Challenges of Healthcare of Gays & Lesbians under Reform
Euphemistically, the population of gay and lesbian adults in this country has always been labeled “the ten percent”, owing to the presumptive political implications that have become significantly mainstream since…
Third of Home Care Staff Make Medication Errors – What You Can Do
A Northwestern University study has shown that more than one-third of paid home care staff had difficulty reading and understanding health-related information and directions. Sixty percent made errors when sorting…
Medicaid to Fund ‘Stay-Healthy’ Incentive Programs
In recent years, scientists have shown that financial incentives can drive short-term behavioral changes that are associated with improved health; things like losing weight and quitting cigarettes, for example. The…
Reining in Avoidable Readmissions
I've been having the readmissions pull-out from H&HN Magazine on my desk for a few weeks. The data and information includes some starting points for improving your hospital re-admission rates…
Poor Need More Financial Services than Rich
Why would that be the case? The answer is risk. Poor people (especially in developing countries) have a larger share of their assets at risk due to theft, a family…
Bombing People Costs Money
A Tomahawk Missile cost $569,000 in FY99, so if my calculations are correct, they cost a little over $736,000 today assuming they are the same make and model. The United…
Nanomedicine Attacks Bacteria Where Antibiotics Cannot
IBM and a research group in Singapore have engineered a new kind of synthetic, biodegradable nano particle that could be used to attack bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics.…
You Can’t Take That Away From Me
Is this “the end of progressive government?” asks E.J. Dionne in The Washington Post. Do Republicans intend to break “America’s promise to seniors and to the poor?” asks Jon Cohn…
Women Caregivers and Savings
The Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement has some good tips about saving throughout the stages of your life. Here's a snapshot but do check out their site for more.…
Join me for my Public Sector State and Local Executives’ HIE webinar Wednesday, April 13
State and local CIOs have worked for many years to foster the exchange of data between medical providers, health insurance plans, and government agencies. Building out such health information exchange…
