Health Reform and the Medical HomeMarch 14, 2009
 “The better the primary care, the greater the cost savings, the better the health outcomes, and the greater the reduction in health and health care disparities.” 1 Australia, through the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission, is seeking the best way to deliver health services into the future. In the collaborative program, practices have been [...] |
Diabetes in the Big AppleMarch 12, 2009
 New York has 500,000 diagnosed people with diabetes, and is considered pro-active in diabetes care. How are they going? Not so well, according to a recent study. 90% are not meeting their targets for HbA1C, Cholesterol and Blood Pressure. …many of New York City’s medical institutions are failing to meet nationally recognized standards for managing [...] |
Patient–Doctor Connectedness and the Quality of Primary CareMarch 1, 2009
 Common sense suggests that the quality of medical care would be better when a doctor knows a patient well and the patient sees the same doctor over time than when a patient sees several doctors who do not know the patient well. However, good studies are lacking to prove that care is better when a [...] |
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