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Buffett on Health Care Reform
Warren Buffett on Health Care Reform
Asked if he agreed with President Obama that passing health care reform would help limit the ballooning budget deficit, Buffett replied, "I really don't think that I'm an expert on health care," but said the system needs to be drastically changed.
"I think it's a moral imperative that everybody have access to health care," he said.
"It's a terrible problem."
Despite the pressing economic concerns, he said he would be in favor of the government devoting resources to devising a plan for health care reform "if there's a well-thought-out program that actually promises to bring down the cost of health care."
"We are spending 2 trillion plus on health care a year," he said. "If we could come up with something that even maintains the present cost and promises not to have a greater-than-inflation rate of gain in the future, and brings health care to the people that aren't getting it now, then I think that will be a huge improvement. I don't think that is an easy task."
Edible Anesthesia Machine
From http://include.nurse.com/article/20081208/DC02/112080174
The University of Maryland School of Nursing's 2008 nurse anesthetist graduates enjoyed a sweet feast Dec. 5. While celebrating the completion of their master's program, the 25 students were surprised with a cake made by Baltimore's Charm City Cakes, the business owned by well-known chef Duff Goldman.
Goldman and his crew at Charm City Cakes are featured in the Food Network TV series "Ace of Cakes."
Jeremiah Loch's Thoughts on Pain Management
A non-traditional CRNA
Those of you familiar with the various CRNA listservers have been exposed to the opinions of Barry Cranfill, CRNA,MBA. His opinions, though not always popular, certainly invoke many responses, which makes Barry the perfect candidate for a CRNAbiz profile...
Barry, I know from reading your posts that you are a CRNA, a business owner, a pilot with a military background and that you have an MBA. Would you take a few moments and elaborate on your background and education ?
Clinical Day as a student nurse anesthetist
Well hello everyone! My name is Mike MacKinnon. Many may wonder what a clinical day is like in anesthesia school. I will take you through an average day for me so you have an idea what to expect. Enjoy!
I wake up at about 4:30. Clinical is only 25 minutes away if I leave by 5 am but if I leave much later it can take up to 45 minutes to get there. Typical traffic issues! After I get ready and make sure my “anesthesia bag” is good to go I head out the door and drive to clinical!
Stress Management
An educator when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked “How heavy is this glass of water?”
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The educator replied, 'The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on 
how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.'
A closer look at Anesthesia Information Systems (AIMS)
The future of anesthesia record keeping may resemble this example. An Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS) from Docusys, a company co-founded by anesthesiologist Dr. Robert Evans, who has agreed to answer a few questions regarding AIMS systems in general and the Docusys system in particular...
Dr. Evans, I have been waiting for electronic record keeping to become mainstream for many years.
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