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Primary Care Medical Homes, What Are They and Are They Working: A Conversation with Marci Nielsen (February 19th)
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The term "medical home" was first introduced in the 1960s by the pediatric profession. Still to date this model of care emphasizes team-ba…
12 years, 3 months ago
The Debate Over ACA-Mandated Contraceptive Coverage: A Conversation with Adam Sonfield (February 11th)
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In late January in a case involving a Catholic charity, the US Supreme Court issuesd a ruling temporarily exempting religious-affiliated no…
12 years, 4 months ago
What's Being Done in the Clinical Practice Setting to Reduce the Spread of Infection: A Conversation with Anthony Harris (January 23rd)
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(This podcast is a companion to the November 13th interview with Infectious Diseases Society of America's Amanda Jezek.)
As previously not…
12 years, 4 months ago
Will An Emergency Room Really Treat Everyone Regardless of Their Ability to Pay?: A Conversation with Sara Rosenbaum (January 16, 2014)
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The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) was passed in 1986 under the Reagan administration to help prevent patient dumping.…
12 years, 4 months ago
Life (and Death) as a Hospice Physician: A Conversation with Bruce Doblin (December 20th)
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Of the two and a half million Americans that die annually, less than half, or 45%, die under hospice care. About one-third of these deaths …
12 years, 5 months ago
The Mind-Body-Heart Connection in Health and Evidence for Meditation: A Conversation with Robert Schneider (December 18th)
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Transcendental Meditation (TM) has long been studied as an approach to improving health status generally and lowering blood pressure speci…
12 years, 5 months ago
Declining Heart Rate Variability as a Predictor of the Onset of Disease: A Conversation with James Palmer (December 12th)
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Human physiology or biological functioning exhibits fractal or irregular patterns. When heart rate, (or respiration rate, blood pressure, …
12 years, 5 months ago
Will The 100,000 (& counting) Mobile Medical Applications Improve Health Care?: A Conversation with Janet Marchibroda (November 26th)
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According to Information Week there are now approximately 100,000 mobile medical applications (double the number from last year) and the ma…
12 years, 6 months ago
Are Medical Errors the Third Leading Cause of Death in America?: A Conversation with Rosemary Gibson (November 21st)
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In 1999 the Institute of Medicine published "To Err Is Human," a report that shocked the medical establishment because it concluded as many…
12 years, 6 months ago
Reforming Graduate Medical Education to Address the Healthcare Workforce Shortage: A Conversation with Dr. David Goodman (November 14th)
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It's estimated in the next few years the Affordable Care Act will add 25 million Americans to the health care insurance rolls. In addition…
12 years, 6 months ago