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		<title>An Open Letter to Hospitals</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/09/15/an-open-letter-to-hospitals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please note that this column appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard on September 13, 2011.  It addresses the recently issued New York State Hospital Report Card.  You don&#8217;t need to be a resident of Central New York, or even New York State to gain benefit from this column.  Resources for you are found below. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Informed Consent Requires Clarity &#8211; Do You Have It?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2011/08/18/informed-consent-requires-clarity-do-you-have-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(as published in the Syracuse Post Standard August 16, 2011) Recently I was chosen to participate in a new writing project. There were some basic details and responsibilities I was expected to agree to, including a specific number of articles, average number of words, and some other typical expectations. I was given a contract to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uh-oh Video! (Can&#8217;t escape it&#8230;)</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/07/25/uh-oh-video-cant-escape-it/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2010/07/25/uh-oh-video-cant-escape-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to TV and video, Al Roker provides one of my favorite quotations: &#8220;They say the camera adds 10 pounds. OK. So I figure I must be standing in front of 10 cameras.&#8221; Oh, yes, Al. I know how you feel&#8230;. However &#8212; I&#8217;ve decided to come out of my video-avoidance closet to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital Gets a Plus, Communication a Minus</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/03/11/hospital-gets-a-plus-communication-a-minus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MRSA /Hospital Acquired Infections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patient Empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Safety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sarasota Memorial Hospital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been awhile since I posted &#8212; but you&#8217;ll understand why. My father suffered a mild heart attack a few days ago, and (thanks for asking) is doing as well as can be expected. In his 80+ years, he has never had any indication he had a problem with his heart!  A variety of other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Informed Consent Called Into Question</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/02/02/informed-consent-called-into-question/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new post by my blog guest Anonymous, poses a question, &#8220;Informed consent is just a cruel joke, isn&#8217;t it?&#8221; This gentleman, who underwent surgery, was given Versed as anesthesia, despite stating that he did not want to be given any drug that would render him unconscious.  So, not only did he deny consent, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some January Healthcare Thought-Provokers</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/09/some-january-healthcare-thought-provokers/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2009/01/09/some-january-healthcare-thought-provokers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not sure what it looks like where you live, but it&#8217;s cold outside where I live in Upstate NY, and we&#8217;ve got plenty of the white stuff on the ground. Whereas some friends might curl up with a good book, I tend to gravitate to puzzles and thought provokers when I&#8217;m indoors and have some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrong Site Surgery &#8212; What Happens Next?</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/09/18/wrong-site-surgery-what-happens-next/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/09/18/wrong-site-surgery-what-happens-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doctor Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t usually write about local or state news because my work is really more broad than that &#8212; however &#8212; an article in my local newspaper about a local hospital and wrong-site surgery just begged for some additional information! Wrong site surgery &#8212; a &#8220;never event&#8221; that takes place an estimated 100 &#8211; 200 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Never Events &#8212; Shooting the Messenger</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/08/16/never-events-shooting-the-messenger/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/08/16/never-events-shooting-the-messenger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trishatorrey.com/?p=535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Beginning October 1, 2008, Medicare, and many health insurance companies, will no longer pay hospitals for the additional services needed for patients who suffer from &#8220;never events.&#8221; Never Events, as defined by the National Quality Forum, are those events which should never happen to a patient.  There are 28 errors on the list ranging from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MRSA: Patients Ignored, Left to Die &#8211; Redux</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/07/31/mrsa-patients-ignored-left-to-die-redux/</link>
		<comments>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/07/31/mrsa-patients-ignored-left-to-die-redux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last January I posted three stories I had been told, all within a few days of each other, about patients who had acquired MRSA in the hospital and had been revictimized by the system that would not treat them, listen to them, or help them get well. Over the next several days, I was condemned, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another MRSA Death, More Heartbreak</title>
		<link>http://trishatorrey.com/2008/03/20/another-mrsa-death-more-heartbreak/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Torrey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ilene Corina]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January, I told you about three heinous infection situations &#8212; three people who contracted MRSA from negligence and bad medical protocol. At the time, I took some major hits from providers &#8212; in effect, chastising ME for the plight of these people, and taking offense to the fact that I blamed the professionals who [...]]]></description>
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