The Ether Way
A multi-author blog which discusses current and historical information relevant to the practices of anesthesiology and critical care
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Jan 24, 12 03:45PMIf it bleeds, it leads. This dictum drives much of the modern news media, shapes what is regarded as news, and slants the coverage of everything you see, hear, and read. Going by the news, you would t hink...
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Dec 19, 11 02:07PMDon Berwick is out as the Director of CMS, and one of his deputies is in-line to be his replacement. Here is a nice article about his efforts to transform healthcare in the US from the New York Times: http...
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Nov 23, 11 10:15PMI have a new truck. It has a little video camera that comes up on the navigation screen when I put the car into reverse. I don’t know how to use it. Huh? you say. It turns itself on and...
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Nov 08, 11 10:49AMFirst, it seems that presumed consent is going live on the other side of the pond. The language in the body of this BBC item is more moderate than the headline and lead: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-w ales...
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Sep 08, 11 11:36AMFirst, this news item, from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14831292 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/07/us-usa-health-fraud-idUSTRE78669920110907?feedType=RSS&feedName=do mesticNews...
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Jul 29, 11 12:42AMLarge patient for PA cath placement. Introducer into IJ, out IJ, thru intercostal muscles, into PA. SG cath then placed into PA, then to RV, then back to PA and seemed to wedge and look OK. Clinically significant...
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Jul 10, 11 08:47AMAs its budget inexorably worsens, the NHS is cutting back expenditures, and wait-times are rising. The story from this past week is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14034835 This particular stor y...
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Jun 24, 11 07:40AMFirst, federally administered health care is not only nidus of large scale fraud, as this news item from Chicago makes clear: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-17/news/ct-met-gupta-fraud-char ges...
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May 27, 11 04:51AMAcademic Anesthesiology Department--A Blueprint Executive Summary W. Andrew Kofke May 26, 2011 Executive Summary The mission of the Department of Anesthesiology is to advance the science and practice of...
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Apr 24, 11 08:05AMFlorida seems to be the epicenter of criminal medicare fraud AND problematic prescription of opiate painkillers, at least according to these two news items: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110413/ts_nm/u s_usa_healthcare_fraud...
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