May 2009
21 posts
Annals of Medicine: The Cost Conundrum: Reporting... →
“decades ago Mayo recognized that the first thing it needed to do was eliminate the financial barriers. It pooled all the money the doctors and the hospital system received and began paying everyone a salary, so that the doctors’ goal in patient care couldn’t be increasing their income. Mayo promoted leaders who focussed first on what was best for patients, and then on how to make this...
in Bb 2.0 - a collaborative music/spoken word... →
Collection of YouTube videos, all in B-flat - start, stop, some, all - amazing.
In Defense of Comparative Effectiveness | Gooznews →
Felix Salmon » When long-term investors panic →
Naylor on the knowledge economy - Inkless Wells →
How to Ensure Police Database Accuracy →
“The specifics of the case are simple. A computer database said there was a felony arrest warrant pending for Bennie Herring when there actually wasn’t. When the police came to arrest him, they searched his home and found illegal drugs and a gun. The Supreme Court was asked to rule whether the police had the right to arrest him for possessing those items, even though there was no legal...
TheStar.com | Will Tory attack ads sting Harper?... →
“the notion of a prime minister launching an advertising campaign to fuel a nationalist backlash against another national party leader is the equivalent of poisoning a common well in the hope that one’s neighbour will be the first to die”
The most accurate television show about the... →
Waiting for CNBC : CJR →
Schneier on Security: Virginia Data Ransom →
8m prescription records, apparently gone.
Auto Industry Statistics - Nate Silver on Car... →
The only plan is to learn as you go - (37signals) →
Obama on healthcare decisionmaking | EK →
“there’s always going to be an asymmetry of information between patient and provider. And part of what I think government can do effectively is to be an honest broker in assessing and evaluating treatment options”
Ontario government to pick business winners:... →
Oh, very very very dear.
Falling Wage Syndrome | Krugman →
“workers at any one company can help save their jobs by accepting lower wages, but when employers across the economy cut wages at the same time, the result is higher unemployment”
Running a hospital: Grand Rounds -- When things go... →
Great collection of essays/stories about errors in hospital. Humanizing.
Healthcare Economist · Health care in India →
Nice roundup of the key facts from a recent Economist article. 60% technology adoption in hospitals + innovative surgeries + cross-subsidization of care for the poor through expensive perks for the rich.
Health Business Blog » Quality and danger →
Potentially “dangerous” quality metrics are a reaction to existing danger, and their impact can’t be measured in isolation.
Why Healthcare IT is in the state that it's in |... →
“if most banks were 1 or 2 person small businesses (like most healthcare businesses are — over 70% of healthcare is conducted in and most doctors work in less than a 5 to 10 person office) then dealing with them would be difficult, too”
The King of the Deal | The New Yorker →
Profile of Irving Lazar, who makes a brief cameo as Nixon’s agent in Frost/Nixon.
Letter from Washington: Money Talks: The New... →
Profile of Peter Orszag, Obama’s budget director.