Choosing between home and hospital delivery

Choosing a ventilator for home mechanical ventilation

Choosing between SSRIs and TCAs.

I n the article " Pharmacologic treatment of depression in late life " Alastair Flint gives a thorough and comprehensive review of the treatment of depression. He mentions that to his knowledge, " only 1 trial has compared an SSRI [selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor] (sertra-line) with a secondary amine TCA [tricyclic antidepressant] (nortripty-line), and both drugs were equally well tolera...

Choosing the right cardiovascular delivery model for your hospital: "for all of the right reasons".

Cardiovascular (CV) services garner significant attention in healthcare these days, and for good reason. Just look at the financial statements for the average American hospital. Our experience indicates that CV services account for 30–40% of revenue and can be as much as a whopping 60–70% of profit (net income). Add to that the projected population growth rate for the prime CV age cohort (45 ye...

Choosing between Growth and Glory

Prior work has established that the financing environment can impact firm strategy. We argue that this influence can shape the earliest strategic choices of a new venture by creating a potential tradeo↵ between two objectives: rapid growth and reaping the benefits of a positive reputation (glory). We identify a simple reputation-building strategic choice, naming the firm after the founder (epon...

Choosing between cancer patients.

The leading ethical problem in medical practice for the coming decade is likely to be how to select patients for priority. Criteria for such decision-making in the case of cancer patients are discussed. Clinicians, ethicists and others need to agree guidelines on giving priority to one patient over another when resources are limited, and such criteria need to be approved by society at large. Th...