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Archive for October 26th, 2008

Why you need an ED Pharmacist

Posted by GruntDoc on 26th October 2008

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And yes, our intrepid ED Pharmacist was able to identify them.  Strong work!

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MedicalCavity.com – Round The Clock Medical News Aggregator

Posted by GruntDoc on 26th October 2008

If you’re like me, there’s never enough to read on the internet.

There’s now a cure, for the medical world at least: MedicalCavity.com – Round The Clock Medical News Aggregator.

As introduced by Dr. Subrahmanyam Karuturi::

Medical Cavity is a one stop website for medical news worldwide. It is a
single web page which wraps up the latest headlines from the trusted
medical news sources worldwide. It gives you a quick glance on what’s
happening in the medical world. Medical Cavity is the starting point for
Doctors to navigate the world of medicine.

Website : www.medicalcavity.com

I salute Dr. Karturi, and will be visiting frequently.

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The Happy Hospitalist: What Kind Of Patient Are You?

Posted by GruntDoc on 26th October 2008

The Happy Hospitalist: What Kind Of Patient Are You?
So I ask the question, what type of patient are you? Are you contributing to the demise of the third party model so ingrained in our current culture. A third party model whose cost structure has risen exponentially due to rapidly rising costs on the few. A third party model who must pass on to others the costs of a few. The following is my breakdown of America’s patients, as seen from the door of the hospital room. What kind of patient are you?

Happy’s on a roll. Excellent summation.

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