When I launched Wachter’s World three years ago, I was aiming for a narrow sweet spot: I wanted the writing to have an unmistakable “voice” (that would be mine) without being too personal. Not to put too fine a point on it, but I remember telling a friend at the time, “If you catch me [...]
Archive | September, 2010
On Teachers, Baseball Players, WAR, and My Son’s Blog
by Bob Wachter on September 20, 2010 in Health Policy, Media/Press Coverage, Quality Measurement, Transparency and Reporting
And The Best Job In Academic Medicine Goes To…
by Bob Wachter on September 6, 2010 in Health Policy, Hospital Care, Medical Education/Academia
With all due respect to the Pentagon, humankind has not invented a more complex organization than the modern academic medical center. The combination of high tech and high touch, the Byzantine regulations, the toxic medico-legal environment, the extraordinary pace of change…. Well, you get the idea. But the most daunting challenges stem from trying to [...]
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The Dangers of Curbside Consults… and Why We Need Them
April 29, 2013
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When I Was In the Final Four
April 5, 2013
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Measuring the Quality of Doctors and Hospitals: When Is Good Enough, Good Enough?
April 1, 2013
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HIT Job: How the New York Times Blew it on Healthcare IT
February 26, 2013
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