Overuse of Proton Pump Inhibitors is Expensive & Dangerous
Let’s talk about proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). These drugs, successors to the innovative H2...
Read MoreJun 26, 2012
Let’s talk about proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). These drugs, successors to the innovative H2...
Read MoreJun 15, 2012
Here is an extreme “system error” type of response to an event that seems to have been a human...
Read MoreJun 14, 2012
A recent survey from staffing company Jackson Healthcare found that 68% of physicians gave the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a C, D, or F grade, believing that the ACA will neither decrease the cost of healthcare nor improve...
Read MoreJun 11, 2012
It’s 8:15 p.m. I am at home. My beeper goes off, and I check it instantly. It reads, “555-1212” [Number changed to comply with HIPAA regulations]. It’s the inpatient surgical floor. Within 10 seconds, I have dialed the number....
Read MoreMay 31, 2012
Richard Smith, a former editor of the British Medical Journal, wrote a thoughtful essay offering guidance for new medical students. (Full text here.) Although it was published in 2003, someone just brought it to my attention via...
Read MoreMay 23, 2012
If you wonder why hospitals are under fire for outrageous and often baffling accounting practices,...
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