Scott Choi, MD
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Conditions and diseases
When I first learned of chef and food activist Alice Waters and her farm-to-school initiative, I could see how programs that connect children to fresh local food can influence how they interact with their meal. Schools were no longer places…
When I first learned of chef and food activist Alice Waters and her farm-to-school initiative, I could see how programs that connect children to fresh local food can influence how they interact with their meal. Schools were no longer places where typical cafeteria-style lunches were served; they became places where students learned how food and health were connected.
I began to wonder why that idea stops at schools.
As a chronic disease …
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Why hospital food is failing patients who need to heal
Physician voices
I wanted to share a serendipitous story about a patient I saw in the office today. I normally introduce myself when I enter the room, but today was particularly chaotic, and I wrongly assumed she would know my name. I…
I wanted to share a serendipitous story about a patient I saw in the office today. I normally introduce myself when I enter the room, but today was particularly chaotic, and I wrongly assumed she would know my name. I sat down, said hello, and asked how I could help her. She shared with me that she was having new-onset upper abdominal pain and was due for a colonoscopy. I …
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Meeting a patient again, years after a day that changed their lives
Conditions and diseases
When a patient is dissatisfied with his or her care, he or she can consult an attorney, who will enlist a physician “expert” to determine if a doctor has deviated from the standard of care and whether that deviation caused…
When a patient is dissatisfied with his or her care, he or she can consult an attorney, who will enlist a physician “expert” to determine if a doctor has deviated from the standard of care and whether that deviation caused a negative outcome. Over the past decade of reviewing cases involving medical malpractice, I have identified five categories of medical error, which has improved how I care for my patients.
1. …
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How reviewing medical malpractice claims made me a better gastroenterologist
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