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In which I continue my debate with Dr Val
22 hours ago ago from DB's Medical Rants
She writes: The problem with retainer medicine is that it incentivizes smaller patient loads. I understand that this is desirable for doctors, it's not good for the healthcare system as a whole. My point is that direct-pay IS a great option for many people, but I question whether the exclusivity of VIP concierge practices is good for the common person. My model rewards volume while decreasing admin paperwork and decreasing costs. This ...
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14 hours ago ago from Rapid Fat Loss Diets
By Sophie Peters What do the changing trends tell us about the future of nursing careers? In the next decade or two, it might look very different from what we see today. With new technologies, advancements in drugs and treatments, changes in healthcare policy, insurance policies and coverage, it it likely that the healthcare profession including nursing would have to reinvent itself. As an example, as technology continues to advance many ...
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9 hours ago ago from medinnovationblog
Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, I can single-handedly move the world. Archimedes, 1267BC-1212BC The greatest innovation in the last 30 years is worldwide instant distribution of information. The Internet exemplifies how a small lever can move great weights, like healthcare. Richard L. Reece, M.D., Innovation-Driven Health Care: 34 Key Concepts for Tranformation, Jones and Bartlett, 2007 Independent medical ...
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12 hours ago ago from Wells Hotels and Travel Places
Posted by Adriana Noton on Sunday, December 20, 2009 Leave a Comment Since the 1970's, the physician and patient ratio has been steadily increasing across the country. The result of the increase is much less time spent with patients. This can result in errors in diagnosis, a loss in developing a personal trust with the patient, and patients not receiving proper medical care. However, there are a number of ways to improve physician to ...
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23 hours ago ago from Cheap Budget Hotels and Resorts
The American Medical Association (AMA) defines medical tourism as "the organized travel outside of one's health care jurisdiction, usually one's country, to enhance or restore health through medical intervention." A less technical definition comes from Harvard Business School, which defines medical tourism as the act of "traveling far and wide for health care that is often better and certainly cheaper than at home." The practice is also known ...
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