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Myth 32. Information technology will improve efficiency and safety.
3 hours ago ago from AAPS News of the Day
A large part of the savings projected from “healthcare reform” is supposed to come from wider use of information technology. The federal government is expected to “invest” some $45 billion in encouraging (or compelling) doctors and hospitals to use electronic records systems. “Information is the lifeblood of modern medicine. Health information technology (HIT) is destined to be its circulatory system,” writes David Blumenthal, M.D., ...
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2 hours ago ago from I Got Two Shoes
That last entry, while true - was written when I was very tired and really feeling blue. I hate the fact that probably half the posts I write these days seem to warrant "I hope you're feeling better" comments. Life isn't all a drag here, but I tend to just not write much at all. When you're caught up in a bit of a self loathing pity party, you might tend to think everything you produce sucks. Ah well. Suffer along! I think you might know the ...
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8 hours ago ago from Press Release Hub
LONDON , February 9 - The NHS could save GBP1.2bn through the free provision of home-based hospital care, a new report, Hospital care at home by Healthcare at Home Ltd and Dr Foster has shown. Home-based hospital care is increasingly regarded as a key solution to the NHS s capacity problem, with Prime Minister Gordon Brown committing to provide free one-to-one care for all cancer patients and elderly people as a central ...
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15 hours ago ago from The True Colours of Life..
They cannot replace doctors 2010/02/09 M.B.B.S, Taiping I AGREE with Datin Hatijah Yusof that nurses' standards should be raised ("Lift our nurses' standards" -- NST, Jan 15). But the job of lower ranking nurses involves changing patients' diapers and cleaning the patients, including bathing and dressing them and making their beds. It is for this reason that they are known as the support group. So, too, are the laboratory ...
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Some Haitian Hospitals Selling Donated Medicines
10 hours ago ago from BlackVoices
Hard times can bring out the worst in people. Like the people who loot from stores during a power outage or merchants who raise the price of goods during a shortage, the people of Haiti have learned that the milk of human kindness can curdle and go rancid when there is buck to be made. Add to that list the Haitian hospital operators who have been accused of charging patients for medical care, which is administered with donated medicine ...
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17 hours ago ago from The New York Times
President Obama says he aims to keep trying. But what happens if the health care legislation cannot be revived, and tens of millions of uninsured Americans continue without coverage? Craig Lassig for The New York Times Our business model will continue to falter, said Dr. David Abelson, chief executive of Park Nicollet Health Services. Health Care Conversations Share your thoughts about the health care debate. ...
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Health care in this country is in dire straits. I've written two books suggesting fixes for our health care system. The system I proposed involves the creation of an independent people-funded, people-managed insurance coop. All Americans who are now covered by Medicare and Medicaid would still be covered. The government would pay for their policies. The coop would be nonprofit, thus patients wouldn't suffer because of the conflicts of ...
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