Health Policy

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• Academic Medical Centers and the Poor: Dartmouth Data Revisited

  
  Better Health — Authority: 556
  In a recent Health Affairs blog , Wennberg and Brownlee lamented that op-eds , blogs , letters to members of Congress, broadsides in the press and now a report from the American Hospital Association decry the Dartmouth Atlas as a lot of “ malarkey .” Once again they tried to defend their work by proving ...
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• Whole Life Insurance – Health Insurance Policy Can Benefit us in Many Ways

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 155
  There are three good things in life a little seed in good soil, a few cows in good grass and investing in any of the good life insurance policies as soon as we can. We always have to remember that happiness doesn’t depend upon what we think but it always depends upon what we have. If we have invested in any of the ...
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• kearns to LA city council: observations on the medical cannabis dialog in my absence (2072)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 127
  [november 24, 2009] good morning president pro tem perry, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year- old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years — a long-term survivor & AIDS activist, a medical ...
  17 hours ago

• My Two Cents on Occupational Health Safety

  
  YTPF Blog — Authority: 130
  It’s felt in a significant number of businesses that, since every last member of staff has adequate health and safety training, they have got all the skills they require to cope with a catastrophe. Realistically however, training in health and safety legislation and risk asessment just isn’t enough. Equipping ...
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• don duncan at about medical marijuana: LA city atty misrepresents CA atty general’s position on cannabis “sales” (2071)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 127
  LA City Attorney wrong about AG by Don Duncan November 25, 2009 The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office misrepresented the position of California Attorney General Jerry Brown today, implying that the state’s top law enforcement official said that all sales of cannabis are illegal. That never happened. On ...
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• nora proops, the AIDS beacon: global fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB & malaria approves $2.4 billion in grants worldwide (2070)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 127
  Global Fund Approves $2.4 Billion For Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Programs By Nora Proops Nov 21, 2009 On November 12, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria approved grants worth $2.4 billion to support treatment of these diseases worldwide. Although it is the second ...
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• Transparency, not targets, will make a better NHS

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 163
  It is hard to say exactly what the perfect hospital would look like, but most people have an idea of what makes a decent one. Safe and clean would be near the top of the list It is hard to say exactly what the perfect hospital would look like, but most people have an idea of what makes a decent one. Safe and clean ...
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• Hospital report: attitudes to patients and families need to change

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 163
  The Dr Foster report highlights the need for responsible staff Places which should be havens for sick people are far too often places where they get more ill, suffer more distress and have poorer outcomes. In August, the Patients Association, of which I am president, published a report detailing poor care ...
  22 hours ago

• Alarm over prejudice against HIV

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Government is urged to act as survey reveals prejudice and ignorance about the virus is rife A damning report into the levels of stigma being faced by people with HIV in Britain has led to calls for the government to produce a strategy to tackle discrimination. Researchers found that one in five people with an HIV ...
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• Eleven more NHS hospitals at centre of safety scandal

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  • Failures lead to thousands of deaths • Government orders new investigation The true scandal of NHS hospitals failing to comply with basic safety standards is revealed in todays Observer . Research that ranks every general hospital in England against a range of safety measures has named 12 NHS hospital trusts ...
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• Its always the same NHS stories | David Body

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Sadly, much of the information in this report comes as no surprise. I have acted for hundreds of victims of medical errors in the NHS and their sad stories echo these stark facts. We need to maintain perspective. Many millions of treatments are carried out every year and most patients receive a superb service from ...
  22 hours ago

• The worst NHS wards ... where safety is a lottery

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  An explosive report reveals a terrifying picture of many English hospitals, with people dying after being admitted with low-risk conditions For Adrian Underwood, it began with a terrifying loss of movement down the left side of his body. A hospital scan in Nottingham identified a benign tumour that if untreated would ...
  22 hours ago

• What I Advocate re Health Safety Consultants

  
  The Online Act — Authority: 132
  It’s felt in many companies that, when each and every member of staff has adequate health and safety education, they are adequately prepared to manage a catastrophe. The truth is though, a basic education in safety regulations and risk asessment simply isn’t enough. Equipping your workers, hiring a skilled ...
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• plosone post: statistical overview of HIV/AIDS in US prisons (2069)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 127
  HIV/AIDS among Inmates of and Releasees from US Correctional Facilities, 2006: Declining Share of Epidemic but Persistent Public Health Opportunity Anne C. Spaulding1*, Ryan M. Seals1, Matthew J. Page1, Amanda K. Brzozowski1, William Rhodes2, Theodore M. Hammett3 [1 Rollins School of Public Health of ...
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• On Monday Thousands Lose Their Healthcare

  
  Emptywheel — Authority: 718
  McClatchy has an important story reminding that the COBRA subsidy expires on Monday. (h/t Atrios ) Hall, 56, is among an estimated 7 million unemployed Americans who get a federal subsidy to help them buy health insurance under legislation known as the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. For ...
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• Where to Get Low Cost Oregon Homeowners Insurance | D.F. Randolph …

  
  Compare Home Insurance Rates — Authority: 155
  Buying a home is one of the biggest investments you can make, and homeowners insurance is an inexpensive way to protect that investment. Here’s where to get low. See original here: Where to Get Low Cost Oregon Homeowners Insurance | D.F. Randolph …
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• Deadly hospital gave itself top marks

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Self-assessment procedure allowed foundation trust to award itself high marks despite high death toll and filthy conditions The Essex hospital condemned for excessive patient deaths and blood-spattered equipment was awarded high marks – 13 out of 14 – for "safety and cleanliness" in its annual health check ...
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• Failing hospitals should close| Michael Macdonnell

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 163
  Experience in Thurrock, Basildon and Colchester shows a need not for regulation but reform: punish failure and reward success The report on Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals foundation trusts failings makes grisly reading. And we learn that the chairman of another foundation trust (FT), Colchester ...
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• Hospital regulators under fire for failures at Essex hospital

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Initial inspections praised hospital despite evidence of unusually high death rates among patients and unsanitary conditions The regulatory system that inspects NHS hospitals is ineffective and in need of urgent reform, the Patients Association has warned, following the belated exposure of hygiene and patient safety ...
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• The betrayal of Gary McKinnon | Nadine Stavonina de Montagnac

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 163
  The hacker with Aspergers was let down long before it was decided to extradite him to the US, like many other autistic adults Are aliens real? Does the US military think Gary McKinnon knows more than he says? Is there suppressed evidence of reverse-engineered UFO technology and "free energy"? Sounds crazy but those ...
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