Monthly Archives: November 2009

Letter to Senator Bayh from an MD who actually read the Senate #hcreform Bill.

Posted on November 30, 2009 by hjluks

 Feel free to copy it and send it around to all other representatives. Stephen Fraser  July 23, 2009  Senator Bayh,As a practicing physician I have major concerns with the health care bill before Congress.  I actually have read the bill and am shocked … Continue reading →

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Patients Turn To Online Community For Help Healing #pm #WhyPM #hcsm

Posted on November 29, 2009 by hjluks

When Americans go looking for information on health, they turn to the Internet as one of their first sources. According to a recent survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 61 percent of adults say they look online … Continue reading →

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Shared Decision Making: Informed Consent v. Informed Choice #pm #In #hcsm

Posted on November 29, 2009 by hjluks

here’s what people more typically do after a diagnosis: Gather up a hodgepodge of information—online and by talking to friends—that is often incomplete, inaccurate, and incomprehensible. “Generally speaking, the perception of chances of good and bad outcomes is very poor,” … Continue reading →

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GOOD.is | World Health

Posted on November 29, 2009 by hjluks

via awesome.good.is Yikes… sometimes looking at the numbers—again— can, and should remind all of us what health care reform is all about… US (as in you and me) — and our children’s future.

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Emerging patient-driven health care models

Posted on November 29, 2009 by hjluks

  It’s a really small picture… sorry.  Click through and check out the fully featured visualization….awesome

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The Max Baucus Health Care Lobbyist Complex

Posted on November 29, 2009 by hjluks

via assets.sunlightfoundation.com Nuff said…

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Get Up and Move

Posted on November 28, 2009 by hjluks

Issue a challenge, barter with exercise! via getupandmove.me Great concept… the first app from Contagion Health and @Jensmccabe

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Will a Move Away from Fee-for-Service Control Health Costs?

Posted on November 28, 2009 by hjluks

Paying doctors for every test and procedure creates an incentive to do more tests and procedures. But finding an alternative payment system that works has proved tricky. In Massachusetts, where rising health costs are compounded by the state’s universal health-insurance … Continue reading →

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101 Things To Do With A Mobile Phone In Healthcare |

Posted on November 28, 2009 by hjluks

101 Things To Do With A Mobile Phone In Healthcare 1. Introduction – The Tipping Point 2. Engaging The Mobile Telecoms Industry 3. Large IT Vendors and Wireless eHealth 4. New Outlets For eHealth 5. Outsourcing Mobilised eHealth 6. PACS … Continue reading →

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Physician online behavior … :-)

Posted on November 28, 2009 by hjluks
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