Your Practice Made Perfect
Support, Protection and Advice for Practicing Medical Professionals
About the show
Conversations, interviews, and advice for today's practicing medical professionals brought to you by SVMIC's J. Baugh and guests. Learn more at SVMIC.com.
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Episodes
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Episode 098: Left To Their Own Devices
July 10th, 2020 | Season 1 | 14 mins 19 secs
closed claim, medical devices
In this closed claim review, Katy Smith and J. Baugh of SVMIC dive into a case with multiple defendants regarding the proper use of medical devices in the operating room.
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Episode 097: Understanding the Direct Primary Care Practice Model
June 26th, 2020 | Season 1 | 22 mins 20 secs
direct primary care
Dr. Charles Marable joins J. Baugh to talk about Direct Primary Care, including the benefits and challenges, as well as resources for physicians considering this non-traditional practice model.
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Episode 096: Financial Planning for Physicians: Don’t Let Your Money Control You
June 12th, 2020 | Season 1 | 15 mins 15 secs
financial planning for physicians
J. Baugh and John Dameron discuss financial planning for physicians, including taking inventory of what you owe and what you own, thinking about how having a partner plays into your finances, and the importance of your financial goals.
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Episode 095: Gear Up for Burnout
May 29th, 2020 | Season 1 | 22 mins 55 secs
physician burnout
At any given point, physician burnout affects up to 50% of the physician population across all ages and specialties. Dr. Greg Jones joins J. Baugh to discuss this and other factors impacting physician health and why it’s so important for physicians to seek help when they need it.
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Episode 094: A Multimodal Approach to Pain Management
May 15th, 2020 | Season 1 | 22 mins 14 secs
opioid, pain management
Dr. John McGraw and J. Baugh discuss the HHS Pain Management Best Practices Task Force and its efforts to address the opioid crisis with evidence-based conclusions surrounding pain management.
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Episode 093: Answers for Physicians During COVID-19
April 24th, 2020 | Season 1 | 48 mins 52 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, small business, smb, telemedicine
These unprecedented times have all healthcare professionals looking for answers. We’ve assembled a panel of some SVMIC’s best experts in their respective fields to cover some of the most frequently asked questions from our members. We discuss everything from Telemedicine coverage to managing a small business during this crisis. If you have a question about practicing medicine during COVID-19, there’s a good chance someone else has the same one. Tune in today and learn more.
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Episode 092: Communication is in the Eye of the Beholder
April 10th, 2020 | Season 1 | 15 mins 45 secs
ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Katy Smith and J. Baugh explore another closed claim. A 33-year-old woman with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt reported symptoms including blurred vision and headaches. After she underwent surgery, her vision continued to worsen until she was almost blind in one eye.
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Episode 091: Talking to Your Insurance Carrier
March 20th, 2020 | Season 1 | 20 mins 50 secs
malpractice insurance, telemedicine
Charmy Shrode joins J. Baugh to dive into some of today’s malpractice insurance issues like practicing outside of your specialty, the impact the opioid crisis is having on malpractice insurance, telemedicine, and more.
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Episode 090: The Renaissance Woman
March 6th, 2020 | Season 1 | 30 mins
renaissance woman
Dr. Nancy Shipley sits down with J. Baugh to talk tackling fear, achieving balance, and being a Renaissance woman, which for her starts with identifying her values and making sure everything she does fits within those values.
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Episode 089: HR Issues: The Biggest Trouble Spot
February 21st, 2020 | Season 1 | 18 mins 28 secs
hr
In the third and final part of their HR discussion, Scott Hickman and J. Baugh go over the importance of honesty and performance improvement in employee reviews, onboarding and off-boarding, and wage issues.
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Episode 088: HR Issues: Compensation Laws and Workplace Harassment
February 7th, 2020 | Season 1 | 15 mins 38 secs
compensation laws, workplace harassment
Scott Hickman and J. Baugh continue their HR discussion, this time with a focus on employment classification and the impact on pay, comp time, and the Family Medical Leave Act as well as how to address harassment in the workplace.
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Episode 087: HR Issues: Doing Your Homework
January 24th, 2020 | Season 1 | 12 mins 23 secs
compliance, hr
Attorneys Scott Hickman and J. Baugh discuss common HR issues that come up in practices, including the importance of enlisting a professional on the front end with compliance questions, and essential elements to include in a personnel manual.
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Episode 086: Destroying Physician Burnout
January 10th, 2020 | Season 1 | 21 mins 17 secs
pediatrics, physician burnout
Dr. Betty-Ann Svendsen shares her own personal experience surrounding physician burnout with J. Baugh, including its very real impact on her personal life. Svendsen shares how she was able to destroy burnout by making herself a priority and putting more focus on work-life balance.
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Episode 085: Not Everything Is As It Seems
December 13th, 2019 | Season 1 | 18 mins 4 secs
cardiac arrest, closed claim, mystery, sprained ankle
Brian Fortenberry sits down with Katy Smith and J. Baugh to dive into another closed claim. A 23-year-old male came in complaining of mysterious pain and was treated for a sprained ankle. Months later he suffers a sudden cardiac arrest.
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Episode 084: Quality Testing
December 6th, 2019 | Season 1 | 17 mins 26 secs
in-office, laboratory, testing
Anne Pontius joins J. Baugh to discuss operating an in-office laboratory. Anne weighs out the pros and cons of doing your own testing in-house versus using a commercial laboratory.
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Episode 083: Crucial Communication
November 29th, 2019 | Season 1 | 11 mins 58 secs
pain medication, sleep apnea
SVMIC Attorneys J. Baugh and Katy Smith take a look at another closed claim in which a lack of communication led to a patient diagnosed with severe sleep apnea being given an excessive dosage of pain medication.