https://www.doccheck.com/en/profile/channels/367-dr-michael-breens-medical-stories?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367 Dr. Michael Breen is the founder of Dr. Michael Breen Associates, a medical marketing company based in Chicago, Illionois. As graduate from Albert Einstein Medical School and with more than 20 years in broadcast journalism, he has plenty of stories to tel en Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:19:46 +0200 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:52:09 +0100 https://www.doccheck.com/en/profile/channels/367-dr-michael-breens-medical-stories?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367 https://dccdn.de/www.doccheck.com/data/lp/2j/jb/65/ku/8n/default_thumbnail_1498052462_mdSq.jpg https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/14146-physicians-are-low-hanging-fruit-heres-why?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-14146 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/14146-physicians-are-low-hanging-fruit-heres-why?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-14146#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/14146-physicians-are-low-hanging-fruit-heres-why Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:37:29 +0100 When my children were growing up, I advised them, “Don’t choose any profession in which your worth is determined by knowing a body of information or using algorithmic thinking. If you do that, you’re toast.” ”Toast” because monopolies on... When my children were growing up, I advised them, “Don’t choose any profession in which your worth is determined by knowing a body of information or using algorithmic thinking. If you do that, you’re toast.” ”Toast” because monopolies on... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13730-whats-the-precise-dollar-value-of-patient-loyalty?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-13730 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13730-whats-the-precise-dollar-value-of-patient-loyalty?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-13730#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13730-whats-the-precise-dollar-value-of-patient-loyalty Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:16:55 +0200 Almost three decades ago I did a TV story about how a then fledgling company called United Healthcare was taking off in its home state of Minnesota. Doctors statewide had at first refused to join the insurers network convinced that their patients... Almost three decades ago I did a TV story about how a then fledgling company called United Healthcare was taking off in its home state of Minnesota. Doctors statewide had at first refused to join the insurers network convinced that their patients... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13681-replacing-doctors-with-advanced-nurses-how-far-will-it-go?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-13681 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13681-replacing-doctors-with-advanced-nurses-how-far-will-it-go?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-13681#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13681-replacing-doctors-with-advanced-nurses-how-far-will-it-go Mon, 10 Jul 2017 19:16:24 +0200 Primary Care Physicians in America are fast being replaced by nurses with advanced training. This article raises the questions of how far the trend will go...and how this will influence the future of physicians in primary practice. As a physician and... Primary Care Physicians in America are fast being replaced by nurses with advanced training. This article raises the questions of how far the trend will go...and how this will influence the future of physicians in primary practice. As a physician and... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13622-hospitals-demeaning-efforts-to-engage-physicians?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-13622 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13622-hospitals-demeaning-efforts-to-engage-physicians?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-13622#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13622-hospitals-demeaning-efforts-to-engage-physicians Thu, 06 Jul 2017 22:51:45 +0200 "Physician Engagement" is a current buzzword in our country. As in "How Do We Get Physicians To Do What We Want Without Openly Threatening Them?" This article talks about business' solution which is less obviously... "Physician Engagement" is a current buzzword in our country. As in "How Do We Get Physicians To Do What We Want Without Openly Threatening Them?" This article talks about business' solution which is less obviously... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13619-doctors-obstacles-executive-hubris-computersand-our-own-natures?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-13619 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13619-doctors-obstacles-executive-hubris-computersand-our-own-natures?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-13619#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13619-doctors-obstacles-executive-hubris-computersand-our-own-natures Thu, 06 Jul 2017 22:49:50 +0200 This article looks at how medical education has selected personalities that have a particularly hard time dealing with the new business of medicine. It also parallels the almost identical decline I personally witnessed (and was similarly marginalized... This article looks at how medical education has selected personalities that have a particularly hard time dealing with the new business of medicine. It also parallels the almost identical decline I personally witnessed (and was similarly marginalized... https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13545-doctors-have-a-great-pr-story-to-tellbut-wholl-tell-it?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-13545 article https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13545-doctors-have-a-great-pr-story-to-tellbut-wholl-tell-it?utm_source=DocCheck&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=channel-367&utm_content=article-13545#comments https://www.doccheck.com/en/detail/articles/13545-doctors-have-a-great-pr-story-to-tellbut-wholl-tell-it Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:25:24 +0200 Doctors have a PR problem. In the US we're routinely treated as money hungry and uncaring by the media. This article looks at why that is, why that image is inaccurate, and why it will be so difficult to correct. I wanted to share some thoughts... Doctors have a PR problem. In the US we're routinely treated as money hungry and uncaring by the media. This article looks at why that is, why that image is inaccurate, and why it will be so difficult to correct. I wanted to share some thoughts...