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The Virtual Visit May Expand Access to Doctors
1 hour, 46 minutes ago ago from Nursing Notes
Last time I posted something about technology that helps (?) nurses so this time I posted something about technology that makes access to physicians easier for the general public. I think I like this, but I will have to think about it more. I can see that this could have a practical application for minor illnesses and would save time and money for most people. I can also see the doctor's position that there is no actual relationship with a ...
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15 hours ago ago from The Nurse Practitioner's Place
Below is Peter Ferrara's opinion of the Health Care Reform Bill that is being considered. I am offended by two points that he makes while referencing health care providers. Read and then go to below to see what I was having a problem with.. One confusion arising from the House bill is that its provisions are phased in over several years. Over the first 10 years of full operation, the House bill actually cuts Medicare by $800 billion, as ...
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11 hours ago ago from ProPublica: Articles and Investigations
by Sheri Fink , ProPublica - This story was co-published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune Louisiana health professionals are developing guidelines that specify which patients would get access to lifesaving treatments and which wouldn't during a severe pandemic, bioterrorist attack or natural disaster that overwhelms the medical system. Around two dozen hospital leaders, health professionals and ethicists in Baton Rouge began ...
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15 hours ago ago from RedState
This piece in the NYT flies in the face of all those who accused us of fear-mongering when we dared call out Congress on the issue of so-called death panels. I, for one, was uncomfortable enough with the idea that a gaggle of self-appointed hens in Congress would assess my worthiness and determine whether sufficient resources should be allocated to keep me alive through some horrific medical event. If the Times is to be believed, it is MUCH ...
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