Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Author: Renée Volny Darko, DO, MBA
Dr. Darko is a board-certified OB/GYN who currently practices in Pennsylvania. She earned her medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and her Masters in Business Administration in Health Care Leadership from Rockhurst University. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2010.An Overview of Health Information Technology
Health information technology is expected to reduce costs, save the environment, and improve the quality of care. Some evidence exists supporting health IT as beneficial to processes of care; more evidence is needed on outcomes. The Health Information Technology for Continue Reading …
Naturalize to Stay Alive
Social determinants possess a tremendous impact on health outcomes. A Belgian study shows the correlation between perinatal death and immigration status. It serves as clarion call to US health and immigration policy makers. Disparities in neonatal mortality and pregnancy outcomes Continue Reading …
Individual mandate ruled constitutional…for doctors
Dr. Volny, one of our regular contributors, poses a question to our readers after listening to the arguments before the Supreme Court regarding the Affordable Care Act and the controversial tool known as the individual mandate. A question popped into Continue Reading …
Everyone Enters the Health Care Market
Next week, the Supreme Court will begin deliberation as to whether or not citizens of the United States can be required to purchase health insurance. If constitutional, health care will no longer be voluntary but a duty of citizenship. With Continue Reading …
HPV Vaccine: A License to Thrill?
While some debate the political wisdom of mandating HPV vaccination of young girls, the science is clear. The vaccines are safe, reduce the burden of a disease that infects 6 million women annually, and do not promote promiscuity. Human papilloma Continue Reading …