Mar 1, 2011

Technology, Medical Education, and Quality of Care

Two thought-provoking articles from NY Times:

Treat the Patient, Not the CT Scan
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/opinion/27verghese.html?src=me&ref=general

Technology is playing an increasingly powerful role in our healthcare setting. While super-computers can certainly achieve incredible feats, we should remember that we can do things that computers cannot. Let's make technology work for us, not the other way around!

18 Stethoscopes, 1 Heart Murmur and Many Missed Connections http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/health/views/01cases.html?_r=1&hpw

Another reminder about how we should treat our patients, even when we are students.