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David Mokotoff, MD

David Mokotoff, MD has been a private practicing cardiologist in St. Petersburg, Fla., for 29 years. He is the founder of Bay Area Heart Center, and enjoys writing humor, political commentary, industrialization of medicine, and thoughts about the endangered doctor-patient relationship. E-mail him here.

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Doctors and the Information Technology Paradox

Blog | February 09, 2013 | EHR, Health IT, Healthcare Careers

By David Mokotoff, MD

Healthcare IT has great potential, but the lack of compatibility and conformity is making its role as a cost- and time-saving savior improbable.

'Why I'm Leaving Private Practice'

January 29, 2013 | Work/Life Balance, Healthcare Careers, Healthcare Reform

By David Mokotoff, MD

Cardiologist David Mokotoff writes about why he has decided to retire; and why he won't miss the constant overseeing of his work by faceless bureaucrats, politicians, and third-party payers.

Guns, Doctors, Patients, and the Second Amendment

Blog | January 18, 2013 | Healthcare Careers, Patient Relations, Patients

By David Mokotoff, MD

The president wants physicians to ask patients about their gun ownership. To me, this is not the best use of our time or the solution to avoid future tragedies.

Single-payer Healthcare is the End Game of Reform

Blog | December 22, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Patient Relations, Physician Compensation

By David Mokotoff, MD

As the Affordable Care Act moves forward, it is inevitable that consumer-driven healthcare is its goal. Here's why.

The Problem with Pay-for-performance Incentives for Physicians

Blog | December 01, 2012 | Physician Productivity, Healthcare Reform, Payers, Physician Compensation

By David Mokotoff, MD

Pay-for-performance is an increasingly popular, yet largely unproven, concept for rewarding the providers of healthcare. They can be helpful …or harmful.

Living on the Cusp of Retirement as a Physician

Blog | November 10, 2012 | Healthcare Careers, Healthcare Reform

By David Mokotoff, MD

After contemplating a career that is seeing diminished autonomy, I've selected the date I'll retire from private practice medicine.

Doctors as Patients: The View from the Other Side

Blog | October 20, 2012 | Patient Relations, Operations

By David Mokotoff, MD

As a physician, undergoing the same procedures you order for patients can provide insight, empathy, and a lot of compassion.

Universal Health Insurance May Not Lead to Universal Healthcare

Blog | September 22, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Payers

By David Mokotoff, MD

As long as we view health insurance, rather than access to healthcare, as a right in this country, the problem will only get worse.

Technology and the Older Physician

Blog | September 01, 2012 | Technology, Mobile

By David Mokotoff, MD

I believe I've kept up with the technological advances in medicine, and am convinced that the benefits outweigh the risks.

Running a Medical Practice: Does Government Help or Hurt?

Blog | August 11, 2012

By David Mokotoff, MD

The goals for most federal government mandates are well intentioned, but the execution of them, and impact on physician offices, are counterproductive.

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