Are Nitrates or Nitrites Bad? Not Really
When you see a package of hot dogs saying “Nitrate Free” you probably think that you are doing something healthy for you and your family. Somewhere you heard vague whispers…
Nursing Shortage? Lawyer Glut?
It’s interesting to contrast the markets for new lawyers and new nurses and how those markets are portrayed in the popular press. Casual observers and reporters are willing to take…
Patient Engagement: Key Element Missing in Healthcare Decisions
We all are patients at some point and experience the challenges of making important healthcare decisions, often with less information then we need to make informed decisions. Having a “patient-centered”…
Elder Abuse: Types of Maltreatment and Warning Signs
Elder abuse, or any intentional or negligent act that causes harm or loss to an older person, is a significant health problem in the United States. Elder abuse, or any…
How Facebook’s Graph Search Can Influence Healthcare
Facebook will be unveiling its new Graph Search in the coming weeks and months to all users. This new search tool will allow users to look up anything another user…
Only 18 percent of Hospital CEO’s are Women
Women make up 73 percent of medical and health services managers, yet only 18 percent of hospital CEOs are women, according to a report from Rock Health entitled “Women in…
The RUC, Health Care Finance’s Star Chamber, Remains Untouchable
Posted 2/1/13 on The Health Affairs Blog Posted 2/1/13 on The Health Affairs BlogOn January 7, a federal appeals court rejected six Georgia primary care physicians’ (PCPs) challenge to the Centers for Medicare and…
Same Day Doctor Appointments? Read the Fine Print
Cleveland and northeast Ohio are not hospitable to private practice medicine. I should know. I’m one of them. Private practice is fading as health care reform suffocates it by…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Russia Launches Infertility and Maternal Health Support Program
The Health and Development Foundation, a Russian NGO with 10 years’ experience working in public health communication and development, just launched a new nationwide mHealth program for clients in infertility…
