April 27th, 2010 by Nancy Brown, Ph.D. in Announcements, Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: Adolescent Health, e-survey, Family Medicine, General Medicine, Online Health Assessment, Preventive Health, Preventive Medicine, Primary Care, Santa Clara County, Teen Health, Teenagers, teens, Vive health coaching, WAY2GO, Wellness Assessment for Youth to Get Organized
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The Wellness Assessment for Youth to Get Organized! (WAY2GO!) is an online survey for teens that asks questions about their nutrition, exercise, sexual, safety, substance use, emotional and social health, and provides an immediate individually-tailored report with resources.
The report also links teens to free Vive health coaching that teens can use to develop a personal wellness plan that includes regular messages sent to their computer or cellphone to support their health goals (e.g., remembering medication, packing a lunch, not using the computer for more than an hour at a time, etc.) Read more »
This post, WAY2GO: New Online Health Assessment For Teens, was originally published on
Healthine.com by Nancy Brown, Ph.D..
April 27th, 2010 by Edwin Leap, M.D. in Better Health Network, Humor, Opinion
Tags: Constititional Findings, Descriptive Charting, Doctor-Patient Communication, Doctor-Patient Encounter, Family Medicine, General Medicine, Patient Condition, Patient Descriptors, Patient-Doctor Relationship, Physical Exam, Physician Descriptors, Primary Care
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Our relatively new electronic medical record (EMR) product has prompts and clicks for everything imaginable. One of them, which we can use during the physical exam, is the long list of “constitutional” findings that we perceive on generally looking over the patient.
They include things like: Obviously ill, comfortable, uncomfortable, pale, well-nourished, well-hydrated, well-dressed, alert, chronically ill, contracted, emaciated — and so on.
But these descriptors don’t always cut it. I mean, people are both amazing and annoying, so why not add a few more to the list? Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at edwinleap.com*
April 26th, 2010 by BobDoherty in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Opinion, Research
Tags: ACP, AMA, American College Of Physicians, American Medical Association, Center for Practice Improvement and Innovation, General Medicine, Health Insurance, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare reform, Hospital-Based Physicians, Internal Medicine, medicaid, Medicare, Office-Based Physicians, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Primary Care Practices, Private Medical Practice, Small Private Practice, Solo Practice
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This blog was written from Toronto, Ontario, where ACP’s elected Board of Governors met to provide direction on the policies to be advocated by the organization.
One issue raised by many of the governors is the enormous economic pressure on smaller internal medicine practices, and what the ACP might be able to do about it. Today, most physicians work in private practices of ten or fewer. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty*
April 26th, 2010 by DrWes in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Opinion
Tags: Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Conflict of Interest, Emergency Medicine, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Reform Bill, Heart Attacks, Non-Physician-Owned Hospitals, Physician Compensation, Physician-Owned Hospitals, Preventive Medicine, Public Health Initiative
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With the new healthcare reform bill signed into law, the fate of physician-owned hospitals was sealed:
The bill Congress passed in March includes a ban on new physician-owned hospitals and freezes those already in business at their present size. Doctors hold a one-third interest in Avera Heart, which opened in 2001, so the bill President Obama signed would prevent that facility from ever growing.
The law change, in effect, leaves expansion of treatment of cardiovascular disease open for Sanford to dominate locally in coming years — if in fact that field of medicine grows. Avera Heart says such growth is not a given, because people are living healthier and have less need for emergency care. (Argus Leader)
While it’s easy to point to the potential conflict of interest inherent to physician-owned medical facilities, it’s not so easy to demonstrate that non-physician-owned hospitals don’t have similar conflicts with generating profits. After all, continuing to build large $78 million expansions requires hospitals of any kind to achieve a return on their investment in order to continue operations. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes*
April 26th, 2010 by KevinMD in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Opinion
Tags: AOL News, Eric Segall, General Medicine, Healthcare Law, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare reform, Healthcare Reform Platform, Moderate Third Party, New York Times, Partisan, Political Party, Primary Care, Radical, Tom Friendman, Universal Coverage, Washington
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Partisan rancor was one of the signatures of the recent healthcare reform debate. Can middle ground actually be sought? That’s a question that Eric Segall asks in a recent AOL News op-ed. As is the case in Washington, both sides are to blame. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
