Reducing Liability on EMTALA care
Here I go with EMTALA again. I wanted to flesh out an issue that Matt…
Healthcare Policy Update June 16, 2009
Want fries with that? Stanford Hospital experiments with the first drive-thru emergency department. Examining people…
Promises Promises …
Very poignant article in Yahoo news about how the federal government is failing to meet…
"The Ambulance Game"
Want another perspective on why some emergency department staff are on a mission to bust…
The "Fast Track"
I had the charge nurse get upset with me while working in our ED’s fast…
Looking for Feedback
I added a new “rating” system to the blog so that everyone can rate my…
Don't Believe Everything You Read …
This blogger got nearly a million hits to her blog while describing whether or not…
ED Issues the Public Doesn't Think About
Down side of working in a trauma center near a music venue: drunks. I used…
Scary Malpractice Cases
This article about scary malpractice cases from Cracked.com will give all the docs out there…
Two Thoughts on Health Reform
I don’t always agree with Uwe Reinhardt’s insights into the health care system, but he…