Archives By Month: August 2019

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4. Government Healthcare: The Medicare Enslavement Web

The longer a government program is in effect, the more complicated it becomes. When the government introduced managed care in an effort to control costs, there were progressive controls on all segments of the medical/healthcare complex. This included doctors, hospitals, health insurance companies, laboratories, imaging facilities (x-rays, scans, CT, MRI, etc., et. al.,) pharmaceuticals, druggists, medical […]

2. In the News: Editorial: Trust in Health Care JAMA: July 15, 2019

Building Trust in Health Care—Why, Where, and How Dhruv Khullar, MD, MPP1 Viewpoint Promoting Trust Between Patients and Physicians in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Shantanu Nundy, MD, MBA; Tara Montgomery, BA; Robert M. Wachter, MD Trust in US health care has declined precipitously in the past half century. In 1966, 73% of US residents had confidence in medical leaders, whereas in 2012, […]

1. Featured Article: The Initial Encounter with Eyes Wide Open

The Initial Encounter with Eyes Wide Open For all the importance we place on words, whether spoken or written, much of the communicating we do on a regular basis comes through body language.   According to pioneering research by Dr. Albert Mehrabian, only (7) seven percent of the meaning we derive from human communication comes from […]