Toxic side effect: Valley Baptist and Evidence-Based Medicine

Recently, a group of physicians in the Emergency Department (ED) of Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, Texas, announced they would resign in December, claiming the hospital administration’s focus on metric results could reduce the doctors’ income and compromise patient care. Specifically, they said the hospital’s goal of reducing emergency room wait times and operating-room turnaround time was

Toxic side effect: Valley Baptist and Evidence-Based Medicine

Recently, a group of physicians in the Emergency Department (ED) of Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, Texas, announced they would resign in December, claiming the hospital administration’s focus on metric results could reduce the doctors’ income and compromise patient care. Specifically, they said the hospital’s goal of reducing emergency room wait times and operating-room turnaround time was

SCHIP

Here's a news post courtesy of FDLI's SmartBrief:White House to face state SCHIP lawsuits -- New Jersey was the first of several states expected to file lawsuits against the Bush administration over rules set in August that limit state coverage of children's health insurance to exclude children in middle-income families. Arizona, California, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York and