Is the culture of medicine headed in the right direction?
The external environment is driving it the other way according to Beth Haynes, MD. Go read the article and note the choice Berwick quote. HT to the Black Ribbon Project.
Road office in a box (video)
An “office in a box briefcase, with a place for everything and everything in its place”. Check it out, by ePatient Dave: Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook.
Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: Manitoba – O, Ontario -2?
Manitoba recently rejected a proposal to adopt a tribunal like Ontario’s Consent and Capacity Board.  Manitoba is going to focus exclusively on preventing intractable futility disputes instead of on resolving them once they obtain.  But over in Ontario, some providers are pushing for even more dispute resolution options than they already have.   Ontario providers already frequently (though not always, especially when the patient’s religion calls for [...]
6 (reasonable) things to do in a doctor’s waiting room
1. Make a list of your top health concerns. 2. Write questions down. 3. Make a list of all your medications. 4. Ask the office to check on your test results. 5. Confirm that the office has the correct insurance information. 6. Read something besides the magazines. References:6 things to do in a doctor’s waiting [...]
Naming rights and wrongs
The thing I liked best about Mitt Romney as governor was that he refused to put his name on signs throughout the state. You know, like the ones that say “Welcome to Massachusetts” as you cross the border. Why? Well, he felt that those signs were public property, not private bulletin boards for elected politicians [...]
