. This is the second podcast in which we answer questions from a our “ask us anything” post. We recorded this one before our most recent podcast — kind of like Abbey Road and Let it Be — so we were still graced by Vinay’s presence. In fact, we recorded it in his studio. We still have about a half dozen questions to answer; we will cover those on an upcoming podcast.

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