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Dr Brian J Dixon
Dr Brian J Dixon

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My mental health calling

My calling is to improve mental health for everyone. I live by Henry David Thoreau’s quote: “the best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is endeavor to carry out those schemes he entertained when he was poor.” I grew up in East Texas and…

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My mental health calling
My mental health calling

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Nov 18, 2021

Prior Authorization Is Nightmarish (PAIN)

P.A.I.N. See what we did there? Prior auths are a pain in the ass. Healthcare premiums have increased nearly 50% in the last decade. Shouldn’t timely access to quality patient care reflect that jump? Today, more than ever, time and money are utterly wasted adhering to prior authorization hurdles set…

Healthcare

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Healthcare

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Jul 25, 2020

Black folks managing COVID; What’s next?

“Nature abhors a vacuum.” In the laws of physics, unfilled spaces are “unnatural” and so any matter surrounding the empty space tends to fill it. Communication about the COVID pandemic is no different. I’ve been absolutely floored, angered, and deeply ashamed at how inconsistent communication has been from the government…

Covid-19

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Black folks managing COVID; what’s next?
Black folks managing COVID; what’s next?
Covid-19

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Jun 6, 2020

10 Ideas To Actually Save Black Lives

I’m a Democrat-leaning Black doctor with a ton of white conservative friends. If we are to survive the pandemics of COVID and systemic racism, we need all hands on-deck: especially the Black ones. Here are ten ways to save Black lives: Get a Doctor, Part 1: Give $100,000 grant to…

BlackLivesMatter

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10 Ideas To Actually Save Black Lives
10 Ideas To Actually Save Black Lives
BlackLivesMatter

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Dec 24, 2016

Hate healthcare? It’s your fault.

Hate healthcare? It’s your fault. Paradigm shifts are hard and the human psyche is primed to be cautious of “the new”. The American psyche is even more headstrong — we’re an entitled mishmash of merit and charity that changes on a groupthink dime. So when I launched a one-man crusade…

Healthcare

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Hate healthcare? It’s your fault.
Hate healthcare? It’s your fault.
Healthcare

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Jan 6, 2016

After 4 years of undergrad, 4 years of medical school, 5 years of residency in pediatrics and child…

After 4 years of undergrad, 4 years of medical school, 5 years of residency in pediatrics and child psychiatry, $200K of debt, and 3 years of being a staff “front-line” psychiatrist, I almost walked away from medical practice. I couldn’t understand how the greatest country on the planet could create…

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Dr Brian J Dixon

Dr Brian J Dixon

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