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- Illinois: Another State in the Dark by The HealthCare PSI Blog on Nov 25, 2009
Late last week the state of Illinois proudly unveiled its new Illinois Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care. This project languished for a full five years through budget shortfalls, legal challenges, and all the usual BS you expect...
- Guest Post by Jennifer Johnson by The HealthCare PSI Blog on Nov 23, 2009
Note: I am frequently asked if I accept guest posts for HealthCare PSI Blog. I do! Today's post was written by Jennifer Johnson, with Nurse Practitioner School. Thanks, Jennifer, for your perspective. - DK Why Preventable Medical Errors Occur It’s...
- Lost Credibility by The HealthCare PSI Blog on Nov 20, 2009
Seth Godin wrote this very good post today. In it, he contends that we are all amateur scientists making decisions based on little more than feelings, urban legends and gut instinct. He says that, for whatever reason, we ignore recommendations and gu...
- Secrets in Connecticut by The HealthCare PSI Blog on Nov 17, 2009
Matthew Kauffman and Dave Altimari wrote this great article for the Hartford Courant, called Hidden Mistakes in Hospitals. In it, they discovered that legislation passed in 2002 aimed at better informing patients about hospital patient outcomes recor...
- When Did This Become Okay? by The HealthCare PSI Blog on Nov 16, 2009
This is a follow up to Friday's post, or rant, depending on your point of view. I am astounded by the absolute indifference displayed by the healthcare industry towards patients or, if you prefer to look at them strickly through a business lens, cons...
- As Congress Debates Health Reform Measures, Some Still Want To Strip Injured People Of Their Legal Rights by Nursing Homes Abuse Blog on Nov 12, 2009
This is a great clip showing extreme efforts conservative members of congress will go to promote their big-business agenda. Here you can see Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) constantly getting interrupted by his Republican colleagues chanting 'trial la...
- Cedars-Sinai: Just One More Teensy Complication by The HealthCare PSI Blog on Nov 11, 2009
I've already written about the radiation overdose incident at Cedars-Sinai but the bad news just keeps trickling out of that institution, so it's time to talk about the latest wrinkle. Some of the 260 patients known to be exposed to radiation overdos...
