Browsing the archives for the hospital care category

You Want Fries With That?

Improving customer service (a.k.a the “patient experience”) in health care.

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4 Comments Posted in health care finance, health care reform, hospital care, medical innovation, patient experience
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Drawing Lines

Technology in Medicine brings unintended consequences.

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1 Comment Posted in aging, death & dying, hospital care, medical ethics, medical innovation, patient experience, primary care, technology
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Thank You for Not Smoking Redux

Your employer can tell you to smoke outside. Can they tell you not to smoke at all?

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10 Comments Posted in advocacy, health & wellness, hospital care, lifestyle modification, preventive health, primary care
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GlassHospital Getting New Digs

For a mere $100 million, we’ll name it after you.

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Be Careful What You Wish For

Why our medical malpractice system is superior to not having one. One of the topics I went to China to discuss was our medical school’s approach to teaching medical ethics. At Wuhan University they have a first-year course, but I was told by both the school administrators and some of the students that the material is dry and not seen of immediate importance, [...]

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2 Comments Posted in death & dying, hospital care, medical education, patient experience
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