December 2011
7 posts
Looking for a Place to Die →
In this op-ed, an oncology nurse eloquently articulates a (more common than not) challenge in end of life care.
Dec 22nd
“Modern Healthcare found that subsidized medical care accounted for 1.52% or less...”
– How much do hospitals spend on charity care? Analysis: Less than 2% - The Advisory Board Daily Briefing
Dec 19th
Dec 12th
Don Berwick's Five Principles
1. Put patients first; 2. Put the poor and disadvantaged first; 3. Start at scale. 4. Return the money—ensure that employers, states, and taxpayers see their health costs fall; and 5. Act locally. This would be nice - especially #2.
Dec 9th
Church should let nuns take Pill: experts →
Now, now, people…
Dec 8th
Hospital Chaplains Seek Bigger Roles on Patient... →
Additional discussion on the importance of chaplains to patient care teams.
Dec 6th
Life Lives
The cat on the windowsill An infant at the breast The deer in the forest Grandma in her wheelchair Life lives where it will  Enlivening flesh Captured in matter  And when cancer consumes And the car crashes Or a heart explodes  Life lives. No I No you No we  Just Life released Life unbounded And All become One  Paul Marceau 1943-2011
Dec 2nd