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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Must See Video, Yes. But Important Policy Meaning For Us, Too.
Both WBUR’s CommonHealth and the Globe’s White Coat Notes have appropriately linked to this wonderful, creative and smart video, created by Gregory Warner of Marketplace. But there’s an important policy implication for us that the video illustrates. Massachusetts used to … Continue reading
Who should receive scarce medical resources in a disaster? Two community conversations.
CRISIS STANDARDS OF CARE IN DISASTERS AND PANDEMICS: Testing a Process for Community Conversations September 17, 2011 from 9:00-4:00, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA September 22, 2011 from 12:00-4:30, Lawrence Senior Center, Lawrence MA If a disaster or pandemic strikes, … Continue reading
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Event Next Week on Patient-Caregiver Relationships
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare has organized an interesting event as part of its Speaker Series. On Tuesday, September 20, there will be a discussion of “The Electronic Medical Record’s Impact on the Patient-Caregiver Relationship: The Good, the Bad, … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care Quality
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New Census Data: We’re Still Number One
The Sox may be struggling (but still, I believe), but Massachusetts is still the pennant winner in health care coverage. The chart above comes from the Mass Budget and Policy Center, who reported today on the new census figures on … Continue reading
Posted in MA Health Reform
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HCFA Has Left The Building
This Tuesday, September 13, 2011, Health Care For All will take to the streets! Every member of the Health Care For All staff will be out of the office today for a day of team building and strategic planning. We … Continue reading
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Celebrating Health Information Technology Week: Ensuring Access to Lab Results
As reported in a Health Affairs blog, this week is the first ever Health Information Technology Week! There’s a new consumer health IT website, www.HealthIT.gov, and a new Personal Health Record (PHR) Model Privacy Notice. At a Consumer Health IT … Continue reading
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Oral Health New Roundup: “People end up dying, and these are the most treatable, preventable diseases in the world”
Here’s a Monday afternoon triple-threat oral health news roundup: Cincinnati, OH NBC affiliate WLWT reported that a 24-year-old single father died two weeks ago as the result of an oral infection because he didn’t have access to health insurance. The … Continue reading
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Wow! – lots of us support including prevention in payment reform
The Mass Public Health Association released a letter today calling for dedicated funding for community prevention to be part of payment reform (letter, and press release, both pdf). The letter will be delivered today to legislative leaders. It was covered … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare Cost Control, Public Health
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Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Gift Ban is Working
In 2008, Massachusetts enacted its a pharmaceutical and medical device gift ban and disclosure law, which limited industry representatives from wining-and-dining physicians in order to encourage the prescribing of their high-cost, brand-name products. The law also established annual reporting requirements … Continue reading
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Connector Board Discusses Plan of Operations and CommCare Open Enrollment
After a break in August, the Connector Board resumed their meetings yesterday, focusing on the Connector’s FY12 Plan of Operations and CommCare open enrollment. Materials from the meeting are on the connector site. Details and are after the flip.
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