Nuggets for July 17

Here are a few goodies I've run across on the internet lately. Enjoy!

A little explosive
Always provocative, Rolling Stone may ignite a few opinions all over the place with their cover photo and story of a Boston Marathon bomber.

Wired up
AHA's survey of Health Care's Most Wired hospitals is out and to no surprise, the Veterans Health Administration made the list.

If you were wondering
How those folks can count all the participants in uprisings, revolutions, etc., the good folks at the BBC have an article about that very topic.

No contest
Maybe if MBAs were licensed like RNs or other healthcare personnel, they'd make the most trusted list, and not appear in an article like this one about writing their own recommendations. I'd love for my old clinical instructor, Nurse Battle Ax (a former Navy nurse) to talk to one of them.

Awww....some lucky folks

This story on Spaulding Rehab in the Boston area reminded me of when Saintarama Rehab was moved. It was particularly moving, because of the patients who were excited to be the first occupants of the new hospital space, including some injured in the Boston Marathon bombing.

One quote was particularly telling:

“Traditionally, rehab has always been relegated to whatever rundown space existed in the corner of the hospital,” Storto said. “I have wanted this [building] to be a bold statement for the rehab field, for people with disabilities and their families.”

Amen, brother, (as more than a few of my patients said, when we opened our new wing at the Hotel), amen!

They're back! Nuggets!

No, not those nuggets or even these nuggets, but good old nuggets of news carefully dug up by yours truly while I'm wasting time, er, waiting to do something at home or away.

Enjoy them one at a time or all at once!

One hell of a clinical day
This story from Medscape describes a clinical group that worked the Boston Marathon this year.

I want one!
This study from Medscape, discussed an emergency environment which tested the efficacy of ultrasound to get IVs in people who are tough sticks.

Glove it, doc
This article (from DailyRx) discusses a recent study with children where they had fewer HAIs (Hospital Acquired Infections) when their doctors wore gloves each time they examine patients.

Are you stressed?
Maybe you live in one of the states mentioned in this Atlantic article. I was surprised RehabLand wasn't included in the top five. Oh, well, we can't win 'em all. We've still got crime and chlamydia!

News you may not have heard about
I found out about the Kermit Gosnell story in my local paper when they mentioned him hiring teenagers to man his abortion clinic. No matter what side of this debate you are on, this story is unimaginably cruel, particularly for the women involved, maimed, mutilated or even dead, because of this man.

And that's what it's all about...
No, not that song, kids! However, patient engagement is a hot topic in the news lately. I like this article because Mayo Clinic acknowledges people may not learn everything they need in one try.

More to come...stay tuned! And that's what it IS all about...