Monday, May 11, 2015

Do they deserve a medal?

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The United Hospital Fund has posted a quarter page ad in the New York Times , entitled "They deserve a medal."  The ad celebra...

Tribal warfare

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A comment on my post below about unnecessary testing before cataract surgery presents a striking example of one problem in medicine--the...
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Friday, May 08, 2015

Snapping defeat from the jaws of victory

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What is it about opthalmologists and cataract surgery?  If there were ever a success story in the world of medicine it is this:  Better and...
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The cost that is hiding in plain sight

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Jack Sullivan at Commonwealth Magazine summarizes recent findings surrounding high deductible health insurance plans.  I covered some of...
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Thursday, May 07, 2015

Is this what you call success?

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“I am not sure how to explain it. It's hard to tell exactly what's going on, but whatever it is, it looks like it's good....
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Wednesday, May 06, 2015

How do I invest?

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Here is a new, groundbreaking EHR vendor with an amazing website.  It offers the most honest presentation in the industry.  I'm sure...
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Taking steps to achieve more steps

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I've noted the unsupported assertions of many wellness programs, but it's also important to acknowledge the interventions that ca...

Oregon CCOs on WIHI

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Madge Kaplan notes: The next WIHI broadcast — Leaning In: Oregon's Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs)  — will take place on Thu...
Tuesday, May 05, 2015

I would have guessed they were Tories

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A true story I heard from a colleague in London: My nine-year-old daughter came up to me and said, "Dad, Kate is voting for the La...

Success in surgery? Not so fast.

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Richard Harris at NPR interviewed Marty Makary on the subject of how to know if your surgery was successful.  The summary in a nutshell: ...
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Sunday, May 03, 2015

First aid class turns out to be dangerous

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This could be one of the strangest stories I've read in a while, from The Globe and Mail . Here's the lede: Randy Theriault sp...

Like Canada, like the world

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“When asked to think about their end-of-life planning, 75% of Canadians express a desire to die in their own homes. Yet in actual fact, 70...
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Friday, May 01, 2015

Courage to Live

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A remembrance from my friend John Brock: On May 26, 2012 I died. I didn't almost die; I died. My heart stopped pumping blood. In...
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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Thieves of State

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I'm pleased to recommend to you a book I just read, Sarah Chayes' Thieves of State, Why Corruption Threatens Global Security .  H...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The healthier your hospital the better your outcomes

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I recently attended an Oslo meeting of the Dr Foster Global Comparators, an international group of hospitals that have been working toget...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Who's paying the bill?

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This was sent by a friend.  I think it's a great idea.
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Monday, April 27, 2015

Dr Foster offers advice on performance measurement

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The folks at Dr Foster recently published a thoughtful paper about the uses and abuses of clinical data for the purposes of measuring ...
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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Is solidarity forever?

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As the US remains splintered about the rights of the public with regard to health care, things have often been different in Europe.  But ...
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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Creating the safe place for patients and caregivers

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Here's a beautiful video presented by David Mayer, Vice President of Quality and Safety for MedStar Health, as an attachment to a colum...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

The next bend up in the cost curve: Rising prices for old proven drugs?

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A anesthesiologist friend sent me the note below. If accurate, as this doctor says, "The expense of the surgical robot will pale in ...
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