by JKF Foundation | Jul 20, 2009 | Articles of Interest
Published in: The Washington Post Issue/Volume: July 20, 2009 Written by: Lisa Rein 7/20/2009 – A 44-year-old man who came to the emergency room of a Maryland hospital with painful swelling in his groin received a hernia diagnosis from a physician’s...
by JKF Foundation | Jul 5, 2009 | Articles of Interest
Published in: New York Times Issue/Volume: July 5, 2009 Written by: Paul O’Neill 7/5/2009 – Read the full op-ed piece at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/opinion/06oneill.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=paul%20o’neill&st=cse. (Accessed on August 5,...
by JKF Foundation | Jun 1, 2009 | Articles of Interest
What a Texas town can teach us about health care Published in: The New Yorker Issue/Volume: June 2009 Written by: Atul Gawande, M.D. 6/1/2009 – Read the full article – which President Obama has made mandatory reading for staff involved in health care...
by JKF Foundation | Apr 8, 2009 | Articles of Interest
The growing number of rigid protocols meant to guide doctors have perverse consequences Published in: Wall Street Journal Issue/Volume: April 8, 2009 Written by: Dr. Jerome Groopman and Dr. Pamela Hartzband 4/8/2009 – Health-policy planners define quality as...
by JKF Foundation | Apr 1, 2009 | Articles of Interest
Oncology nurse Theresa Brown is a regular contributor to the New York Times’ blog “Well”. Today she writes about how nurses cope with grief on the job. Published in: New York Times Issue/Volume: April 1, 2009 Written by: Theresa Brown, R.N. 4/1/2009...
by JKF Foundation | Mar 27, 2009 | Articles of Interest
Is e-prescribing finally ready to take off? Published in: Baltimore Business Journal Issue/Volume: Friday, March 27, 2009 Written by: Scott Graham 3/27/2009 – Admitted to the hospital more than a month prior with first- and second-degree burns after jumping into...
