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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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47:51

Is American Healthcare Doomed To Be A Zero Sum Game?:...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/11/17

Insurance payers have the money. Providers - hospitals and doctors - want the money. This seems to be an irreconcilable conflict. Is there a middle way? I asked the perfect person this question: Jeff Alter of Sound Physicians. His insights were invaluable. Jeff Alter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreydalter/ Sound Physicians: www.soundphysicians.com

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11:38

“Poof, It’s Sepsis”: Are Doctors Using AI To...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/11/10

There is a growing battle between payers and providers, each using AI to get the most money. Are doctors and hospitals using these tools inappropriately? Articles: AI by Doctors: https://www.statnews.com/2025/08/20/ai-scribe-use-doctors-health-insurance-bills-may-rise/ AI by Insurers: https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/health-insurer-ai-fights-hospital-ai-coding-billing/

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32:24

Revolutionizing The Care Economy: My Conversation...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/11/03

One of the most challenging aspects of our healthcare system is elder and sick care at home. Who can do it? How can you afford it? It can cause enormous stress. Neal Shah, CEO of CareYaya, knows this challenge firsthand, and he came up with a brilliant solution that will, in my mind, revolutionize the care economy. I sit down with Neal and hear all about it. Company: www.careyaya.org Neal Shah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neal-shah-careyaya/

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49:33

Using AI To Become a "10x Doctor": My Conversation...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/10/27

How will Artificial Intelligence affect physicians? Will it take their jobs? Will it kill all of humanity? There are so many questions with respect to AI and healthcare, and so I had the perfect guest on to get answers to all of these important questions. Eiman Abdelmoneim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eimanabdelmoneim/

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44:35

Women in Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/10/20

I sat down with three amazing women leaders in the Medical field - Dr. Chia-Shing Yang, Dr. Simran Matta, and April Burke PA - and had a wide-ranging conversation about the challenges facing women in medicine and leadership, and the opportunities they have as well. This is, by far, one of my most favorite episodes.

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10:26

“Surgical Consultation Recommended”

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/10/13

I understand why so many Radiologists put this phrase in their reports. It can frequently make things worse, and this is one of the many bad things fear of a malpractice suit has wrought.

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10:46

What’s The Deal With Potassium In The ICU

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/10/06

No matter which ICU in which I work, I am asked to keep the potassium levels more than 4. Is there any evidence for this?

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53:05

“They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To”: My...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/09/29

I have railed against some traits and trends of new students and residents these days. My conversation with one of my teachers, Dr. Richard Abrams, taught me a valuable lesson and made me change my attitude.

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6:54

The Travesty of “Verbal Denials”

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/09/22

If an insurance payer denies a claim, and we write an appeal. The very least the payer must do is write a letter in response.

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2:39

Honoring Our EVS Colleagues

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/09/18

This is Environmental Services Week, where we honor a crucial member of the healthcare community: those who clean hospital rooms.

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10:17

Your First Impression Is Your Only Impression

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/09/15

Patients frequently base their relationships with Doctors on their first impression. And research shows that our attire has a lot to do with that first impression. On this week's episode, Dr. Hassaballa reviews the latest evidence on Physician attire and the patient-physician relationship. Article: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8/e100824

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25:27

“A Day In The Life”: Telecritical Care With Dr....

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/09/08

What’s it like to be a Teleintensivist? I asked one of the best in the business, Dr. Eugene Yeh of Sound Physicians. He gives us an intimate view of being a remote critical care specialist. Dr. Yeh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugene-yeh-39ba1844/

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10:25

Mixed Feelings On Prior Authorization in Traditional...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/08/31

CMS unveiled the WISeR Model, a pilot of prior authorization for traditional Medicare beneficiaries. I have mixed feelings about it. NYT Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/health/medicare-prior-approval-health-care.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare CMS Press Release: https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/wiser

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05:34

Americans Are Drinking Less: That’s Amazing News!

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/08/25

Gallup’s recent poll showed that Americans are drinking alcohol at the lowest rate ever. This is something that should be celebrated. Poll Link: https://news.gallup.com/poll/693362/drinking-rate-new-low-alcohol-concerns-surge.aspx

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07:06

What Doctors Can Do That AI Cannot

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/08/11

Artificial Intelligence can’t get get tired. Artificial Intelligence can’t get burned out. Artificial Intelligence can do a lot. There are things, however, that Doctors do that AI can’t.

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08:11

Limiting Student Loans: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/07/27

Limiting student loans for professional schools is so horribly shortsighted. Dr. Hassaballa explains why.

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40:38

AI Has Eliminated Your Job As A Radiologist, Right?:...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/07/13

Not too long ago, some predicted that Artificial Intelligence will render Radiologists obsolete. So, I sat down with Dr. Safwan Halabi, Associate Professor of Radiology at Northwestern University and Vice-Chair of Imaging Informatics at Lurie's Children's Hospital, and asked him about the effect of AI on his field now and in the future. This conversation was one of my absolute favorites. Dr. Halabi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/safwanhalabi/

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05:32

The Freedom Fighters of Medicine

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/07/05

On July 1, new doctors start their residency. On July 4, our nation celebrates its independence. This is fitting because, truly, we in the medical field are fighting for the freedom of our patients.

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05:26

Is a Mean Arterial Pressure of 65 Harmful in Septic...

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/06/23

Typically, we titrate Vascopressors to a mean arterial pressure of 65. Does this harm patient with septic shock? Dr. Hassabolus goes over the literature.

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13:25

The Vindication Of Dr. Hassabolus

Healthcare Musings ·

2025/06/16

I am clearly in the aggressive fluid resuscitation camp for patients who present with septic shock or sepsis-induced hypotension. And I have been vindicated by the literature. CLASSIC: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2202707 CLOVERS: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2212663 CHEST Review: https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)00637-2/fulltext ESICM Guidelines: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40163133/

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