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Latest news about health
In my recent post on the issue of quality in health care, I spoke a little about how public opinion can be a poor guide when it comes to understanding the full scope of our health care problems. I noted that, according to Gallup polls, ... Continue reading
Getting Health Care Polling Right
After insistence from executives that Steve Jobs is fine, it turns out he's had surgery to help his digestion following his cancer treatment four years ago. Continue reading
Steve Jobs health mystery clarified
The bi-weekly review of the best from health bloggers is up over at Health Business Blog. Continue reading
Health Wonks unite
A new Web site allows people to submit complaints about nursing homes, assisted living facilities, facilities for those with developmental disabilities, home health and hospice agencies, clinical labs, mental health and substance abuse ... Continue reading
New ways to report problems at health care facilities
These programs can literally put all your health records—including digital images such as ultrasounds and echocardiograms—into the palm of your hand. Or they can administer eye exams or keep track of your calories and exercise. ... Continue reading
iPhone health and fitness applications
The suit's plaintiffs - a former Amerigroup employee, the state of Illinois and the federal government - said in federal court in Chicago that Amerigroup and its Chicago-area health care plan defrauded state and federal agencies by ... Continue reading
Amerigroup Settles
Picture accessible primary health care services including comprehensive women’s health, maternal health care and a host of sexual and reproductive health services covering both young and old. Anywhere else, it may sound like a perfectly ... Continue reading
The Catholic Church’s Abortion Trump Card
Yet numerous constituents of the "Health IT Ecosystem" (a term I use to describe the complex Hit environment, link) espouse the value of national healthcare and genetics databases to be stored by commercial companies such as Google and ... Continue reading
Do we really have the societal wisdom to put all healthcare data ...
Now a review by AJ Gelenberg has appeared in Health Affairs, the respected scholarly journal of health care and health policy research, which also employed its share of logical fallacies.(2) Ad Hominem One of Galenberg's main arguments ... Continue reading
Attacking "Side Effects" with Logical Fallacies, Version 2
The lesson here is clear: if you really want to improve health care in the US, you need to look beyond superficial preferences and into the nitty-gritty of how health care is delivered in our system. ... Continue reading
HEALTH REFORM THAT IGNORES THE PATIENT
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