Organizations Slowly Considering Greater Scrutiny of Aging Physicians’ Practice
Would you attend a 101-year old physician? Should there be a mandatory retirement age for physicians? While that question itself is a little ridiculous, there really has never been careful…
Michael Seres, UK ePatient Helps Crowd-Fund Patient Scholarships
Michael Seres is reaching out to the world from the UK. And for now he’s reaching out to help fund patient scholarship travel to Doctors 2.0 & You.Doctors 2.0: So,…
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…
