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Key Health Reform Issues: AMA President Dr. James Rohack
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/key-health-reform-issues-ama-president-dr-james-rohack/4752/If you've been following the health care reform debate as closely as we have, you may be suffering from a case of whiplash, with so many proposals and so little time to wade through all the back-and forth on each of them. As Congress heads into its customary August recess, we'll take a step back toSingle Payer Health Coverage's Fighting Chance
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/single-payer-health-coverages-fighting-chance/4566/The single payer form of health insurance for all Americans: could this be the year that the long-debated model for medical care coverage becomes a reality? Dr. David Himmelstein, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a long-time advocate of single payer coverage, tells the CPhysicians at Odds With an Alternative Vaccine Schedule
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-allergy/physicians-at-odds-with-an-alternative-vaccine-schedule/4386/Most parents support the immunization of their kids according to the recommended vaccine schedule. But increasing numbers are choosing to forgo this routine entirely or follow an alternative vaccine schedule. How are these vaccine practices impacting the health of our young patients and more broadlyBorrowing 'Six Sigma' Measurements From Business
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/borrowing-six-sigma-measurements-from-business/3944/Many successful Fortune 500 companies have used 'Six Sigma' for years to systematically increase their revenue and operational efficiencies. Mr. Owen Dahl, president of Owen Dahl Consulting, discusses with host Dr. Larry Kaskel how those same proven principles can be applied to patient scheduling anDoes a Poor Economy Improve Public Health?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/does-a-poor-economy-improve-public-health/3941/One would think that the health of the nation would suffer during an economic downturn. But strange as it may seem, bad times can be good for the health of entire societies. Forgetting about individual health, Christopher Ruhm, professor of economics, explains the results of his study that showedPost-Election Update: Physician Medicare Reimbursement
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/post-election-update-physician-medicare-reimbursement/3885/Physicians continue to face payment cuts from Medicare, largely due to a flawed payment formula. What is on the horizon for 2009 and beyond? President-elect Obama has identified sweeping health care reform as a goal of his presidency. How could the new administration's health care overhaul affect phPediatric Heart Transplant After Cardiocirculatory Death
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-childrens-health/pediatric-heart-transplant-after-cardiocirculatory-death/3700/For years, we have performed pediatric heart transplants following the declaration of brain death in donors. To this point, those who die of cardiovascular complications have not been considered for heart donorship. How are advances in this area forcing us to reconsider the prospect of a heart transRenaissance of the IUD: Not Just For Contraception Anymore
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-womens-health/renaissance-of-the-iud-not-just-for-contraception-anymore/3495/Intrauterine contraception is underutilized in America, compared with usage rates around the globe: despite its documented efficacy, a mere two percent of American women choose this form of birth control. Dr. David A. Grimes, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of NorthPlacebos, Pain, and Price: How Conflicts of Interest Emerge Despite Best Intentions
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/placebos-pain-and-price-how-conflicts-of-interest-emerge-despite-best-intentions/3437/Why do headaches often persist after taking a one-cent aspirin, yet disappear after taking a fifty-cent aspirin? Dan Ariely, behavioral economist and author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions, refutes the common assumption that clinicians and patients behave in funNeurochemicals and Weight Regulation
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/neurochemicals-and-weight-regulation/3023/With a myriad of overlapping hormones and neurotransmitters involved, weight regulation is a complex task. While our bodies aim to stow away energy reserves for emergent times, our patients simultaneously try desperately to shed unwanted pounds. As Sandra Aamodt, PhD, author and former editor-in-chi