health is social
From the monthly archives:
Are you a nurse? A doctor? A lawyer? A CPA? Do you make a living protecting, defending and fighting for the confidence, dignity and honor of others? Do you Twitter? When Twitter asks “What are you doing” do you know what you’re doing? That is, do you know how to use Twitter to convey your [...]
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One of the benefits of being away from bedside nursing is that I’ve had time to reflect on my own performance. How could I have been better? What simple precepts would have helped? Being out of the “fog of war” has given me a clearer view of what’s right and what’s wrong in health care. [...]
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War is fascinating. It gives us a rush. A warm thrill flows through our blood whenever we gather together to commit collective murder. It’s a sacred and ancient tribal communion we enjoy, in spite of our intellectual disgust. War binds us. It equalizes us. It dilutes our individual sin against each other into a larger [...]
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Earlier today I almost had a brain aneurysm. I was sitting in the offices of an important health care facility when the subject of electronic medical records (EMR) came up. What I heard uttered out of the mouth of a highly talented and solidly experienced health care professional made me realize just how bogged down [...]
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If it’s complicated, it’s probably wrong. Simple goals. Simple results. Anything more and you’re probably going to get a sprained ankle.
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