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Have Mergers and Acquisitions among Hospitals Improved Our Lot?
While Merger and Acquisition activity in health care has increased, the rationale for these activities seem to have little effect on improving the delivery of health care itself. Continue reading
What Does “Follow the Science” REALLY Mean?
For some time, people have been encouraged to “Follow the Science”. This was said even more loudly during the recent Coronavirus pandemic. The implication was that Science and scientific knowledge were absolute and relatively fixed, and that the answers to … Continue reading
Getting Policies Implemented is tough
Getting legislation implemented was intended to be slow. However, recent developments in the countries polarization and political processes, combined with other influences has made the process slower and more pondersome. Simplifying the process of bill writing and limiting bills to a single issue, as well as limiting outside influences might make legislation more understandable and achievable. Continue reading
Reading the Medical Literature. Does anyone do it anymore?
Recently, I was at a virtual conference and the presenter showed graphics from several journals that I had never heard of. While it has always been the case that doctors have had to “keep up” with developments in their field, … Continue reading
Pandemics are not new. Have we learned anything from 1918-1919 Influenza?
There are similarities in the public responses to the “Spanish Flu” of 1918-1919 and the 2020 Covid-19 viral pandemics. Our understanding of the cause and biology of both illnesses are now better understood than in 1918. Nonetheless, treatment of both illnesses has been hampered by sub optimal public responses to both. Continue reading
Posted in General Interest, Health Information, Leadership, Public Health
Tagged Medical History, Pandemics, Public Policy
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Why Don’t Many People Like “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (PL 111-148) also known as “ObamaCare”?
There are many potential reasons to not like the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148). Most revolved around political differences on the role of government (Federal or State) in the delivery of health care. Some were related to business lobbying, and some were deliberate false characterizations of some components of the law.
One hopes that understanding some of these concepts will allow the public a broader, more balanced view of the law. Continue reading
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A Follow-up on the Autopsy
This follow up on the Autopsy has data and suggestions for returning the autopsy to a significant role in medical education (both initial and continuing education of physicians and all other health professionals). Pathologists have reported autopsy findings since before … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest, Policy, Quality, Quality in Medicine
Tagged Autopsy, George Lundberg, Lee Goldman, Stephen Geller
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A Tale of Three Autopsies
The autopsy, which has largely been ignored has helped families and physicians some of the deceased. Three stories demonstrate how the autopsy made a difference. This is the first of two posts on the autopsy. Continue reading
Posted in Autopsy in Medical quality, Policy, Quality, Quality in Medicine
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Why has respect for Medicine and Physicians largely evaporated?
Most, physicians choose to enter Medicine for more than “just” income opportunities. They are also motivated by altruism, and a desire to do good for the communities in which they served[i]. Physicians anticipated respect, which came from appropriately applying their … Continue reading
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