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“One day I was Jewish, the next day I was Advocate.”
The senior cardiologist from NorthShore University HealthSystem who uttered this comment garnered a nervous laugh from everyone. While the ripple effects of the proposed mega-merger between two of the larger health care systems in Chicago, NorthShore University HealthSystem (my employer) and Advocate Health Care, remained unknown, the immediate anxiety among workers was palpable.
“What do you think, Dr. Fisher?”
Cybernetics, the scientific study of control and communication in the animal and the machine, used to be the stuff of science fiction. Today, thanks to a Faustian bargain between corporations, regulators, and politicians, it is defining medicine.
Every day, the exponential explosion of data entry and regulatory requirements doctors endure boggles the mind, all in the name of “health care.”
California device maker Spiracur won reimbursement coverage from insurance giant Health Care Services Corp., covering the SNaP wound care system.
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — In what has become a stream of high-profile healthcare hacks, federal officials revealed this week that even their healthcare systems are not immune.
There’s no sign that the intruders stole any private information since they only accessed a test server for the Healthcare.gov website, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
He left a little early to stop by the cath lab to see his patient before her procedure. Cordial “Hello’s” and “Good mornings” and “Any last questions?” were mentioned before she signed her consent. The team was working feverishly to prepare her for her procedure. “Have you met the anesthesiologist yet?” was next, and almost on cue, the anesthesiologist arrived and took over for a bit.
As I begin another year teaching EKG’s to our new residents, I find I am increasingly asking myself “Where to teach?”
This morning the American Board of Medical Specialties’ (ABMS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program debate reached a larger mainstream media audience when the Wall Street Journalpublished their article by Melissa Beck entitled “Skill Reviews Upset Doctors.”
