Monthly Archives: July 2010

A Gentle Scolding

At the end of a busy afternoon, Mrs. MJ was exactly the kind of case I needed. Two of my patients had come in late but needed to be seen and another was acutely short of breath and refusing to … Continue reading

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Competing on Outcomes, The Way to True Health Care Reform

On my drive in to work this past week I came across this: a bus-side advertisement for a local hospital (sadly, not mine) claiming that it was “home to the city’s best transplant outcomes.” Normally I drive right by these … Continue reading

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