By Gregg Gordon About me and why I’m here: The Migration of Payments Methodologies and Medicaid Risk: Traditionally, providers have been compensated based upon the volume of services that are […]
Healthcare
Drug company ethics
By Drs. Sylvain Ehrenfeld and Reba Goodman Public health measures such as clean water, sanitation and the beginning of drug development have increased the average lifespan by nearly 40 percent, […]
Universal Health Coverage
By Drs. Sylvain Ehrenfeld and Reba Goodman Since its founding in 1948 the World Health Organization (WHO) has promoted universal health coverage. For Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the newly elected Director […]
Evaluating the Accuracy of Reported Information
We are inundated by information. One example of information overload is the stream of US election polls as if we are following a horse race. The Word Bank, the World […]
End of Life Choices: Follow-up Info & Links
Due to the response from Society members to my Platform, End of Life Choices, I was asked to write a summary of the many useful resources that can be helpful […]
Mental Health Update
We were surprised to learn that mental health problems are more common than cancer and heart disease combined. In fact, the World Health Organization predicts that by 2030 more people […]
