Saya Nagori is an ophthalmologist and editor, @MedicineandTech Newsletter.

How telemedicine can help patients and solve physician burnout

Tech
March 6, 2019

I have been practicing telemedicine successfully for four years. In 2015, I had to beg doctors to work in telemedicine. Because so many doctors were wary of it, I started to get licensed in multiple states, and now, I have 15 state licenses. Well, what a difference a few years makes. Now, in 2019, I get six to seven Linkedin, Facebook, and Instagram messages a week from physicians asking …

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How telemedicine can help patients and solve physician burnout

It’s time for doctors to stop feeling guilty for taking time off

Physician
March 2, 2016

There’s a code among physicians, both in the private and academic setting. It is that, as a physician — unless you are dying, or very close to it — you show up to work. Taking unscheduled time off, for either physical illness or grieving, is not easy as a physician. Doctors experience a huge amount of guilt and pressure, and rather than experience that, most of us will drag ourselves …

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It’s time for doctors to stop feeling guilty for taking time off