“Have you been wondering whether all this emphasis on electronic medical systems has actually helped the patient? ” This question was asked and explored by Seth Emont, Ph.D., M.S., who is the principal of White Mountain Research Associates, L.L.C. He researches and evaluates the delivery and quality of clinical care. After researching this question, he [...]
While it was exciting to see the formation of Google Health, made with all good intentions ( free to all those that participated), it is even more tragic to see it come to an end. Because the medical community has yet to incorporate personal health records into the electronic health system (and in many cases, [...]
This blog was written by Mathoma, MD and appeared this month on Medscape entitled: What YOU can do: tort reform, medical insurance reimbursements, HCA and more I’ve pissed and moaned about all of the above and more. Here on Medscape, other sites, to friends and family, to colleagues and others, too. Today, I decided to [...]
This is a press release that recently appeared in print. It highlights the morbidity and mortality that our healthcare system unfortunately breeds. Medical residents should work no more than 16 hours without sleep June 24, 2011 Public release date: 24-Jun-2011 Contact: Sara Knoll sknoll@burnesscommunications.com 301-652-1558 Burness Communications (Boston MA) – A group of 26 of [...]
As reported by MedPage Today: “Federal prosecutors are looking into physicians’ prescribing practices relating to implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), the Heart Rhythm Society has told its members. In a mailing sent to HRS members, the group said it had been contacted by the Department of Justice to assist in a probe of ICD prescribing. “[HRS] has [...]
MEDICARE PAY INCREASE For those of you who are on Medicare, read the article below. It is about the monthly amount of money you are going to pay into Medicare in 2011, 2012 and the huge increase you will pay in 2013. It’s a short important article: You will pay it. Social Security Congress will [...]
Now you don’t have to wait until you have a medical problem or illness before seeking out a Medicare or insurance covered office visit. According to the Affordable Care Act, you may now have a yearly office visit that centers on preventive health. During office encounter, doctors and nurse practitioners will review a patient’s [...]
Today This article is written by Terry O’Keefe: Letting the states decide healthcare reform The State of Vermont just passed the nation’s first single-payer universal healthcare system. While there are still some bureaucratic hurdles to cross, Vermont will soon install the kind of system that healthcare progressives have been drooling about for decades. And whether you [...]
$2.8 Trillion Stolen… And They Want More! Concerned Citizens Say: “Stop Stealing From Social Security!” Petition Sponsor: Grassfire Nation More than 28,000 signers For years, politicians have been stealing from Social Security. Every penny of the surplus allegedly in a Social Security “trust fund” — $2.8 trillion in all — has already been spent in [...]
Last March, Congress let go of the end-of-life planning proposal from the healthcare reform legislation due to the uproars. The question is really, should it in fact BE dropped? Do you really want the ultimate decisions of your life be made by someone other than yourself? Someone who may not know your wishes? Do [...]
