We spend money on heated indoor pools, squash courts, and Turkish baths rather than computerized provider order entry, bar code administration, and hand-off improvements. Despite all of this, our passengers trust the vessel is safe. They trust that we will protect them—that we have enough lifeboats.
The Rev. John Harper perished on April 14, 1912; unlike him, as I cross the threshold of the healthcare Titanic I am not filled with awe and excitement. I feel fear and dread. TH
Dr. Glasheen is associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, where he serves as director of the Hospital Medicine Program and the Hospitalist Training Program, and as associate program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program.