Najma Hamdani, MD
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Conditions and diseases
I had my first full day of telemedicine today. Telemedicine is my happy place. For the last two years, I have provided telepsychiatry for a rural facility in my home state. I had the privilege of talking to my patients…
I had my first full day of telemedicine today. Telemedicine is my happy place. For the last two years, I have provided telepsychiatry for a rural facility in my home state. I had the privilege of talking to my patients in their homes today. I was beyond humbled that my patients embraced the change with me and invited me into their homes. As I saw them in their homes
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The next pandemic will be in mental health
Physician voices
I enjoy a fairly small private practice and a manageable telepsychiatry side job with good support staff. But even the small scale of my outpatient clinical practice doesn’t fully insulate me from the pain of unnecessary practices that I wish…
I enjoy a fairly small private practice and a manageable telepsychiatry side job with good support staff. But even the small scale of my outpatient clinical practice doesn’t fully insulate me from the pain of unnecessary practices that I wish would become obsolete.
1. Preauthorization. The dance of preauthorization starts with the naivety on my part that I decide what medication my patient should be on. I spend precious time crafting …
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Stop telling doctors what to do
Physician voices
“When you start seeing your worth, you will find it harder to stay around people who don’t.” - Unknown After graduating from my residency a few years ago, I accepted a job within my organization as a staff psychiatrist and…
“When you start seeing your worth, you will find it harder to stay around people who don’t.”
– Unknown
After graduating from my residency a few years ago, I accepted a job within my organization as a staff psychiatrist and a medical director.
The idea of familiarity was a big driver in my ambivalence towards pursuing alternate opportunities, even when they came knocking on my door. As the job started and progressed through …
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