Viewpoint: My Dream Legislation: We Should All Get To See What Medicare Pays

By Kathleen M. Brown, MD

06/06/2023

"Imagine going to a grocery store and being charged $5 for a half gallon of milk and then finding out that the person ahead of you in line is being charged $1 for half a gallon of the same brand of milk.

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Viewpoint: Potential Misuses of AI in Healthcare: Implications for Physicians (Part 2)

By Jack Brown

05/16/2023

“I think that if you work as a radiologist you are like Wile E. Coyote …You’re already over the edge of the cliff, but you haven’t looked down yet.” – Geoffrey Hinton – father of neural networks on how Radiology will be affected by Artificial Intelligence

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Viewpoint: Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Your Doctor? (Part 1)

By Jack Brown

04/11/2023

"If you think (AI) is just some passing fancy, you’re making a mistake."

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Viewpoint: Honesty in Healthcare Part 4: Who Is Doing What, and What Are Their Qualifications?

By Kathleen M. Brown, MD

03/07/2023

Patients and customers deserve full honesty and clarity.

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Viewpoint: Disintermediation – A Cure For The Doctor-Patient Relationship

By Jack Brown

02/06/2023

"There are several models that have successfully eliminated the intermediaries in healthcare and restored the doctor-patient relationship."

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Viewpoint: Honesty in Healthcare Part 3: The Need For Skepticism, Dissenting Opinions And Uncensored Conversations

By Kathleen M. Brown, MD

01/09/2023

"Think about what it would mean if a physician could lose his or her license due to a private discussion with a patient in an exam room for sharing a true and honest medical opinion."

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Viewpoint: Honesty in Healthcare Part 2: The Need for Courage

By Kathleen M. Brown, MD

12/06/2022

"This is when another virtue of courage is needed, and it starts with self-honesty in recognizing when we are part of dishonesty because of employment, business interests and law."

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Viewpoint: The Losses to Physician Medicare Reimbursement in 2022/23 are Mind-boggling. Update to “When Will Enough Be Enough.”

By Jack Brown

11/10/2022

"Inflation acts like a hidden tax which erodes the buying power of people’s income and savings and eats away at the ability to achieve long-term financial goals."

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Viewpoint: Honesty In Healthcare – A Little Bit Can Go A Long Way

By Kathleen M. Brown, MD

10/11/2022

"A foundation of trust is necessary for the best practice of medicine."

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Viewpoint: Addressing Montana’s Healthcare Shortage Should Begin With Occupational Licensing

By Jack Brown

09/12/2022

Montana’s unprecedented shortage of healthcare workers requires a paradigm shift in occupational licensing regulations.

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Viewpoint: Should You Really Have To Get Government Permission To Work?

By Jack Brown

08/09/2022

"Unnecessary or overbroad restrictions erect significant barriers and impose costs that harm American workers, employers, consumers, and our economy as a whole, with no measurable benefits to consumers or society."

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Viewpoint: Business As Usual For Health System After Passage Of The No Surprises Act

By Kathleen M. Brown, MD

07/05/2022

"This is still business as usual for our broken healthcare system: overpriced, overcomplicated and impossible to navigate."

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Viewpoint: Blockchain Technology Can Bring Trust, Speed and Efficiency to Medical Licensing and Credentialing

By Jack Brown

06/09/2022

"Even though blockchain technology was initially designed for the financial cryptocurrency market, it is potentially an excellent vehicle for storing and accessing licensing and credentialing documents."

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Viewpoint: Why should a doctor licensed to practice in California be unable to do so in Montana?

By Jack Brown

05/10/2022

"While the European Union allows free movement of healthcare workers across its 27 member countries, the United States does not allow this movement across state borders."

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Viewpoint: How to Get More Physicians Practicing in Montana

By Kathleen M. Brown, MD

04/04/2022

"It is possible to remove the licensing barriers preventing more physicians from practicing in Montana while maintaining high quality health care."

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