JCAHO's in the HOOOUSE
It’s funny how hospital operations change when the Medical Marijuana Advocates come by for an…
Sticking Blood Cultures and "HospitalCompare"
Nice study in the Journal of Emergency Medicine by Shapiro et al. showing that many…
Get Out the Leathers!
A call for medical aid came over the scanner. When it’s busy, those ambulance tones…
Consultaholic
I admit a 52 year old lady to the surgery service to have the nasty…
Narcotic "Allergies"
Nice little “clinical pearl” review article from EMedHome.com about opioid allergies. Seems that they aren’t…
Medical Tourism
The Chicago Tribune has an AP story about how WellPoint is going to start a…
What NOT to Yell Over The Intercom
One of the security guards in the hospital is named Dick. Good guy. Funny. Always…
Healthcare As A Right
I was going to take the day off from blogging, but as I was reading…
Clostridium difficile Not A Medical Error?
According to this article in American Medical News, researchers at McGill University in Montreal discovered…
Wyeth v. Levine – Hide The Soda Straws
Yesterday I posted about the facts behind the Wyeth v. Levine case. Today I delve…