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Tell us your worst healthcare story

The prior authorization that took longer than the pregnancy. The hospital voicemail tree with no exit. The waiting room with a TV stuck on a cooking show. Clinicians, patients and caregivers: send us the absurd, and we may turn it into an episode or read it on air. If we use it, we’ll email you the link so you can tell everyone you’re famous.

What are you sending? A prior authorization saga A hospital phone or voicemail nightmare A waiting-room, billing or paperwork story An AI-in-healthcare moment A story from the clinician side I want to be a guest Feedback on a teaching guide Something else Your story

Please leave out anything that could identify a patient: names, dates, record numbers, photos. Change details if you need to. We can’t accept protected health information.

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You are a… Patient or family member Physician Nurse Resident or student Other healthcare worker Just a listener

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I give Medics Musings permission to adapt this story for the podcast, website and social media. My story doesn’t include information that could identify a patient. Send it in

Prefer email? Write to BialystockMDandBloomMD@Gmail.com. Episodes are satire; we may change details, combine stories and exaggerate wildly. That’s the job.