What Did Obama Buy for $42 Billion Dollars?
In the midst of a troubled economy where individuals are suffering the most, why would our government pump more money into banks?
And so it begins
The following article is representative of the future of under the Obamination of healthcare. The money is going to come from somewhere, here’s where it begins. http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2010/04/19/daily17.html Humana deal with U of L doctors could end Read more: Humana deal with U of L doctors could end – Business First of Louisville: The University of … Continue reading
The Liability Compromose
Today’s post is late but was planned for Day 13 of 31 Days of Better Healthcare Reform. In previous blogs I’ve talked about this topic but I believe it is one of the primary motivators of misaligned care between fear of tort and what is in the best interest of the patient. So what if … Continue reading
Pharmacy Credit for Returned Medications
Today is Day 12 of 31 Days of Better Healthcare Reform. Today’s topic is one that has frustrated me for years. With pharmacy costs being what they are, why are we not able to receive credit for unused and unopened medications? Pharmacy costs represent the second or third largest expense in many healthcare organizations. Many … Continue reading
Flat Tax Healthcare Reform
Today is Day 11 of 31 Days of Better Healthcare Reform. I was planning on talking about charity and taxes as another way of paying for healthcare but have decided to save charity for another day. Years ago when flat tax talk was all the rage, I was sitting in a healthcare financial management class … Continue reading
Failure to Address Burden of Care
Today is day 7 of 31 Days of Better Healthcare Reform. My apologies for missing yesterday but today you’ll get 2 posts. Burden of Care is a condition that exists in many family caregivers as a result of supporting a patient with an acute or chronic medical condition. Also categorized as caregiver stress, burden of … Continue reading
Pay for Performance
Today is day 6 of 31 of Better Healthcare Reform. Today is a touchy subject dealing with pay for performance. While I am a strong advocate for the physician this is an area where we may gain ground. The concept of pay for performance has been kicked around for years. It is a government mechanism … Continue reading
Give and Take Medical Malpractice versus Free Healthcare
Today is Day 5 of 31 days of Healthcare Reform. In addition to posting on Twitter and linkedin, I have posted blog links to CNN and Fox news. Believe it or not, no one from the Obama Administration has called me yet!?!?!?!? My honest intention is to move toward a working solution to healthcare for … Continue reading
Quadruple Regulation and Beyond
Today is day 4 of 31 days of better healthcare reform. I’m driving home one last time the point of over regulation of healthcare providers. As I’m writing this quadruple regulation really under values the number of regulatory agencies healthcare providers answer to in the area of physical plant management. Here’s a short list: OSHA … Continue reading
Ignorance in America is Alive and Well
The biased, liberal, fear-based media continues to forecast doom and gloom for the American Healthcare System. All the while providers and insurers are spending millions to get into the minds of American People and to drive fear of change into their core. Wasn’t it just a few months ago when Change was the flavor of … Continue reading
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