Health Care Quality

The Democratization of Health Care: Medicare and Original Intent

Gary Puckrein | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Social Security, Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Health Insurance Reform, Health Care Quality, Health Care Reform, Politics News
Gary Puckrein

When government launched the Medicare program, it made a pact with the American people that President Lyndon Johnson articulated (his statement) at th...

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The Democratization of Health Care: Whose Money Is It?

Gary Puckrein | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Health Care Quality, Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, Health Care Costs, Health Insurance Reform, Essential Benefits, Politics News
Gary Puckrein

Perhaps we should leave it to the conscience of the worker to determine what legal, medical products and services they use without subordination to their employers' faith or personal predilections.

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The Democratization of Health Care: Clinical Research and Quality Health Care for Minority Populations

Gary Puckrein | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Health Care Quality, Health Care Reform, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, Fda, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News
Gary Puckrein

The American clinical research system is not designed to maximize the potential for the best possible outcomes of health services that are delivered to all American health care consumers.

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The Moneyball Approach to Health Care

James R. Knickman | Posted 12.04.2011

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James R. Knickman

I'm always surprised that some people still buy into the myth that America has the greatest health system in the world. We spend so much money on health care, but those dollars have not translated to good health.

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Health Information: It's Time for More Meaningful Use

James R. Knickman | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Health Care Quality, Electronic Health Records, Health Information Technology, Health Care Costs, Health Care, New York News
James R. Knickman

Being able to share data electronically, easily, securely, and inexpensively holds great practical promise for improving health.

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A New Year's Resolution for Adopting Electronic Health Records

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Electronic Health Records, Health Care Reform, Health Care Quality, Meaningful Use, Ehr, Health Information Technology, Hit, Hitech, Dr. David Blumenthal, Home News
Dr. Elaine Schattner

The potential benefits of EHR far outweigh the costs. In the long term, HIT will save doctors time and effort.

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Islands of Excellence in a Sea of Mediocrity

D. Brad Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

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D. Brad Wright

We value health care, our health care is of an exceptionally high quality, ergo we pay a lot for our health care. But what if the middle part of that statement isn't quite true?

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Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care?

D. Brad Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

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D. Brad Wright

Prices are going up faster in health care than they are in any other sector of the economy. People like to claim that this is because of costs, but technology in all other areas refute this view.

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Congress Is Behaving as if the Health Care System Isn't in Tatters

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mitchell Bard

We are either going to get no health care reform or watered-down health care legislation that acts as a bandage, helping some people but ignoring the larger problem creating the pain.

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