Visits with bigwigs

Today was one of those two day visits. In theory, everything is clean and shiny, but it wasn't. The big shots got in before the housekeepers started mopping up the big dried coffee stain in the lobby.

I was fortunate to stumble upon the visitors as I was leaving my office to go to the restroom down the hall. Since I am well acquainted with one of them, I escorted them to the meeting room. They were thrilled with the coffee and pastries.

As luck would have it, I was scheduled in not one but three meetings. Since they ran over, I excused myself from the second one, so I could escape and do some work. Since the Slug needed someone to impress and was being a total toad, it was really for his/her own safety (and the safety of my license) that I left.

When I went back to my desk, I kept making phone calls. I called several patients and checked on orders for equipment. It was fun to get away.

Finally, the visitors had had enough in the last meeting and we finished by 5PM, over an hour past my usual. I was so glad to go home.

More excitement is coming...stay tuned.

You never forget

The people who die because of medical errors. One patient of ours died last year of ignorance, when a provider just didn't know what to do, and help was too far away.

Consequently, I read this PDF from the National Patient Safety Foundation a little more closely.

It is terrible that they died, but to have them die in vain, is far worse.

No surprises here

I really love reading the news some days. This one is the best story I've seen in a while, and yes, often, very unfortunately true.

Hospitals profit from surgical errors (New York Times)

It should be criminal.

More to come...

As the old saying goes...

Even the blind squirrel can find an acorn under the oak tree.

I got lucky and found the instructor's error from one of our assignments. So glad he's got a sense of humor.

Let the week begin. I'm ready to go jump on in! Here goes...