Dr Fragen in the operating room

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  • Closing the Office

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    For those who don’t know I’m closing my office. Yep, I’m stopping my elective surgical process and I’ve joined [the local trauma group][dts]. This is actually a much better business move for me. It’s a shame it’s getting so expensive to run a practice. [dts]: http://www.deserttraumasurgeons.com/

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  • Remember my Settings

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    I guess this falls under the category of “no good deed goes unpunished”. Since I’ve now gotten my mail server running with an SSL certificate I find that every time I restart Mail.app it wants to put up a dialog letting me know that > _The certificate for this server is invalid._ Well, fortunately Mail.app…

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  • No more white coats?!

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    * [ End for traditional doctor’s coat](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6998195.stm) > The traditional doctor’s white coat is to be changed as part of government plans to tackle hospital infections. >The new style clothing will have short sleeves under guidance to come into effect at the start of next year. >Doctors would also not be allowed to wear long-sleeve…

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  • Acorn

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    [Gus Mueller][gm] of [VoodooPad][vp] fame has just released a new image editor, [Acorn][]. > Acorn is a new image editor built with one goal in mind – simplicity. Fast, easy, and fluid, Acorn provides the options you’ll need without any overhead. Given Gus’ prior software samplings I bought Acorn without even trying it. 😉 Knowing…

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  • iPhone needs

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    I *really* want an iPhone. It’s not that I can’t go out and buy one, especially since Steve just lowered the price by $200, it’s just that the iPhone doesn’t fulfill one of my *critical* needs. I’m a doctor. I gave up using a pager in lieu of a cell phone over 6 years ago.…

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  • Cell phones and hospitals, round 2

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    From [Reuters][1]: > “Critical care equipment is vulnerable to electromagnetic interference by new-generation wireless telecommunication technologies with median distances of about 3 centimeters.” Wow, 3 _whole_ centimeters. Color me unimpressed. [1]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070907/tc_nm/mobilephones_hospitals_dc

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