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A Uniform Government Healthcare Record continues to be Fragmented.
State Department Issues RFI for New EHR System by Heather Landi | April 3, 2018 The U.S. Department of State issued a request for information (RFI) for a new electronic health record (EHR) system on FedBizOpps.gov last week. In the RFI, the State Department says it is considering a new EHR system to serve its […]
Trump touches the face of a service man without arms
John New @JohnNew2015 It has been a movement from the beginning – God blessed the nation, with your candidacy, victory in the election and your presidency. Replying to @JohnNew2015 @POTUS The good citizens of the United States of America witness your sincerity of heart and true compassion for man. We’re grateful and fortunate. Replying to @JohnNew2015 […]
The Changing Ideal Blood Pressure
The Ideal BP which has been 140 (160 in the elderly) systolic and 90 diastolic will be changing. The cardiologists in Sacramento have long insisted that the ideal BP was 110/70. Many of our patients on their return from a cardiac consultation became lightheaded after achieving the new standards. Thus, we had to teach them […]
Do Mammograms Save Lives?
Criticism of breast-cancer screenings is more about rationing than rationality. By Daniel B. Kopans, WSJ There is a disconcerting effort afoot to reduce a woman’s access to mammography screening for breast cancer by making it seem useless or even harmful. The movement dates to November 2009, during the debate over the Affordable Care Act, when […]
The Great Society Declared War on Marriage: Obamacare Made It Worse
by Devon M. Herrick President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty” in 1964 and followed up a year later with an avalanche of domestic social and antipoverty programs known collectively as the Great Society. Johnson persuaded Congress to support his welfare agenda — sending him more than 80 pieces of legislation to […]
Empowered physician leadership essential to transform Healthcare
Guest Commentary: Empowered physician leadership essential to drive healthcare transformation By Dr. Margaret Ferguson Last year I had the pleasure of meeting 2010 Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, who was honored for the Iraq war film “The Hurt Locker.” She was the first woman to win this award. However, during a session that I jointly hosted […]
Authentic Medicine
Douglas Farrago MD, Editor, Creator & Founder SPEAKING HONESTLY AND OPENLY ABOUT OUR BROKEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM The mission of Authentic Medicine is to rediscover how much the art of medicine means and allow us to reconnect to our roots once again. It is about fighting back against those things that are taking us away from […]
On Tax Day, Friday, April 15, 2011, Atlas Shrugged Opens
The time has arrived! Friday, April 15, the Atlas Shrugged movie will open on more than 300 screens around the country. Find the theater closest to you (and demand it in your city, if it’s not already there) by going here: www.atlasshruggedpart1.com/theaters All of us who love Ayn Rand’s novels should bring our friends to […]
Why Medicaid Should Be Easier to Fix than Entitlement Programs
Capital Ideas By: John R. Graham, Pacific Research Institute, 6.1.2011 Congress remains gridlocked on many important issues but not every politician is afraid to challenge the unsustainable growth of Medicaid. Consider S. 1031, by U.S. Senator Tom Coburn. This measure would increase local control over Medicaid spending and improve the incentives that have led politicians […]
2016: Obama’s America
Get the real unvarnished truth about what 2016 will look like if Obama gets re-elected. You may not recognize the Home of the Free. There may not be any home of the free left on the earth if he wins. Some Freedom of Speech has been compromised. Some Freedom of Religion has vanished. This has […]