HealthCommentaryWill there be enough caregivers for our aging population? The long-expected upsurge in the number of older Americans is almost here. The first baby boomers will turn 65 in 2011. By 2030, there will be more than 70 million adults over 65, nearly double the number today. Oftentimes, older age requires more frequent and regular […]
Proposed bill may unintentionally harm the innocent and discourage physicians from practicing New York State is moving forward with a proposal that will improve patient safety by alerting the public early when doctors are charged with a misconduct or crime. Currently, the public is notified when a physician is convicted of misconduct – a process […]
The impact of ground-level ozone upon human health Here’s an interesting news item that was recently brought to my attention. The content is from Reuters on April 22, 2008: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even breathing in a little ozone at levels found in many areas is likely to kill some people prematurely, the National Research Council reported. […]
Lighting the way to home-centered health careIn recent years I have frequently written about and discussed the need for a "parallel build-out" in order to achieve truly preventative care in the United States. This refers to the challenge on the one hand of better managing our current burden of chronic disease in mostly older Americans, […]
Staying off the road has some protective effect Once again, across America, we’re experiencing shock at the gas pump. For those of us who are old enough, it recalls the days of Jimmy Carter’s administration, with gas lines, and calls for conservation, and a drop in the speed limit on interstate highways to 55 miles […]
Only a new medical system that incorporates safety systems designs will assure high quality medical care Virtually everyone faced with the prospect of undergoing anesthesia for surgery has a fear of the ‘what if’ adverse outcome. In the early 1980s, anesthetic deaths for all patients were estimated to be about 1 in 10,000 procedures! If […]
An opinion on how the sole-source relationship between CMS and the AMA’s RUC threatens Medicare’s pilot on medical homes (Note: At Health Care Renewal, Dr. Roy Poses, a Clinical Associate Professor at Brown University’s School of Medicine, writes a consistently excellent blog on health care financial conflict . Both he and I have written extensively […]
