Eliminate Dangerous Injection Practices by Clinicians
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Thanks to Laura Landro for shining light on unsafe injections in her WSJ blog, “Unsafe Injection Practices Persist…
Are We Entering an Era of Political Cooperation on Medicare?
There’s a chance that we’re starting to see a convergence of opinion on Medicare among Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill. I know the recent bickering makes this seem like…
Second Annual DEA Drug Take Back Day–Saturday April 30, 2011
No questions asked, just bring the drugs and the DEA will take them off your hands. Below is a picture of what was collected in Long Beach, California last year. …
The New Bottom Billion: Implications for GAVI?
By Amanda Glassman - By Amanda Glassman -Our new visiting fellow Andy Sumner has drawn attention to the fact that most of the world’s poor now live in middle-income countries,…
Vermont Legislature Gets Closer to Single Payer Care Delivery
The state’s Senate has just passed a bill that will now go to conference to reconcile differences between it and the House version. The governor all but says he’ll sign…
Exclusive All-Video Caregiving Site
A website from Terra Nova Films, Video Caregiving, is dedicated to "streaming" visual educational material to family caregivers. It has launched a Spanish edition too. A website from Terra Nova…
Cash and Counselling
Many economists claim that insurance that gives sick people cash to pay for their medical treatments is more efficient than insurance that provides in-kind medical services directly. Although providing in-kind…
Health Information Quality…
…and your ability to interpret and apply it. Bryan Vartabedian, MD‘s post today is quite relevant to those of us who frequently talk about the intersection of health care…
Canada Still Working Towards Health Care For All
You probably didn’t notice, but Canada will have a federal election on May 2. It’s a big deal up there — and the number one issue is — you’ll never…
CeQur Develops Diabetes Compliance Device
An important drawback of current diabetes treatment regimens is patient compliance, particularly for insulin injections that are painful and must also be timely administered. An important drawback of current diabetes…
