"Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing else but medicine on a large scale" – Rudolf Virchow
Monday September 6th 2010

International Comparisons

Lessons from the Dutch 2.0 Lessons from the Dutch 2.0 »

A recent Heritage Foundation analysis of the 2006 health reforms in the Netherlands determines that the [...]


The German Health System The German Health System »

The German health system health care is two-part: a statutory system tied to payroll and a private system [...]


The Dirigo Health Reforms The Dirigo Health Reforms »

The Dirigo Health Reform Act of 2003 in the state of Maine was enacted to improve cost, quality, and [...]


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Uninsured

CHC’s Deliver Quality »

CHC’s Deliver Quality

Yet another study demonstrates that it is not the location where a patient sees their doctor, but rather the relationship between the physician and the [Read More]


Health IT

“Meaningful Use” for EHR’s Defined “Meaningful »

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services set out definitions for the [...]


Health IT use for Under-served Communities Health IT use for »

Much like other technological breakthroughs in medicine, health information technology [...]


Embracing the Electronic Era Embracing the »

Medicine lags behind many other industries in the transition to the electronic era. While [...]


Prescriptions

Reform left-overs make for tasty »

Reform left-overs make for tasty election issue

A year ago, the American people were up in arms over the health reform debate unfolding in Congress. Nevertheless, after a long and bitter winter, Congress proceeded to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the spring of 2010. The health reform law's first [Read More]

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