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Mindfulness now! 27 Aug 2013 | 02:25 pm
Here's a humorous take-off on the concept of mindfulness, perhaps distinct from that codified by medical education guru David Mayer, but agreeing with him on the hoped-for time frame.
Getting sleep versus staying engaged with the patient 26 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Lisa Rosenbaum has posted a thoughtful piece over at The New Yorker entitled "Why Doesn't Medical Care Get Better When Doctors Rest More?" After introducing a story about a patient, she says, A few ...
Bending the Map 26 Aug 2013 | 07:37 am
As I am reading the book The Lost Art of Finding Our Way by John Edward Huth, I am struck by a correspondence between the kind of confirmation bias experienced by a physician who has engaged in diagno...
Most wired? 25 Aug 2013 | 11:51 pm
Now that I am a "civilian," I get to experience the health care system like most of you. I marvel at the degree to which customer service mechanisms used by service providers in other sectors do not e...
See them for who they are and not for the illnesses they have 23 Aug 2013 | 04:21 am
Jane Carmody is Chief Nursing Officer at Alegent Creighton Health in Omaha, Nebraska. She publishes a regular note from the CNO for the hospital staff. This personal account moved me, and I reprint ...
Medical residents taking the lead on quality improvement 23 Aug 2013 | 03:57 am
A note from my friends and colleagues at the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR): Although medical residents are often the first line of contact for most patients in academic medical centers an....
Safety and quality excellence in Gillette, WY 22 Aug 2013 | 05:44 pm
I'm always on the lookout for firms and institutions that embody a strong culture of quality and safety--in the work environment and in the products and services they produce or deliver. While health...
Thirsty Thursdays are about to resume 22 Aug 2013 | 03:50 pm
A faculty member reports to me that a significant percentage of Emergency Room patients at St. Elizabeth's Hospital on Thursday nights come from a nearby college and arrive with a diagnosis of alcohol...
If you can't do one thing well, add another 21 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm
A recent article in HealthLeaders Media covers a new trend, provider organizations branching out into the insurance industry. Here's the lede by Margaret Dick Tocknell: Health systems are increasing...
Twitter advice for hospital executives 21 Aug 2013 | 03:41 pm
Here's a really well done (and somewhat self-referential) story about how hospital executives should think about using Twitter by Helen Adamopoulos over at Becker's Hospital Review.
