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Dr. Incognito happens to be on vacation this week, but that doesn’t mean the blogging world stops turning, does it? We finally convinced him that we were more than up to the task of choosing the best medical blogs of the week.

Though it actually turned out to be a little more daunting than we thought (there were a LOT of posts to read!), I think we managed just fine. Hopefully you’ll agree.

- The Redscrubs Staff

I was speaking with a colleague the other day who was telling me that he was being “re-assigned” because his job was being in-sourced. He went on to explain to me that instead of sending the functions out of the country, it was being done by a company in Iowa.

I started thinking about this for a second; is this the future? Will more administrative functions be sent to other organizations within our country instead of abroad? Will we have fewer employees at our companies and more vendors? When I need a procedure, will the Surgeon live in San Francisco and operate remotely?

I just thought his situation was compelling to mention, for we never know what the future may hold. Speaking of compelling, I had better announce the winner before I get outsourced.

- Dr. Incognito

I am reflecting on all of the blogs that I have read as of late and feel that the blogging world is changing a bit. When we first started this, there were many Medical Blogs complaining about their dog, job, spouse and car instead of discussing relevant Healthcare issues.

One of the blogs that I remember reading, spoke about how the Blogger stepped on a cat’s tail and he accidentally spilled his coffee. The coffee ruined his pictures and he also had to replace a fried keyboard. While it was entertaining, I did not get anything out of the post that would provide better patient care and/or improve outcomes. I hope that the trend of writing about relevant issues continues.

- Dr. Incognito

What do the terms “Night Float”, “Budget”, “Compassionate Health Care”, “Tardiness”, and “NBC” have in common? Well…they happen to be the subjects of our weekly Redscrubs Wrap-Up for this week.

As always, many of these blogs that I love to read each week alternately keep me entertained, engrossed, and/or infuriated - kind of like an online healthcare version of Reader’s Digest, I suppose.

So, congrats to our Scrubby Winner this week, and the other honorees noted in the Wrap-Up. Don’t miss this compelling reading! - Dr. Incognito

The best thing about choosing the Scrubby Winner is that I am able to stay current on the various topics within the Industry. The good thing for you is that you do not have to spend hours doing the research!

I have to admit that this week was a tough one. The number of posts that have exceeded the greatness factor has sky-rocketed and I had the hardest time choosing the winner.

The posts varied from Politics to Malpractice and everything else in between. They were well written and honestly this was not an easy decision.

Feel free to drop us a line and let us know about your favorite blog posts.

Well, the mighty Jalepeno Pepper became an unwitting celebrity amongst bloggers this week as the latest suspect in a string of salmonella outbreaks across the U.S. Medicare and the U.S. health care system also continue to be the rage (sometimes quite literally) among a large number of the blogs I read this week.

I like to dig deep, however, and find those really good posts that others may have missed while perusing only the most topical headlines of the last several days. That said, I think you’ll enjoy this week’s Scrubby Award winners in the RedScrubs Weekly Wrap Up.

- Dr. Incognito

P.S. If you have a blog submission for the upcoming week please submit it here.

As is my weekly pleasure, I read through a lot of blogs and submissions this week and boy did they run the gamut; everything from organic jeans with healing properties, to mental model shifts (the latter of which is this week’s Scrubby Award Winner). Let us also not forget trailblazing surgeon Michael DeBakey. M.D., who passed away last Friday at age 99 - a truly remarkable man that achieved remarkable success throughout his long career.

Just remember to keep the submissions coming in or nominate one of your favorite bloggers for the week. The best blogger for the week gets a brand new, fashionable pair of red scrubs courtesy of NW Scrubs.

- Dr. Incognito

Things have been absolutely hectic this week for us here, and I would imagine for many of you, as well, after last week’s Holiday. One of the most mind-numbing tasks has been choosing a winner for this week’s Scrubby Awards. Why, you ask? Two reasons…

First, the quality of medical blogging seems to be improving week after week in my opinion; more physicians, healthcare professionals, and students are wearing their keyboards out even faster than normal by jumping headfirst into the blogosphere.

Secondly, because of last week’s Holiday, I personally had over 1100 blog posts to go through for the last two weeks to choose the winners! That’s a LOT of reading. Oh, and I know I say this often, but if your not using MedReader, you are really missing out on a massive daily supply of some of the best information out there - seriously. It is just so much easier to get my medical news and blogs all in one place, rather than checking dozens of sources for daily updates.

Anyway, those mentioned in this weeks wrap-up should feel extra special to be chosen out of all of those posts and submissions. Also, if you didn’t know, the Scrubby Award winner receives a free pair of scrubs courtesy of NW Scrubs. Good work everybody!

— Dr. Incognito

Well, it’s falling a flood outside my office today and the electricity decided to take a vacation - hopefully not a very long one. Instead of taking a nap in my chair and waking up groggy, I decided to check my MedReader and get a little bloggy! (I know, I know…I won’t be winning any prizes for my poetry anytime soon…)

Now seriously, there’s been some really great posts out there in the blogosphere this week along with some excellent submissions to Redscrubs. As for the Scrubby Award Winner and the Runners-Up, you have my permission to continue reading after the drumroll:

—Dr. Incognito