6 top medical comments, May 10th, 2009

Here are some of the more interesting comments readers have left recently.

1. Anonymous on whether emergency physicians best served to staff urgent care centers:
As an ED doc, I understand the problem. We are taught to always rule out the emergencies, and I am constantly worrying about the worst case scenario, and likely will order more tests since they are at my disposal, which is …

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6 top medical comments, May 10th, 2009

HealthHarbor: Health IT stimulus leads to more questions than answers

The following is a reader take from the staff at HealthHarbor.

We had a chance to attend the HIMSS conference two weeks ago. HIMSS is healthcare’s premier annual tech expo, and was in Chicago this year. The undeniable theme of this year’s conference was the anticipated expansion of Health Information Technology (HIT) via the Economic Recovery Act. …

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HealthHarbor: Health IT stimulus leads to more questions than answers

6 top medical comments, April 19th 2009

Here are some of the more interesting comments readers have left recently.

1. Manalive on quality measures:
It is almost always a leap of faith to apply evidence-based guidelines to the frail elderly, to patients with many medical problems, to alcoholics, to the poorly insured — in short, to a large percentage of my practice. Accordingly, I have been on the wrong end of too many …

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6 top medical comments, April 19th 2009

Half MD: How to fix the scramble before Match Day

The following is reader take by Half MD.

The third Thursday of March each year is Match Day for fourth-year medical students. There are many smiles and frowns made on this day when soon-to-be doctors discover where they will obtain their first job to continue their medical training. While Match Day is the most famous day of the week, Monday and Tuesday are the …

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Half MD: How to fix the scramble before Match Day

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