AMA Meets at Policy Confab, Preps Vote on Reform Provision
The AMA’s annual policy meeting is happening this week at its headquarters in Chicago. The organization, which is meeting this week to debate policy points including whether to refine its…
The Affordable Care Act and the PCP Manpower Shortage
The Affordable Care Act is the most important piece of federal health care legislation since the Social Security Act created Medicare in 1965. It assures that 32 million Americans will…
Health Care Buzz Today
Olive Oil Protects Against Stroke. Consuming copious amounts of olive oil may dramatically reduce stroke risk for older adults, according to a population-based study. Olive Oil Protects Against Stroke. Consuming…
Patient Gets Drunk on Hand Sanitizer
I would say he had quite a buzz going and probably a stomach that didn’t feel too good either. I don’t that stuff tastes very good and he drank six…
Emergency Room: Revolving Door or Backstop?
I received a call recently from an emergency room (ER) physician about a patient who presented there with rectal bleeding. Does this sound blogworthy? Hardly. We gastro physicians get this call…
Pre and Post Operative Nutritional Considerations…
A guest post from John La Puma, MD… Thanks JohnLast year, my Mom had her first operation: a total knee replacement.Active and curious, and having recently celebrated her 29th birthday…
Treat Patients as People… Not Diseases
We as physicians are commonly trained to treat diseases, not patients. Another way of looking at it is that we are trained to think mechanically. If ”X” is present, administer “y” and if “A” is…
AARP Ready to Deal on Social Security Cuts
Modifications are not really a bad thing, just depends on who’s talking and what they are proposing. Now when it comes to charging those in high income brackets higher contributions,…
Readmissions: Hard to Predict Who it Will Be and Why
Reducing readmissions is becoming increasingly important for hospitals. In the olden days (and still to some extent now) a readmission was simply a new opportunity to earn revenue on the…
Children on Medicaid: Less Access, Longer Waits
Sixty-six percent of those who mentioned Medicaid-CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) were denied appointments, compared with 11 percent who said they had private insurance, according to an
