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Healthcare Musings

Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, FCCP

This is the official podcast of Hesham A. Hassaballa, MD, a NY Times-featured Pulmonary and Critical Care physician with decades of experience in the field of Medicine and Critical Care. Healthcare Musings discusses important issues in Critical Care, Healthcare, and Medicine, and Dr. Hassaballa also interviews Great Minds in Medicine.

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20:14

Do Doctors Gaslight Their Patients?: My Conversation...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/06/09

I was taken aback by the term, "Medical Gaslighting," used in this recent article. So, I sat down with the principal author and discussed the article and its larger implications beyond Gynecology. Article link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2833711

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41:25

Are All Plaintiff Attorneys Bad People?: My...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/06/02

A malpractice lawsuit can be very stressful for physicians - it sure was stressful for me. So, are all plaintiff attorneys bad people? What about those physicians who are expert witnesses for plaintiffs? I asked this and much more of Dr. Jeff Willis, an Emergency Medicine physician who left bedside practice to do medical legal consulting full time. It was an eye-opening conversation. Dr. Willis' Consulting Firm: https://ocmedlegal.com/ Expert Retainer: https://www.expertretainer.com/

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13:18

How To Do The SEP-1 Bundle Right

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/05/27

Like it or not, compliance with the SEP-1 Bundle is here to stay, despite its questionable effect on outcomes. We can either rail against it or learn to how do it well. In this episode, to culminate Critical Care Awareness Month, Dr. Hassaballa shares tips on how to achieve good results with the SEP-1 bundle.

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36:13

The Man Behind PulmCCM: Great Minds in Medicine

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/05/19

PulmCCM is one of the best Substacks out there. So, I sat down with Dr. Matt Hoffman, Critical Care physician and creator of PulmCCM to discuss his journey and evidence-based medicine in general. Substack Link: www.pulmccm.org When Death Comes To The Intensivist: https://www.sensible-med.com/p/when-death-comes-to-the-intensivist

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11:35

Tips For A Good Night’s Sleep

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/05/12

In the last episode of the “Sleep in the ICU” series, Dr. Hassaballa goes through several easy tips to help get a good night’s sleep. American Academy of Sleep Medicine Tips: https://sleepeducation.org/healthy-sleep/healthy-sleep-habits/

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07:53

I Was A Nurse For A Day: It Wasn’t Pretty

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/05/05

Dr. Hassaballa tells the story of when he filled in as a Tele-ICU Nurse. It wasn’t a pretty picture, and it highlights how important nurses truly are to the healthcare field. A very Happy Nurses Week to every nurse in the world! There is no “care” in healthcare without nurses.

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11:10

Sleep In The ICU: The Guidelines and What We Should Do

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/04/28

In Part 2 of the Sleep in the ICU series, Dr. Hassaballa discusses the SCCM guidelines with respect to sleep in critically ill adults and what we should do in the ICU. SCCM Guidelines: https://www.sccm.org/clinical-resources/guidelines/guidelines/guidelines-for-the-prevention-and-management-of-pa SCCM Update: https://sccm.org/clinical-resources/guidelines/guidelines/focused-update-padis-guideline

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45:27

"They Don't Make Them Like They Used To": My...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/04/21

Dr. Adam Cifu is an award-winning Medical Educator and general internist at the University of Chicago. He also writes for the fantastic Substack, Sensible Medicine. I had a wonderful conversation with him about Medical Education and how it has changed and not changed over the years. Dr. Cifu's books: https://www.adamcifu.com/books Sensible Medicine Substack: https://www.sensible-med.com/

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12:14

Sleep in the ICU: The Classic Experiments

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/04/14

In the first of a two-part series about sleep in the intensive care unit, Dr. Hassaballa discusses the classic sleep deprivation studies and their implications on our own sleep.

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06:44

Every Measles Death Is Too Many

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/04/09

Unless one has lost a child, then he or she can never know the horror of the parents who just lost a child to measles in Texas. For the latest on the Texas Measles Outbreak: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-2025

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04:10

Faith in the ICU: Stories of Wonder

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/04/02

In the latest installment of the Faith in the ICU Series, Dr. Hassaballa recounts a story that has always stayed with him.

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23:53

ICU Lecture Series: The ICU Liberation Bundle

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/03/24

In this latest episode of the ICU Lecture Series, Dr. Hassaballa lectures to staff about the ICU Liberation Bundle. Link: https://sccm.org/clinical-resources/iculiberation-home/abcdef-bundles

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07:20

What Is A Blood Transfusion, Truly?

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/03/17

Despite multiple specialty society guidelines recommending not to transfuse blood if the hemoglobin levels are above 7-8 g/dL, many physicians disregard the recommendations. Why is that? Dr. Hassaballa discusses this issue. Article referenced in the show: https://www.pulmccm.org/p/guidelines-on-red-cell-transfusion

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16:43

ICU Lecture Series: Metabolic Acidosis

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/03/10

In this latest ICU lecture series, Dr. Hassaballa discusses metabolic acidosis: how to diagnose it and what to do about it.

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43:25

Great Minds in Medicine: Dr. Elaine Chen

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/03/03

What would someone who is BOTH a Critical Care and Palliative Care Doctor say about palliative care in the ICU? I asked one. Links from the show: The Coleman Palliative Medicine Training Program: https://colemanpalliative.org/ Research Articles referenced in the episode: Norton SA, Hogan LA, Holloway RG, Temkin-Greener H, Buckley MJ, Quill TE. Proactive palliative care in the medical intensive care unit: effects on length of stay for selected high-risk patients. Crit Care Med

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07:14

From the Appeals Desk: Coding Clinics and Sepsis

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/02/25

Many payers state that a 2016 Coding Clinics article allows them to deny sepsis DRGs. This is not true, and Dr. Hassaballa goes into the article and what is specifically says about sepsis. And, he issues an unequivocal condemnation of the murder of Brian Thompson.

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40:32

Great Minds in Medicine: Dr. Sergio Zanotti

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/02/17

In the latest installment of the "Great Minds in Medicine" series, I sit down with Dr. Sergio Zanotti, Critical Care Chief Medical Officer for Sound Physicians. We had a wide-ranging discussion about medicine, critical care, and healthcare in general. It was, perhaps, one of my favorite conversations. Discussed during the podcast: The Ventilator (Hidden Brain Podcast): https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/the-ventilator/ The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (book):

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06:40

Faith in the ICU: Does Being a Physician Weaken My...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/02/10

Given that physicians frequently make life and death decisions, especially in the ICU, does being a physician weaken one's faith? Dr. Hassaballa reflects on his own experience of faith and being a doctor.

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12:34

Most Oncologists Do Not Refer to Palliative Care. What?

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/02/03

Despite a strong recommendation by the American Society of Clinical Oncology in its guidelines, recent surveys indicate very few, if any at all, Oncologists refer patients to Palliative Care. This is a huge disservice.

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50:18

Great Minds in Medicine: Dr. Mohammad Alo

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/01/27

I sit down with Dr. Mohammad Alo, America's Cardiologist and great friend of mine, and we discuss all things cholesterol and social media best practices for Doctors. Dr. Mohammad Alo on X: https://x.com/MohammedAlo Website: dralo.net/links

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