Friday, September 29, 2006

Transplants

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Speaking of transparency (see below), the Los Angeles Times reported in June that 20 percent of U.S. transplant centers were found to be sub...
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Transparency

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In the health care world, it has become fashionable to be in favor of "transparency," which roughly means public access to how wel...
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Monday, September 25, 2006

Too sad to think about

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A note from one of our staff members. Most of us never have to think about such things. I hope it does not get you too upset: "A smal...
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Saturday, September 23, 2006

How to add a comment

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A lot of people have written to say they don't really know how to use a blog. It's simple; you just need to know where to click. A b...
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Advice from friends

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I sent an email to a bunch of friends to let them know about this site. Here are some of their reactions, which include a lot of advice abou...
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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Doctors and Nurses Have Families, Too

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Our doctors and nurses are so dedicated to taking care of patients that I sometimes have to remind them to spend time with their own familie...
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Friday, August 25, 2006

Union Issues

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One of the issues facing many hospitals is the desire of the Service Employees International Union to organize members of our workforce. Th...
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Sad and beautiful story

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This is a note I received. (I have removed the patient's name and other identifiers, as well as the name of the nurse.) I can't b...
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Friday, August 11, 2006

Single Payer

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Many people think that a single payer system would improve the cost and quality of medical care in America. I disagree. This topic was recen...
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Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Running a hospital

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Hi, The other day, I was reading a NY Times article that menitoned that only 1 CEO of a Fortune 500 company had a blog. I don't run a Fo...
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