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Today is World Health Day, and according to the World Health Organization, this year the mission will be to “celebrate the work of nurses and midwives and remind world leaders of the critical role they play in keeping the world healthy.” Globally, 70% of the health and social workforce [...]
It’s easy to become cynical in the medical world: too many physicians feel forced to comply with standard metrics that don’t fit the patient in front of them. Many physicians are penalized if they refer to a physician outside their network, even if the physician colleague is more [...]
Doctors and hospitals, despite the moral underpinnings of the work, are much like other workers: they do more of what they are paid well to do. And less of what they are penalized for doing. This is not a tale of two financial profiles, but instead, of the same [...]
Last month, in visiting New Orleans for Dads 2.0 Summit 2014...an awesome conference filled with bloggers who want to address men, at all levels (proud to be teaching such powerful men about health, and how their bodies see food and fitness), I had two conversations that made me think– [...]
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There is a great business case for prevention. And the government is making the argument, and putting our money, towards it. Starting 2011, small companies—those with 100 employees or fewer, and no existing wellness program in place–will be able to get grants for up to five years to [...]
Get ready for a boom in prevention. Many benefits will be covered. But which? Health plans established on or after Sept. 23, 2010 will need to cover preventive services rated “A” or “B” by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ditto Medicare/Medicaid by January 1, 2011. [...]
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When Food as Medicine Grand Rounds appeared 3 years ago, it was a toddler, pulsing with Inspiration and Experimentation. Now, it’s skipped adolescence and it’s going to Washington! But as Jake Sully notes: “…all energy is borrowed; at some point you have to return it.” [...]
https://drjohnlapuma.com will host Grand Rounds early early a.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2010; the deadline for blog submission is Sunday January 17, 2010 at 3 p.m. PST. A weekly synthesis of the best posts from the medical blogosphere, Grand Rounds is a convergence of top health-conscious [...]