Monday, September 29, 2008

Alan Lupo: Reporter

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I had planned to take this day off, but I am moved to write this short note in memory of Alan Lupo, a beloved Boston reporter, who died toda...
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Dirty Americans?

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A guest post from Dr. Val Jones, a blogosphere friend. I was going to have a simple post today to wish my Jewish readers "l'shana ...
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Sunday, September 28, 2008

Another problematic ad

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In a post below , I talk about a recent radio ad that I felt was inappropriate. Yesterday, I heard another one. In this ad, there is discuss...
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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Caption contest

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Just for fun, let's have a caption contest for the picture above. The caption should relate to the current US financial crisis. Please...
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Friday, September 26, 2008

Shoe on the other foot

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A story by Mark Hollmer in today's Boston Business Journal summarizes a recent report by the Mass. Hospital Association, entitled Hospit...
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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Double Talent

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Former Boston anchorwoman Heather Kahn has joined forces with BIDMC's Rhonda Mann to create a series of broadcasts on two Boston media-a...

Proverbial Wisdom

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I am listening to a delightful interview by Tom Ashbrook on his show On Point on WBUR radio with David Crystal about his new book As They ...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Fan support

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As part of our partnership with the Boston Red Sox, our staff provides first aid to the patrons at Fenway Park. As the regular season draws ...
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50 great years

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At the Annual Meeting of our Boards last night, Board Chair Lois Silverman was honored for 50 years of affiliation with the hospital. Lois s...
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State of the Blogosphere

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Technorati is presenting an interesting series on the state of the blogosphere. Here is the introduction and the first two of five chapte...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Follow-up to "never" event

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Some of you have inquired what our follow-up has been to the wrong side surgery that took place in July. Here is an email that went out to...
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Why not to blog . . . or how to do it

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On this post by B. L. Ochman, we find "10 Reasons Your Company Shouldn't Blog," mainly focused on her advice that CEOs should...
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Monday, September 22, 2008

Heartfelt feelings

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(Printed with the patient's permission.) My friend Bob Kavanagh recently visited our hospital for heart surgery. Upon arriving home, he...
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Wheeling through the Hub

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Several thousand people joined together yesterday for Hub on Wheels , a bike ride through the neighborhoods of the City of Boston. The ride...

Sunshine in Worcester

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Douglas Brown writes an important op-ed in today's Boston Globe about the experience of his hospital with public reporting of clinical ...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Breathe

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From Kevin, MD, you HAVE TO listen to and watch this .
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In memoriam: Susanna Burgett

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Please read this obituary .
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Time for another apology

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Well, it turns out, in the post below , that I unwittingly engaged in a bit of revisionist history. As you may recall, I said this: "Bu...
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Friday, September 19, 2008

A lucky number?

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We live in dangerous times, and there have to be security provisions that we didn't need a few years ago, but you wonder how some of the...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Ad out

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We have all become accustomed to ads by pharmaceutical companies in which they try to convince us that we are at risk for one or another dis...
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