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		<title>Reflections on Virginia&#8217;s Election Results</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/reflections-on-virginias-election-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats are licking their wounds after Republicans won the top three posts for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general by an overwhelming margin in this past Tuesday&#8217;s election in Virginia.  Bob McDonnell won the governorship with 59% of the vote to Creigh Deeds&#8217; 41%.  What happened?   Republicans showed up, and Democrats [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=340&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #20: The Movie</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/the-story-20-the-movie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My saga of attempts to get medical care continues with an adventure in film making.
One blog reader suggested that I pursue getting medical care by contacting medical schools, which, she said, revel in using patients as guinea pigs for its students. I have to admit, the thought had crossed my mind on more than one [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=228&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Defense of Healthcare Reform</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/in-defense-of-healthcare-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 02:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama could gain more support for his proposed health care reforms if the government actually enforced existing laws.
Under our current system, I believe medical insurance companies have vicarious liability for the negligence of their network providers. Calling the insurance companies to the carpet for the negligence of its providers would expose reasons for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=217&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #8: Search For A New PCP</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/the-story-8-search-for-a-new-pcp-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 31, 2005. Given a long history of gastrointestinal problems and constant lower left abdominal pain , I made an appointment with Dr. Carol Schuffler, a gastroenterologist recommended by Dr. Joyce Hair, my gynecologist. Dr. Schuffler had a small office in an older office building primarily populated with medical offices. I recall how warm it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=135&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Would You Change About Medical Care?</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/what-would-you-change-about-medical-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would approach healthcare delivery like it was a brand new business. Wipe the slate clean. The first order of business would be to design or conceive of the product or service. Let&#8217;s consider outpatient care first. I would design a center in which internists and specialists from various fields worked together to diagnose a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=125&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #10: The Colonoscopy</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/the-story-10-the-colonoscopy-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 12, 2005 Gastroenterologist Dr. Ronald Barkin performed a colonoscopy at Inova Alexandria Hospital. The operative report noted findings of small internal hemorrhoids and notable diffuse inflammatory change with ulceration in the descending colon, the sigmoid colon and rectum. The surgical pathology report confirmed the presence of  lymphocytes, neutrophils and eosinophils within the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=121&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #15: Time Out</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/the-story-15-time-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ll have to forgive me for not blogging every day. I&#8217;m still very, very ill and am doing everything I&#8217;m physically and mentally capable of  to maintain myself, my living environment and deal with creditors, foreclosure, etc.
Yesterday, I retained a bankruptcy attorney, who advised me to list my home for sale, probably a short [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=47&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #13: The Diagnosis</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/the-story-13-the-diagnosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the exception of occasional visits to a chiropractor, I stopped seeing doctors in October 2005 when I could no longer afford medical insurance. Seeing doctors seemed useless anyway since they couldn&#8217;t figure out what was wrong with me, and the few medicines they prescribed weren&#8217;t helping me get well. I figured if I was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=40&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #3: The Medical Record Paperweight</title>
		<link>http://doctorblue.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/the-story-3-the-medical-record-paperweight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 12 &#38; 18, 2003.  Office visits with infectious diseases specialist, Dr. David Yoho. 
Serum protein electrophoresis, immunology and HIV testing were all negative. Dr Yoho prescribed a 10-day course of doxycycline as a precautionary measure just the same. He confirmed I was outwardly exhibiting the symptoms of fungal infection, but said there was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=19&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Story #2: PCP as Pontius Pilate</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the recommendation of a co-worker, I made an appointment for a full exam with a doctor from her family physician&#8217;s office. Only the newer, younger doctors were taking on new clients, so instead of seeing the co-worker&#8217;s seasoned family doctor, I met with a recent graduate, Dr. Aliza Levine. Doctor&#8217;s notes in my medical [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=doctorblue.wordpress.com&blog=5488405&post=15&subd=doctorblue&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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