May 2007 - Posts

• "They're here"

  How many of you somewhat dated individuals remember the movie the above phrase came from? On May 22, 2007, "They're here" meant that CMS had arrived at our CRMC campus to do a for-cause Conditions of Participation survey. While I cannot divulge the specifics Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:29 AM by tutecht | 0 Comments

• Brad Isaac R.N.

  “Lot’s of ‘Discharge magnets’ available.” For anybody who spent time in the VMC/UMC ED, the above statement is likely to have meaning. In the days that our ED’s had magnetized boards, this is the quote that Brad Isaac RN, ED Coordinator, would use to Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2007 11:00 AM by tutecht | 0 Comments

• What's your work-around?

  In my last blog I talked about operating in the “legal/illegal” AKA “illegal/normal” space. The concept proposed that there are times we, as healthcare providers, operate outside, or on the fringes, of policy and procedure, potentially comprising patient Read More... Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 3:29 PM by tutecht | 0 Comments