Quick Overview by Dr. Alejandro Badia Regarding Doctors and Money In this chapter of the book “Healthcare From The Trenches”, Alejandro Badia, M.D. discusses: Medicine is a business and while it’s obvious to say, the people who work in healthcare need to get paid However, bill charges in relation to what physicians get paid is… Continue Reading

Dr. Badia discusses his journey and delves into the major challenges and hurdles of delivering healthcare in the U.S. Alejandro Badia MD, FACS, FRCSI (www.drbadia.com) is interviewed by Dr. John Ughulu for the Episode 94 of “The Morale Booster with Dr. John Ughulu.” John is an orator, a strategist, he is positively influencing and Impacting… Continue Reading

Quick Overview by Dr. Badia In this chapter of the book “Healthcare From The Trenches”, Alejandro Badia, M.D. discusses: The silver lining of the pandemic (physicians recognition, “heroes without cape”) Physicians burnout (why burnout, defining burnout, resilience) The term “moral injury” (interesting untold stories on moral injury) Insurance companies’ impact on healthcare and trained physicians… Continue Reading

It certainly isn’t. But we, as doctors, need to step up to the plate, to stand up to the growing bureaucracy in the system, and make sure our voices are heard. The change will be long, slow, and painful, but we can’t allow the system to continue to swallow us whole. The change must come… Continue Reading

Quick Overview by Dr. Badia In this chapter of the book “Healthcare From The Trenches”, Alejandro Badia, M.D. discusses: Medical malpractice (putting things into perspective) Defensive medicine Lawsuits amount up to 5% of US healthcare costs The infamous McDonalds vs. Stella Liebeck hot takeout coffee case Lawsuit that take long period of time, one case… Continue Reading

The “same old, same old” mentality has truly constrained progress and efficiency in the delivery of healthcare. In this chapter of the book “Healthcare From The Trenches”, Alejandro Badia, M.D. discusses: Never let a crisis go to waste Opportunists in healthcare During my fellowship year in Pittsburgh During our early years at OrthoNOW® How perverse… Continue Reading