Clinical writing, for teams building patient-facing work.
Essays on risk, screening, trauma, and maternal mental health — the places where clinical content is most likely to fail a real person.
AI & Clinical Risk · August 27, 2026 · 8 min read
Your EHR's Consent Template Is Not Yours
Why your EHR's AI consent template probably doesn't describe your actual configuration, and what to check before a rule change makes it a board issue.
Related: The Screening Tools Got Better at Suicide Risk. That Wasn't the Hard Part. · A Client Collapsed from Not Eating. The AI Cleared Her Risk Assessment
AI & Clinical Risk · July 29, 2026 · 2 min read
The Screening Tools Got Better at Suicide Risk. That Wasn't the Hard Part.
AI chatbots are improving at detecting suicide risk, but the harder problem is the disclosure that doesn't fit the form. What clinical intake still gets wrong about trust, timing, and the question behind the answer.
Related: Your EHR's Consent Template Is Not Yours · A Client Collapsed from Not Eating. The AI Cleared Her Risk Assessment
Women & Burnout · July 13, 2026 · 4 min read
I'm Exhausted. But It's Fine. Anyway, How Are You?
A clinical look at the high-achieving women who score 'moderate' on every screen but are quietly running on empty, and why functioning is the symptom everyone misses.
Related: Your EHR's Consent Template Is Not Yours · The Screening Tools Got Better at Suicide Risk. That Wasn't the Hard Part.
Screening & Assessment · May 28, 2026 · 6 min read
You Can't Route a Disclosure That Never Happened
A negative postpartum screen is the least trustworthy result in the encounter. Why AI screening tools miss intrusive infant-harm thoughts, and what to do about it.
Related: The Postpartum Crisis Our Intake Forms Miss · Your EHR's Consent Template Is Not Yours
AI & Clinical Risk · May 21, 2026 · 4 min read
A Client Collapsed from Not Eating. The AI Cleared Her Risk Assessment
A clinical look at what AI documentation tools can miss when risk assessment depends on context, judgment, and knowing what questions to ask.
Related: Your EHR's Consent Template Is Not Yours · The Screening Tools Got Better at Suicide Risk. That Wasn't the Hard Part.
Screening & Assessment · May 14, 2026 · 5 min read
The Postpartum Crisis Our Intake Forms Miss
Postpartum identity loss, emotional disappearance, and the mothers who look functional while quietly unraveling.
Related: You Can't Route a Disclosure That Never Happened · Your EHR's Consent Template Is Not Yours
Clinical Practice · May 7, 2026 · 4 min read
Trauma-Informed Care Starts Where the Training Ends
What trauma-informed care loses when it becomes a buzzword instead of a clinical and institutional responsibility.
Related: Your EHR's Consent Template Is Not Yours · The Screening Tools Got Better at Suicide Risk. That Wasn't the Hard Part.
Maternal Mental Health · April 30, 2026 · 7 min read
Why Postpartum Moms Aren't Telling You They Want to Die
Postpartum suicidal ideation, shame, screening gaps, and why mothers minimize distress until it becomes dangerous.
Related: Your EHR's Consent Template Is Not Yours · The Screening Tools Got Better at Suicide Risk. That Wasn't the Hard Part.
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