“It feels different down here,” she said. I had just approached a young woman in our ED waiting room to apologize for the seven-hour wait to be seen. She looked at me with bloodshot, dark brown eyes and continued, “It feels like … the…
Category: Policy
When quality measures interfere with good care
All medical professionals are familiar with the jargon: quality metrics, P4P, low-cost/high-value care, PQRS, and meaningful use. We see these terms in multiple emails, staff and clinical meetings, and organization-wide initiatives. These measures and …
The health care systems in the United States and Canada are failing
There are no two ways about it: The health care system in the United States and Canada is failing. Few want to talk about a dirty little secret, but the facts are clear. Health care costs are rising at an unsustainable rate, and millions of Americans a…
The health care systems in the United States and Canada are failing
There are no two ways about it: The health care system in the United States and Canada is failing. Few want to talk about a dirty little secret, but the facts are clear. Health care costs are rising at an unsustainable rate, and millions of Americans a…
Medicaid Expansion Would Only Expand Waste And Poor Care
Americans living in non-expansion states should consider themselves lucky. Expanding Medicaid would only expand the entitlement’s inefficiencies and poor health outcomes.
Anti-Covid Pill Coming To All U.S. Pharmacies Under Reported Biden Plan
Though Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill can reduce risk of hospitalization or death by 89%, it hasn’t been widely used.
The criminalization of true medical errors is a step backwards for patient safety
On December 27, 2017, as the result of a medication error, 75-year-old Charlene Murphey died tragically at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The nurse who administered the medication, RaDonda Vaught, was criminally convicted for the mis…
Want to stem frontline worker burnout and walkout? Here are 3 ways.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Lorna Breen, MD, a New York City emergency room doctor, committed suicide following weeks of incredible stress she endured at work. Nearly two years later, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act was sign…
Does Chicago needs a rapid response to food sanitation and safety?
As the momentum to mitigate food insecurity continues to unfold, we need a stronger emphasis on ensuring better food sanitation and safety in economically disadvantaged and under-resourced communities. For example, the closing of 400 Dollar General St…
Federal Workers Can’t Sue Over Biden’s Vaccine Mandate, Appeals Court Says
Federal employees who want to dispute the Biden Administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate should turn to a specially designated board rather than filing a lawsuit, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.
