What’s Missing in NIH COI Rules
The National Institutes of Health recently issued new rules for academic institutions to follow in “managing” faculty members who receive government grants yet maintain ties to private firms, especially drug…
Health Wonk Review: In Their Own Words
Welcome to the Health Wonk Review. Rather than following my usual hosting path of pithy commentary on each post, I’m letting the bloggers tell their own stories. Enjoy! Health policy…
ICD 10 Craziness
Next time you go to see your MD don’t worry about the seemingly inane questions he / she will ask you. If he doesn’t he will be in violation…
Difficult Patients and Unnecessary Catheters. Could They be Related?
Two stores in the latest Today’s Hospitalist caught my eye. The first, Making Headway with Difficult Patients discusses “how to defuse tension, cope with patient fears, and have less stress.”…
When Health Insurance is Free
Did you know that an estimated one of every three uninsured people in this country is eligible for a government program (mainly Medicaid or a state children’s health insurance plan),…
Many of the ACA Quality-Enhancing Ideas Have Previously Failed
One of the many pilot projects of health reform is to reduce the number of readmissions within 30 days of Medicare patients discharged from a hospital. The problem: it’s already…
For Obama (and the GOP?), Medicare/Medicaid Austerity Cuts Embedded within Reform
Just whose side is Barack Obama on, anyway? Just whose side is Barack Obama on, anyway? With the passage of the PPACA, Democrats had been assured that — although a…
Elderly Women With Sleep Apnea at Higher Risk for Dementia
@Comstock, Getty ImagesElderly women with sleep apnea had an 85% higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia than elderly women without sleep apnea according to researchers from Brigham…
Attacking Heart Disease in Inequality Land
Here’s one cheer for the “Million Hearts” initiative launched yesterday by Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Donald Berwick, chief of the Centers for…
It’s All the Doctors’ Fault
A recent press release from Health Affairs puts the blame for America’s health care problems squarely on them Greedy Doctors. It says: A recent press release from Health Affairs puts…
