Perhaps you have squirted a yellow packet of lemon juice onto your hot dog thinking it was mustard instead. Sometimes such mistakes are funny or just annoying – sometimes they can be very serious. Similar Look-Alike or Sound-Alike occurrences have happened quite often in healthcare. For example, a patient may mistakenly receive an incorrect medication…
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Being a police officer today seems to be more difficult than in the past. Recently I saw a sign in a police department briefing room that said, “Don’t do anything that will hurt someone else, and don’t end up on YouTube.” True, that. We find that the relationship between police and their communities becomes stronger…
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Are you interested in staggering collections of fossils from around the world? Or perhaps gems and minerals of nearly every imaginable color and scarcity are more your thing (representatives of The Smithsonian are usually present to scan the exhibits). Also there is some of the most magnificent jewelry you are likely to ever see at…
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Retirement was a distant fantasy for decades, something I wouldn’t allow myself to think about. It was too far away to let myself start dreaming about it, lest I lose the will to continue the daily grind. Now, suddenly, it’s here. These first six weeks of retirement have revealed reflections and realizations I could not…
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HPDE events are held at race tracks almost every weekend all over the world. On TV they are known more generically as “track days.” This is where you pay a fee, bring your sports car to the track and drive it like you stole it. Sounds dangerous, no?
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Improvement Management disseminates timely innovations and interventions throughout the healthcare organization to attain operational compliance and reduce error. This proactive approach spreads and sustains improvement by comprehensively incorporating it into operational structure and tools. Behavior change among staff is seamless as documentation, policy, procedure, job tools, patient education, consent forms, evaluations, Strategic Plans, Medical Staff Rules and Regulations, and more are all simultaneously in alignment. Surveyors find fewer discrepancies, process is better standardized, and physicians and staff spend less time on operational issues and more time with patients.
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10 Week Old Kitten Wins Chess Game (AP) Unknown, FL. In an unprecedented accomplishment, a 10 week old kitten has won a game of Chess. His opponent conceded to the hyperactive, diabolical feline named Terror yesterday. “His strategy was just relentless,” said the anonymous owner, the renowned produce designer. “Every morning I would find my…
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“Perhaps the most important measure of the benefits of Yoga is also the most difficult to put into words or numbers in a scientific study. “I simply feel wonderful since doing Yoga, ” said one 60 year old YMCA member. “And I smile more often.””
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There is absolutely no place like home. It is simply THE place of comfort and relaxation. Here are some tips to keep it (and you) safe! Keep medications away from others – and pets! Make sure you take medications only as prescribed. Also, separate household cleaners and pesticides in an area away from food and…
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A few travel sites which we find interesting and usually useful. First, I should acknowledge that travel sites on the web likely outnumber all the spectacular mountains and pristine streams of the Alps and Rockies combined. If you are interested in cruising the islands of Indonesia, riding the scenic trains of Sardinia or trekking through…
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Don’t ask me how I know about this. It’s personal… It is estimated that 25-30% of all adults will have had at least one bout of shingles by age 80. If you had chickenpox as a child (and certainly most individuals over 60 qualify) it is possible that the causative virus (varicella zoster) is lying…
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“There has been a lot written about where you can go outside the country to enjoy retirement, and they all have their pros and cons. So, let’s look at a few and see more about “escaping to adventure.”
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