November 2008
20 posts
WatchThis week’s NEJM roundtable discussion on redesigning primary care. A little lengthy, but long overdue.
” U.S. primary care is in crisis. Primary care physicians must care for more and more patients, with more and more chronic conditions, in less and less time, for which they are compensated far less than subspecialists. They must absorb increasing volumes of medical...
“As for President Bush, he adopted anti-intellectualism as administration policy, repeatedly rejecting expertise (from Middle East experts, climate scientists and reproductive health specialists). Mr. Obama, unlike most politicians near a microphone, exults in complexity. He doesn’t condescend or oversimplify nearly as much as politicians often do, and he speaks in paragraphs rather than...
Q&A with Obama: Health Policy (an excerpt)
The foundation of our healthcare system, the primary care doctor, is critically endangered. What would you do to ensure an adequate supply of primary care physicians to care for our growing and aging population?
Our ability to improve the health care system and reduce costs through greater care coordination and prevention depends on an adequate supply of primary care physicians. Yet, the...
Election day review of systems
Any chest pain? Blurry vision? Severe headaches? Shortness of breath? Dizziness? Weakness? Nausea? Vomiting? Diarrhea? Constipation? Did you vote today?
Green-Wood Cemetery: Come for a visit. Stay an...
What a great new marketing slogan.
