Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Primary Care
New-Age American Health Care System (Part 2)
In Part 2 of a discussion from the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Conference in Louisville, KY this past weekend, Bryant Cameron Webb and I discussed changes to the practice of medicine. Medical Practice If there indeed is a physician Continue Reading …
New-Age American Health Care System (Part 1)
I spoke at the Student National Medical Association’s (SNMA) Annual Medical Education Conference in Louisville, KY this past weekend. Accompanying me was former SNMA President Bryant Cameron Webb, MD, JD. We spoke on three main topics: medical education, the practice Continue Reading …
Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
Practices with after-hours access can prevent patients from seeking emergency care and meet patients’ needs. With various care models being evaluated to improve access to health care while simultaneously decreasing the cost of care, a recent article examines how after-hours Continue Reading …
Continuity of care in resident clinics
Clinicians, policy makers, and the literature agree that continuity of care is ideal for a healthy America. How well do teaching hospital clinics, which often have a revolving door of resident physicians, perform on this and quality? Teaching hospitals are Continue Reading …
Metrics for Doctors and Patients
Electronic health records can improve processes of care as well as real health outcomes for diabetic patients. However, it is critical that patients themselves are held accountable for their own health and given the tools to do so. The ability Continue Reading …
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