- Interview with Peter Pronovost. “The pilot who neglects a checklist before take-off would not be allowed to fly, and most safe industries have transgressions that are firing offenses. … There hasn’t been that kind of accountability in health care. … Hospitals don’t pressure physicians about teamwork for fear of jeopardizing the business they bring to the hospital.”
- Doctors taking kickbacks. Dr. William H. Resh, one of the accused doctors, defended himself like this: “I believe that it goes without saying that a doctor who agrees to consult with a company does so because of the confidence level they have in the company and the quality of its products.”
- Advanced navel-gazing — nice article in Forbes about self-tracking.
Thanks to Brent Pottenger.
Good catch on the central-line infections. Our local hospital system has an apparently strong position on the issue: https://www.austincc.edu/health/documents/CLABSItraining.ppt