Update on How to Improve U.S. Health Care
“Universal Health Care” should be embraced, and not feared, according to The Anti-Corporate League. They make what they term a data-based argument for Universal Health Care in the U.S.A. on their blog, and it makes for interesting reading. While they are a little light on supporting statistics, and heavy on left-leaning thought, they do present [...]
Update on Electronic Medical Records
Today’s LEGAL MEDICINE blog puts a renewed spotlight on the benefits of electronic medical records. It discusses a new study in the “Archives of Internal Medicine” that suggests that converting to such a system may help to curtail medical malpractice.
In local news, the GOTHAMIST notes that the family of an elderly Queens woman who was burned to [...]
The High Cost of Practicing Medicine in the Northeast?
There was a fascinating article in Tuesday’s BOSTON GLOBE, entitled “Doctors’ Fear of Lawsuits Tied to Added Costs of $1.4 Billion.” The central thesis was that Massachusetts physicians are so afraid of being sued for medical malpractice that they are practicing “defensive medicine,” that is, ordering extra procedures and tests, and racking up the attendant [...]