Kitty Tamiflu
Why are we now testing 13 year old cats for swine flu? So what if…
Destabilization of Psychiatric Services
As resources become more scarce and as more patients lose insurance funding, psychiatry beds for…
A Welcome Addition
For those of you who don’t know him, Mark Plaster is the executive editor of…
Healthcare Update 11-03-2009
Where are those TASERs when you need them? A patient visiting his wife in the…
Defeating the Stabenow Bill: Was that good or bad?
Mark Plaster here, author of EP Monthly’s Night Shift column, guest blogging on WhiteCoat’s Call…
Dilemma
The WhiteCoat family just got back from a trip for the past 3-4 days so…
She's Baaaaack …
Nurse K ditched the “CLOSED” sign and is back to writing … with a vengeance.…
Unnecessary Medical Testing
The topic of unnecessary medical testing comes up all the time in the health care…
No Spinning Lights For YOU!
If you’re in the Fort Worth, Texas area and you call an ambulance for your…
Healthcare Update 10-26-2009
Another large emergency department is on the verge of closing in Memphis, TN. The Regional…