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Written by Ardena L. Flippin, MD, MBA
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 Ardena Flippin, MD, MBA |
When we think about access to care what comes to mind are the uninsured, underinsured and those with cultural and linguistic barriers. Groups that we often don’t consider are those with disabilities.
In the case of those with physical disabilities there are inaccessible environments, e.g., ramps, facilities, equipment, communication access (a quadriplegic patient would require a voice-activated call bell). Witness the 50-year old woman with multiple sclerosis who was denied a routine mammogram because she could not stand (California HealthCare Foundation, Medi-Cal Beneficiaries with Disabilities August 2005).
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Written by Ardena L. Flippin, MD, MBA
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Barack Obama’s Plan For A Healthy America is comprehensive and ambitious. The Plan addresses universal health care, modernizing the U.S. Health care system and public health/disease presentation. Unfortunately his plan like many others does not give priority to the “c” words that no one wants to talk about: cost containment.
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Written by Naoum Issa, MD, PhD
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A new report from Manhattan Research details some surprising trends in web usage by physicians. According to their data, physicians are way ahead of the curve in web usage, and much more willing to use newer technology than the average web surfer.
The statistics were informative enough to warrant mention in the Google Healthcare Advertising blog, a growing force in medical advertising on the web - especially given the Google medical records initiative.
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Written by Ardena L. Flippin, MD, MBA
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Threats to the health of Americans.
Ardena Flippin, MD, MBA Former attending physician in Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital |
There has been a ten-fold increase in terrorist bombing incidents worldwide between 1968 and 1980, with the events of 9/11 foremost among them.
The US government now spends $100 billion dollars a year on homeland security to protect the American public from terrorist attacks (Whitehouse.gov).
But 150,000 Americans die each year from trauma not related to terrorist attacks - is there an imbalance in our priorities? Has the fear of a terrorist attack skewed how public funds are spent?
Here's a round up of the trauma risks to Americans, and how much is spent to mitigate each risk.
Where are we on the “prevention and readiness scale” for these health threats? More importantly, are our emergency facilities getting more or less capable of dealing with the next big threat?
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Written by Ardena L. Flippin, MD, MBA
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After following some of the presidential debates and looking for substantive answers to various issues, I thought I might help Senator Obama (and anyone else who will listen) with what I consider the principles that would comprise a rational federal health care plan. I say Senator Obama because Senator Clinton already had a go at it a few years ago and may have her own ideas.
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