Getting defibrillated at Nordstroms

Hospitalist Bob Wachter comments on the recent NEJM study:

. . . the study once again highlights the perpetual neglect of the med-surg patient. Even though such patients make up the biggest cohort in virtually every hospital, the fact that they are heterogeneous, often scattered around the building, bring in relatively low reimbursements, are in a comparatively low tech environment, and lack powerful advocates (namely, surgeons and proceduralists) means that it is easy to forget them at every level . . .