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		<title>A Dose of Reality &#8211; Today&#8217;s Doctor Appointment</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/10/13/a-dose-of-reality-todays-doctor-appointment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please note that this column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard October 11, 2011 ……………………………….. In the “old” days, we could phone for a primary care doctor’s appointment in the morning, be seen right away, spend enough time with the doctor, leave with a treatment plan, and usually feel better within a day or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Let Your Medical Test Results Fall Through the Cracks</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/09/01/don%e2%80%99t-let-your-medical-test-results-fall-through-the-cracks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(as published in the Syracuse Post Standard August 30, 2011) A few years ago, I changed primary care doctors. The one I left had good credentials. Over the span of a few years and several visits, she had seemed competent and was friendly. But on my final visit, there had been a change that caused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Give Us Our Damned Data&#8221; Causes the First Meltdown in Awhile</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/07/31/give-us-our-damned-data-causes-the-first-meltdown-in-awhile/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/07/31/give-us-our-damned-data-causes-the-first-meltdown-in-awhile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dave DeBronkart Give Us Our Damned Data]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regina Holliday and Dr. Ted Eytan Photo compliments of R2DC on Flickr Regina Holliday&#8217;s husband, Fred, age 39, died of cancer in June 2009 leaving his wife, and his two young, beautiful children behind.  During their journey through the healthcare system to try to get Fred the help he needed, too many hurdles were put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snooping &#8211; Medical Records Access Made Easy</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/02/12/snooping-medical-records-access-made-easy/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/02/12/snooping-medical-records-access-made-easy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I exchange thoughts with healthcare IT people on a daily basis over at Twitter.  So many of them seem perplexed at why we patients look at putting our medical records on the internet with trepidation. Then along comes this video from Elizabeth Cohen at CNN.  In a matter of minutes, she was able to pull [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Google Strong-Arming the Feds to Allow Sale of Health Information?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/27/is-google-strong-arming-the-feds-to-allow-sale-of-health-information/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/27/is-google-strong-arming-the-feds-to-allow-sale-of-health-information/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For several years now, I&#8217;ve sounded the warning bells &#8212; stay away from those websites that allow you to put your own health records online for free&#8230;. You can&#8217;t imagine how much grief I&#8217;ve taken for that statement.  Especially when I point out that organizations like the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic are actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electronic Medical Records and Privacy &#8211; Oil and Water</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/22/electronic-medical-records-and-privacy-oil-and-water/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/22/electronic-medical-records-and-privacy-oil-and-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written many times before about electronic medical records, personal health records and privacy.  They can&#8217;t effectively be used in the same sentence unless you bring up oil and water, too.  They just don&#8217;t mix. An incident right here in my office spawned this post.  Twice in the past week, a stranger&#8217;s medical records have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 Rock, Medical Tests, When Negative is Positive (or Vice Versa?)</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/15/30-rock-medical-tests-when-negative-is-positive-or-vice-versa/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/15/30-rock-medical-tests-when-negative-is-positive-or-vice-versa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ted Eytan, MD, a patient empowerment advocate and a fellow Tweeple provided a heads up about a clip from 30 Rock which all us non-medical professionals can relate to.  It&#8217;s brought to us by Hulu: Have you had this experience?  Is negative a positive?  Or is positive a negative? Isn&#8217;t this just a great example [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heather, SPTCL, Another Misdiagnosis and Doctors Who Should Not Practice Medicine</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/07/02/heather-sptcl-another-misdiagnosis-and-doctors-who-should-not-practice-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/07/02/heather-sptcl-another-misdiagnosis-and-doctors-who-should-not-practice-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the good news:  Heather does not have SPTCL. Here&#8217;s the bad news:  Heather does have another type of T-cell lymphoma called CGD-TCL, cutaneous gamma-delta t-cell lymphoma.  Also written with Greek letters:  cutaneous ?/? T-cell lymphoma To say that both Heather and I were shocked is an understatement.  If you read my post a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Your Doctor Won&#8217;t Help You</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/01/05/why-your-doctor-wont-help-you/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/01/05/why-your-doctor-wont-help-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notice that the title doesn&#8217;t say &#8220;can&#8217;t Help You.&#8221; It says &#8220;won&#8217;t.&#8221; There&#8217;s a big difference. CPT codes are the stuff a doctor&#8217;s practice is made from. I know &#8212; you thought patients were the basis for a physician practice, but no, CPT codes are more important than patients &#8212; even though I can guarantee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Your Doctor Won&#8217;t Help You</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/01/05/why-your-doctor-wont-help-you-2/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/01/05/why-your-doctor-wont-help-you-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notice that the title doesn&#8217;t say &#8220;can&#8217;t Help You.&#8221; It says &#8220;won&#8217;t.&#8221; There&#8217;s a big difference. CPT codes are the stuff a doctor&#8217;s practice is made from. I know &#8212; you thought patients were the basis for a physician practice, but no, CPT codes are more important than patients &#8212; even though I can guarantee [...]]]></description>
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