Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP
Kameron Matthews MD, JD is a board-certified family physician and currently serves as Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care at the Veterans Health Administration in Washington DC. She earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and her law degree from the University of Chicago.Meaningful Quality
The era of meaningful use of information technology has begun in medicine yet is still in its infancy. As electronic health records evolve alongside quality reporting, many expect health care to become safer and more effective. The of certified electronic Continue Reading …
Hospital at Home
An “Innovation Profile” of the Hospital at Home® program describes the potential cost savings and clinical improvements associated with keeping select patients with acute care episodes in the community. Hospital at Home®, a model developed at Johns Hopkins University Schools Continue Reading …
Law and Ointment
Overall HIV seroprevalence reported by the 50 state prison systems was 4.5 times as high as that for the general United States population. Correctional facilities indeed provide access to primary care and prevention services for a good number of Continue Reading …
What increases access?
Although the Affordable Care Act will grant Medicaid to nearly 17 million new enrollees, new research suggests that supply-side reforms are needed to ensure adequate access to health care for both public and private paying patients. The Patient Protection and Continue Reading …
Derangements of the Heart
Despite worry from medical schools and organized medicine, some scholars doubt that physician shortages are real phenomenon. Instead, issues of access to care can be blamed on maldistribution of physicians and specialists. With the increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease and Continue Reading …
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