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On Time, Technology, and The War of the Worlds

Posted on September 06, 2008

It seems so sudden, this shortening of the days.It is dark now where it was once light, yet the days remain fixed at 24 hours. You reflect, and think about time: time for light, time for leisure, time for family, and time for work.Time for doctors is the incessant foot soldier, marching relentlessly as one day moves to the next. Increasingly, doctors (especially proceduralists like myself) are compensated, in part, based on productivity. Such a model is limited by the time available, by its vary nature. So in order to remain income-neutral as insurance payments have dwindled, doctors historica...

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