HOWARD GOLDSTEIN
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/6/2022
Just the fax, ma’am
My solo GP practice was supported by the basic fundamentals of electronic facilitation. Billing, of course, reconciliation, appointment scheduling but, not EMR. Lab requisitioning, imaging both at community clinics as well as hospitals, the full spectrum of speciality and interventional procedures and medical and surgical referrals were all done using FAX. - 3/30/2022
The photo library
We walk around with years of history in a pocket. What will the images captured during the pandemic teach us in the years to come? - 2/27/2022
Stories from the edge of a black hole
- 2/3/2022
This call is personal: If I could call my 15-year-old self about plagues, perseverance and progress
If I could send a missive to my 15-year-old self, I'd tell him about the Beatles breaking up, hint at the moon-landing and mention a fair few plagues. - 12/30/2021
Retired but not expired
The page opened up and the first thing I saw was “expired”! I immediately checked my pulse. Once I recovered from the shock of this misleading and preposterous clinical opinion, I realized what this was. - 11/30/2021
The report card
- 10/23/2021
A scalp in room 11
The familiar ring tone of my cellphone interrupted a visit with friends on our cottage deck on a sun-drenched mid-September afternoon. - 10/11/2021
Gone in 60 seconds
There is an eerie feeling of helplessness that overcomes you when faced with the realization that your personal space, property and security have been violated. - 9/29/2021
Closure: looking back, one year later
September 2020 was a month of long goodbyes. It was the consolidation of five decades working as a GP and a lifetime of caring. The final months, although anything but routine, brought a sense of cohesiveness to all those years. - 9/13/2021
The retirement gig
Closing in on one year retired, I wonder about other retired docs: How do you spend your retirement time? Have you taught the old doc new tricks? Regrets, have you had at least a few?
