Compartive Effectiveness = Health Rationing
Such actions have led in the past to sad moments in medical history most typified by the atrocity of Nazi…
Medical Outsourcing: The Time Is Now
If ever the need for new solutions existed for physician practices it is now. Reimbursement pressures, documentation demands, overhead costs,…
UnitedHealth brought to task for fraud allegations
Once again we find evidence that so called "health insurers" are in reality "health insurance arbitragers" out to maximize profit…
Where are all the general surgeons?
General surgeons and general surgery are the backbone of all surgical care
Updated: Details on "The Plan"
Here is a continuing update detailing, in greater depth, various points of "The Plan" designed to address the reasoning behind…
Medical pricing system seen as "inscrutable."
Medical pricing makes the head spin – well let’s unspin it just a bit . . . No question, political…
Debate surrounds practice of bypassing local hospitals to get patients to specialty centers
Critics are skeptical? No need for skepticism if you are the one in the ambulance. No thanks, take me to…
Joint Commission says physician outbursts threaten patient safety
Well, it should come as no surprise that physicians and surgeons “act out” on occasion. The fact is that most…
Costs forcing many Americans to delay or decline medical care
We are all familiar with the terms insured and uninsured. However, perhaps the fastest growing group in America might be…
Americans want REAL HEALTH REFORM
Well, any surprise here? Reading the reviews of the latest Harris Poll released by The Commonwealth Fund below it is…