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“Medical Home” is a new term being used by medical practices to help attract and keep patients. According to this article on MSN, patients have a “medical home” when they have a regular health care provider or place of care, have no difficulty contacting a provider by phone, have no difficulty getting advice or medical…

Two-thirds of nursing home residents in Alabama did not receive regular eye exams despite the fact that 57% of the residents had evidence of visual impairment. Moreover, about 90% had insurance that would have covered eye care, according to findings published in the July issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. I will assume Alabama treats its…

An article in the New York Times explains that because the HIPAA laws are so technical, they are being misunderstood and misinterpreted. The article tells the story of Gerard Nussbaum was told he could not stay with his father-in-law while he was being treated after a stroke. He was then threatened with arrest while looking…

An article in the New York Times brings up a surprising realization. Surgeons and their teams are not tested for blood borne viruses. And those who have blood borne viruses are not prohibited from practicing medicine. The article tells of two people from Long Island who met in a support group for people with Hepatitis…

I bet the American Medical Association (AMA) is okay with allowing its members to sue house builders, suppliers, vendors, car dealerships, and lawyers but it is not okay with allowing those same people the constitutional right to sue them in court. The American Medical Association this week adopted new principles for establishing health courts, or…

I know this is a different type of post for me but I wanted to share my thoughts on a recent book I read entitled “Chasing Life.” The book was written by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon at Emory University Hospital and the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN. Dr. Gupta’s book will revolutionize the…

Doctors are notorious for their bad handwriting. But, how can your physician’s bad writing affect you? In many ways, including a huge problem shown in this MSNBC video. Bad handwriting makes it more difficult for pharmacists to be sure they are giving you the correct medication. For instance, there are many drugs that are very…

Many people have experienced being stuck in the arm with a catheter (or needle) in order that a health care provider can administer needed fluids, antibiotics, etc. Pretty simple process right? Not always as this report from Minnesota shows us in great detail. The patient was 55 years old and was hospitalized at the Mayo…

A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot in an artery in the lung. Once the artery is blocked oxygen levels in the blood drop, and blood pressure in the lungs rises. It is a life-threatening condition which is demonstrated by this case report from New York. The patient was 42 years old and had a…