Hospital acquired conditions not to be paid for by medicare
In 2008, Medicare plans on not paying for six hospital acquired conditions. In 2009 another seven conditions could be added to the list. The initial six conditions are: pressure ulcers,...
View ArticleRace and coronary procedures
A study has revealed that black Medicare patients are less likely that whites to receive blood vessel opening procedures following a heart attack. This study is published by JAMA. Although differences...
View ArticleCaregivers
An insightful article in the L.A Times appears about a middle age woman who is caught caring for her ill mother and trying to raise her 5 year old daughter. “There are times when I’m so stressed I know...
View ArticleHealth care ranked by state
A new study published by the The Commonwealth Fund ranks states according to the quality of health care. Hawaii ranks number 1, while Mississippi and Oklahoma rank last. 32 indicators were used to rank...
View ArticleDrug and alcohol treatment is expensive
The Washington Times is running an article that states employer-sponsored health plans in 2006 provided limited coverage for substance-abuse treatment and did not provide the same level of benefits for...
View ArticleFinally some good news
I know this is not going to fix the problem completely. But, the Army is planning on hiring at least 25% more psychiatrist to hand the influx of patients from Iraq and Afghanistan. I am keeping my...
View ArticleHospitals are dirty
Prey that you are not going to be hospitalized anytime soon. MSNBC reports that some 100,000 people who are hospitalized get infections from the very hospital they are staying in. Between 40,000 and...
View ArticleCircumcision rates dropping
Circumcisions rates are dropping according to national experts. These rates are reducing because of immigration trends and a change in Americans attitudes toward circumcision. According to a study by...
View ArticleHow Well Does Your Doctor Rate?
Looking to find a good doctor? Want to see what other patients are saying about your doctor? Websites that rate and review doctors, and sometimes other health professionals, have sprung up in recent...
View Article22 Hours in a Chair
I recently wrote a graduate paper on the abuses that occur in some mental health facilities. I say some, because there are psychiatric facilities that are caring and humane with their treatment....
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