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• Can the Physical Examination Save Us From the Technology-Induced Dehumanization of Medicine?

  In last week’s NEJM, physician-author Abraham Verghese paints a disturbing picture of a medical world in which technology has morphed from tool to object, the patient relegated to a supporting role. To me, Abraham has nailed the diagnosis but not the Read More... Posted Thu, Jan 01 2009 4:17 PM by Bob Wachter | 9 Comments Filed under: Hospital Care, Medical Education/Academia, Diagnosis/Clinical Reasoning, Information Technology

• The Weekly Roundup…

  Stuff this week that caught my eye: Does medical tourism harm the natives? Are all those CT scans destroying more than our budgets? Are nocturnalists at risk for more than decubs? Will Medicare need to cut hospital payments to fuel P4P? Answers: yes, Read More... Posted Fri, Nov 30 2007 9:45 PM by Bob Wachter | 0 Comments Filed under: Hospital Care, Pay-for-performance, Transparency and Reporting, Quality Measurement, Hospitalists/Hospital Medicine, Diagnosis/Clinical Reasoning, Information Technology, Ambulatory/Primary Care, Nurses/Nursing, Health Policy, Outsourcing/Medical Tourism

• The Shameless Commerce Division

  Sorry, but today is the day for a tiny bit of Shameless Commerce – a quick plug for my new book, Understanding Patient Safety. I wouldn’t normally do this – I’m as brazenly promotional as anybody, mind you, but it does seem a bit cheesy – but then I saw Read More... Posted Thu, Nov 01 2007 11:42 PM by Bob Wachter | 0 Comments Filed under: Hospital Care, Medical Education/Academia, Hospitalists/Hospital Medicine, Diagnosis/Clinical Reasoning, Information Technology, Ambulatory/Primary Care, Patient Safety/Medical Errors, Nurses/Nursing