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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Giving Patients Access to Doctor’s Notes
Today’s NY Times includes a column by Dr. Pauline Chen describing the Open Notes study, which allows patients to view their medical records, including doctors’ notes. The yearlong study, being funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, involves over 100 … Continue reading
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Daniel Schorr on MA Health Reform, 2006: “nothing short of a miracle”
We’re all mourning the loss of journalism legend Daniel Schorr, who died Friday after an historic career (NPR tribute and links; CBS report). We also warmly remember his 2006 report on the passage of Massachusetts health reform, reported in this … Continue reading
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What do other 33 states have for children that Massachusetts does not?
Justin is a six year old boy with asthma. He stays healthy and out of the hospital as long as he takes his medications. One morning, Justin’s mom called the Health Care For All’s HelpLine in a panic. She went … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, MassHealth/Medicaid
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Dental Cases Overwhelming ERs in Missouri
A recent report by the Health Commission in Springfield and Green Counties of Missouri made Show Me State headlines last week. The Commission found that dental pain is one of the most common reasons that people visit the emergency room. … Continue reading
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Insurance Bill Amendments Filed In House; HCFA Responds
The House will vote today on H. 4915, its legislation to address small group and individual health insurance premiums. Representatives filed 53 amendments to the bill. (links: bill text, amendments, pdfs). While time is short to reconcile the House bill … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Cost Control
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Public Health Council Looks At Health Equity, Young (Not So) Invincibles
The Public Health Council met last Wednesday with an agenda (pdf) that focused on health equity and young worker health and safety. To help eliminate ethnic and racial disparities within the health care system, the Office of Health Equity recently … Continue reading
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Congrats, Senator Richard Moore!
Senator Richard Moore has been elected president of the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) for 2010-2011. Next week, Senator Moore will start his term at the NCSL Summit in Kentucky. Senator Moore has been a driving force in Massachusetts … Continue reading
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Harvard Medical School Joins the Gift Ban & Disclosure Club
The Globe reports today that Harvard Medical School (HMS) has approved new conflict-of-interest rules. In doing so, HMS joins the growing list of top medical schools and teaching hospitals that are enacting strict conflict-of-interest policies in an effort to protect … Continue reading
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Reducing Infections: Teamwork Makes a Difference
In the July 14th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Dr. Peter J. Pronovost looks at the role of physicians and hospital leadership in improving health care quality. He writes that teamwork failures are often contributors … Continue reading
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House Advances Short-Term Small Group Cost Control Bill
UPDATE: HCFA also supports the provisions that restrict unfair contracting practices (those enumerated in s. 36 of the bill) and simplify the administration of health benefits. Controlling the growth in health care costs is the most important challenge facing Massachusetts. … Continue reading
