A Caregiver’s Guide to Navagating the Healthcare System
When you or I take on the care of a loved one, we can expect to learn all kinds of new skills and tasks. One of these will be to…
Why Massachusetts Can Afford Universal Health Insurance
Health insurance in Massachusetts is more expensive than anywhere else in the country and yet the state is able to afford universal coverage. How can that be? An important part…
Is Fee-For-Service Really Dead?
The 21st century challenge for the American health care delivery system is to deliver higher quality care for less money. Republican and Democratic experts agree that payment reform involving transitioning from…
Georgia’s Proposed Telemedicine Rule
Last Thursday, the Georgia Composite Medical Board took up its proposed telemedicine rule, one that would definitely limit telemedicine in that state.As written, it would stifle the use of the technology by nurse…
Sinai Hospital and Operation Walk Maryland Bring Hope to Haitian Patient with Osteonecrosis
Here’s a heartwarming story just in the time for the holidays.Thanks to Sinai Hospital and Operation Walk Maryland, a volunteer medical service organization that provides free surgical treatment for patients in…
Media Begin Focus on Next Iteration of ACA
It’s 12/12/12, and you know what that means. Time for the blog to kick back into gear after an self-imposed extended hiatus for professional growth. It’s as good a day…
A New Way of Fighting Childhood Obesity – Through Social Media
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has more then tripled in the past 30 years. In 2008 nearly 20 percent of children in the…
Is Your Child’s Education Affected By Tooth Decay?
New studies are showing that poor oral health, tooth decay, and tooth pain are putting some children at risk for falling behind in school. New studies are showing that poor oral…
USA Today Revisits Medspa Plastic Surgery
USA Today covered cosmetic surgery at medspas, and by non-plastic surgeons. This is a topic that has been covered before, and bears revisiting with the following points.As long as doctors…
The Future of Medical Education: Very Real Simulation of Procedures and Teamwork
A resident from MedStar Washington Hospital Center practices her laparoscopic technique. A resident from MedStar Washington Hospital Center practices her laparoscopic technique.In a previous ETY post, Medical Education and Classrooms…
