Browsing the archives for the technology category
Time to say a thing or two about research. At academic medical centers (AMCs–what we used to call ‘teaching hospitals’) like GlassHospital, the holy trinity of mission is comprised of patient care teaching research. I used to joke that at GlassHospital, our priority list was research research research —————– patient care teaching. We’re moving away [...]
The recently signed health care reform bill was passed through a process called reconciliation. This was a bit controversial politically, because the unified Republican opposition wanted to prevent the bill from becoming law. In this context, reconciliation meant negotiating a compromise to the House and the Senate versions of the bill through budget negotiations to [...]
I always thought being a doctor I’d be free from cubicle life. Not so. Our medical center spent more than sixty million dollars over the last six years to upgrade the computer system we use. It’s a system we use for just about everything. With it, we can admit and discharge patients, write orders for [...]