Mind Tyranny
Thank you for stopping by. It is my desire to demonstrate ways in which you may think with greater clarity and reach conclusions that are both rational and logical.
First, we must reach an accord as to how we are able to think. It is this matter, to which we will soon turn our attention.
For thirty years, I focused my efforts on stemming the tide on healthcare fraud and abuse. In an effort to accomplish this goal, I engaged in, among other things: (1) private practice; (2) teaching various courses at a post-graduate level; (3) consulted with Consumer Health Information Research Institute ( CHIRI); (4) taught thousands of physicians, chiropractors, surgeons, law enforcement, to include FBI agents and prosecutors, to include Assistant Attorneys General et al. (For information regarding published works, please visit my "About Me" page.)
I would like to begin this journey by establishing a simple framework upon which the user will be able to analyze data and apply processes that will lay a foundation for cogent thought. We must first establish a reliable method for data collection.
Most healthcare providers are well aware of the acronym SOAP. By incorporating this simple strategy, providers are able to generate hypotheses (discussed infra.) The acronym represents the following:
S: Subjective. Collection of this data tells the provider how or what the patient feels, senses, etc.
O: Objective. These are observations made during medical evaluations that are not under the patient's control, such as X-ray results, nerve conduction studies, and MRIs.
A: Assessment. This represents data collected via both subjective and objective findings. Arithmetically, it may be represented as follows: S + O = A.
It is at this stage that the hypothesis is generated. We will discuss this in detail in subsequent posts.
P: Plan of treatment.
As bizarre as it may seem, it is from this simple framework that we will develop our HOAT (Hypothesis Oriented Algorithm for Thinking).
For thirty years, I focused my efforts on stemming the tide on healthcare fraud and abuse. In an effort to accomplish this goal, I engaged in, among other things: (1) private practice; (2) teaching various courses at a post-graduate level; (3) consulted with Consumer Health Information Research Institute ( CHIRI); (4) taught thousands of physicians, chiropractors, surgeons, law enforcement, to include FBI agents and prosecutors, to include Assistant Attorneys General et al. (For information regarding published works, please visit my "About Me" page.)
I would like to begin this journey by establishing a simple framework upon which the user will be able to analyze data and apply processes that will lay a foundation for cogent thought. We must first establish a reliable method for data collection.
Most healthcare providers are well aware of the acronym SOAP. By incorporating this simple strategy, providers are able to generate hypotheses (discussed infra.) The acronym represents the following:
S: Subjective. Collection of this data tells the provider how or what the patient feels, senses, etc.
O: Objective. These are observations made during medical evaluations that are not under the patient's control, such as X-ray results, nerve conduction studies, and MRIs.
A: Assessment. This represents data collected via both subjective and objective findings. Arithmetically, it may be represented as follows: S + O = A.
It is at this stage that the hypothesis is generated. We will discuss this in detail in subsequent posts.
P: Plan of treatment.
As bizarre as it may seem, it is from this simple framework that we will develop our HOAT (Hypothesis Oriented Algorithm for Thinking).
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