Who Should Control Healthcare? By Barbara Weissman, MD CMA Trustee for the Specialty Delegation Imagine coming to the hospital to work one morning, only to find you are denied admittance to your office and no longer a member of the hospital medical staff. In January 2016, hospital administrators at the Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) […]

Dr. Rosen:      Our favorite Electronic Medical Record (EMR) which has been available without cost for more than five years has gone the way of most EMRs—changing to a purchase plan. Dr. Edwards:  It was a very valuable entry into the EMR world which was essentially mandated by the Feds through Medicare. Dr. Milton:      I also […]

How many doctors are satisfied using EMR/EHR systems? David Chan, MD from UCLA, Stanford Oncology Fellowship Updated Jun 17, 2014 · Upvoted by Kate Simmons, myofascial pain specialist and Anand Gnanaraj, Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai. · Author has 2.2k answers and 9.9m answer views My medical group and colleagues are totally dissatisfied […]

However, People Are Less Selfish Under Capitalism Why individualism and free exchange make people more altruistic and trustworthy by Barry Brownstein | Friday, May 25, 2018 Years ago, an MBA student of mine had immigrated from Albania after growing up under Communism. She shared with her classmates what she observed to be the most unexpected mindset […]

Published on May 18, 2018 by Doug Badger & Grace-Marie Turner | The Hill President Trump delivered a major speech to describe steps his administration is taking to address the high cost of prescription drugs. Congress should be called on to fix two problems with the federal government’s largest prescription drug program: Medicare Part D. […]

The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2018 Authors: Bacchus Barua, Associate Director, Health Policy Studies, Fraser Institute Sazid Hasan, Economist, Fraser Institute — Published on May 23, 2018 We frequently hear of the benefits of socialized medical care. We hear of proposals of “Medicare For All.” Periodically we reference what Medicare-for-all […]

By Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday night [April 17, 2018] at her home in Houston at age 92. Days before her death, the announcement that she was seeking “comfort care” shone a light — and stirred debate — on what it means to stop trying to fight terminal illness. […]

What is the leading electronic health record (EHR) software? Jason Barber, Headhunter, Co-Founder at Fetch Recruiter (2016-present) Answered May 30 2017 · Author has 1.9k answers and 3.5m answer views Epic is hands down the leader. Cerner is second. Third place doesn’t matter. Epic is the leader because they offer the closest version of an […]

I’ve found that I can change the conversation at any social gathering by mentioning Louann Brizendine’s book The Female Brain—David Brooks, New York Times.  THE PHASES OF A FEMALE’S LIFE: Hormones can determine what the brain is interested in doing. They help guide nurturing, social, sexual, and aggressive behaviors. They can affect being talkative, being […]

Last month’s Postings: The April Issue Featured Article: Handbook for Total Body Re-Conditioning Coming Soon In the News: Scientific Weight Control Part I of the Handbook International News: Time for Tax Reform in Ontario, Canada Medicare: Massachusetts’ Not-So-NICE Waiver Idea Medical Gluttony: Government Workers Medical Myths: NPs can replace MDs Overheard in the Medical Staff […]