Fewer Patients in ICU Getting Blood Infections
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/go-easy-on-yourself-a-new-wave-of-research-urges/?src=me&ref=general
As we know, many of the campaigns that IHI has initiated and worked on have really paid off. But there is always more work to do...
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.
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