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For the Health Of It™©, Volume 2 #18: On Physicians, the Medical Profession, the Art of Medicine, Generic Replacements, Guidelines, Physician Extenders and Robots: Why Are We Dumbing Down American Medicine?
On Physicians, the Medical Profession, the Art of Medicine, Generic Replacements, Guidelines, Physician Extenders and Robots: Why Are We Dumbing Down American Medicine? Years ago, one of my physician colleagues was ranting and raving about generic replacements for physician services. I listened attentively and quietly agreed that it was a bad idea. The idea is…
Read MoreFor the Health Of It™© Volume 2 #17, Preventable Human Error, CDC, Health and Health Care: Why Fail Safe is Impossible and Transparency is Essential
Preventable Human Error, CDC, Health and Health Care: Why Fail Safe is Impossible and Transparency is Essential This is a story of preventable error at CDC and the agency response. I hope it points the way to the real time QIPI & B2 health and health care outcome tracking systems we advocate. On June 19,…
Read MoreFor the Health Of It™©, Volume 2 #16: Our Guest Speaks on the VA
For the Health Of It™©, Volume 2 #16: The Answer To “What’s Wrong At The VA?†Is Staring Us In The Face We are proud to publish this guest letter by Irwin Rubin, PhD, Founding Member of Veritas Health Care and Master of things that have to do with fixing Health Care Institutions, Re-Humanizing Health…
Read MoreFor the Health Of It™©, Volume 2 #15: Tick Season Again
Tick Season Again Yes, it is tick season again, so what does that mean. Ticks are nasty and ugly little creatures that like to feed on human blood. In the process they are capable of spreading several diseases. That means, you don’t want tick bites and if you have a tick on you, you want…
Read MoreFor the Health Of It™©, Volume 2 #14: Ubuntu, Cooperation, Competition, Selfishness and Why Transparency is Needed
Ubuntu, Cooperation, Competition, Selfishness and Why Transparency is Needed How do we achieve intellectual honesty and integrity, while building intellectual property, innovation and giving credit where credit is due? I own this thought, but it is tempered by the world and the thoughts of those who have gone before me, those around me and those…
Read MoreFor the Health Of It™©, Volume 2 #13: VA Deaths Represent the Tip of the Iceberg at US Hospitals
Have you seen these recent headlines in the New York Times? Army Ousts Commander of Hospital After Deaths Here is the link to the article. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/28/us/army-ousts-commander-of-hospital-after-deaths.html?emc=edit_th_20140528&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=65359995 Two good soldiers were lost … one a young mother. This is a very sad and scary commentary on The Business of Medicine in the US today … not…
Read MoreFor the Health Of It™©, Volume 2 #12: Solving the Fish Oil Puzzle: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Your Health
The other day, my brother said something like this, “I don’t know if this is bogus, or not, but I started taking fish oil and my joints don’t hurt or pop nearly as much as they used to.” He went on to explain that he thought the noises and pains he noticed were a result…
Read MoreFor the Health Of It™©, Volume 2 #11: More on The Broken System – Not Just My Opinion
“The Health-Care System Is So Broken, It’s Time for Doctors to Strike Doctors are miserable, patients are miserable, and there’s no end in sight. It’s time to revamp the health-care system from the ground up … “ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/29/the-health-care-system-is-so-broken-it-s-time-for-doctors-to-strike.html Above is the title, the first few words and the link to an article that was sent…
Read MoreFor the Health Of It™©, Volume 2 #10: Patients Are the Stakeholders in and Providers of Their Own Health Care
Patients Are the Stakeholders in and Providers of Their Own Health Care By Don McCormick Many people claim to be health care providers, but few play that role. Let us say who is not a health care provider so that we may cut to chase. Insurers are not, they are trustees or just capitalists. Hospitals…
Read MoreFor the Health Of It™©, Volume 2 #9 : Good News! Update and Next Steps.
Many good things have happened since our last blog post and most of them will be listed here for further conversations in blogs that will follow. So, you ask, what have we been up to and what will be our next steps? Most of my time in April was spent providing Critical Care services to…
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