Paying hospitals for quality…and good patient satisfaction scores. Are you kidding me? http://www.acep.org/Content.aspx?id=78862 So now, in addition to the many other bits of medical meddling we have from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), there’s this. Reimbursements to hospitals, … Continue reading
Stepping out of our comfort zones… http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/04/neurosurgeon-considers-stepping-comfort-zone.html#comment-164175
My sincere thanks to the American Society of Healthcare Publications Editors for my 2011 Silver Award for Best Regular Column, tied with Tim Tolan of Healthcare Informatics, and his column Career Paths. Congratulations to Mr. Tolan as well! SILVER (tie) … Continue reading
An interesting analysis of market forces in healthcare, and the administration’s confused interpretation. http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/04/30/obamas-medicare-appointee-has-accidental-encounter-with-reality-learns-nothing/
Those of you who read my blog know that it has been a tough winter. My wife Jan has gone through a rough patch with cancer, as well as a pulmonary embolus. Well, we’re on the sunny side of things … Continue reading
Last night our area was surrounded by storms. The lightning was remarkable, and the rain and thunder echoed through the house. At 2 am, Jan and I were awake and watching the weather reports, as a tornado warning enveloped our … Continue reading
This recent column by Dennis Prager left me feeling a burden for my brothers and sisters in Christ around the world, and with a sense of shame that we do so little. We should be doing all we can to … Continue reading
A young woman saw me on my shift today. In the process of being evaluated for a work related injury, her physician ordered some x-rays. One of them showed an incidental finding of a lung nodule. She was told she … Continue reading
Science’s wonders point to Jesus’ wondrous work This is my column in today’s Greenville News. Happy Easter! He is risen indeed! It is believed that with every breath, we inhale at least one atom inhaled by everyone who ever lived. … Continue reading
Sinner is my denomination. Here in the homeland of all things Southern Baptist, the appearance of faith has a shiny veneer. There are things that have been accepted tenets of Southern Christian life for generations. Two services and Sunday school … Continue reading