Come Together Right Now: The Mental Health Field Must Unite This post was written by Dr. Misty Hook, and was originally published on the Counselling Resource website. It is a followup to her post, The Pay is the Thing. A…
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Come Together Right Now: The Mental Health Field Must Unite
The Quantified State
While the throngs of zombies, ninjas and superheroes awaited Halloween with baited breath, the health policy wonks of Colorado awaited the following morning for the release of something just as sweet… the Colorado All Payer Claims Database. The release of…
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Tagged with: cost, healthcare, innovation, policy
Posted in Community, Health behavior, healthcare, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in Community, Health behavior, healthcare, public health, Social Determinents of Health
#HCSM review: Who’s missing in HCSM?
I was surprised when I was asked last week to be the host of this week’s Health Care Social Media Review. I do technically have a blog, but I’m much bigger on guest posting than I am on maintaining my…
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Tagged with: #hcsm, body positive, global health, global south, health activism, health equity, lgbt
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation, politics, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Posted in Community, healthcare, Innovation, politics, public health, Social Determinents of Health
Call for submissions: Who’s missing in HCSM?
So, it looks like I’ll be hosting the next edition of the Health Care Social Media Review (HCSM Review) next week, Wednesday, September 5th. HCSM Review is a bi-weekly blog carnival for everyone interested in health care social media. Its…
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To go or not to go, that is the question
Healthcare is expensive. In fact, if you do not have health insurance, healthcare may seem like a luxury; something you would like but cannot afford. If you have no health insurance you sometimes have to make difficult decisions about your…
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Personal doctoring
Having a meaningful relationship with a personal physician or other healthcare provider can improve patient health outcomes; however, achieving and sustaining these type of relationships are often not possible in the current healthcare system. But yet in the face of…
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The passion to change healthcare
What is your passion? For some, their passion is changing healthcare. Take for example today’s story – the third in our series and partnership with the Health & Justice project. Dr. Myron Glick, founder of Jericho Road Family Practice, shares…
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Taking advantage of Medicaid to make a political point
It’s no surprise that politics are being played with Medicaid. As we have discussed before, there is a history of playing politics with Medicaid. This is nothing new; however, subsequent to the Supreme Court Decision last week, we are about…
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The “token” patient
Being patient-centered is all the rage. Healthcare organizations make a big deal about having “patient involvement;” We have an entire center focused on patient-centered outcomes; We see federal agencies releasing reports on patient-centered care and empowerment; and, We even have…
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Medical care in the U.S.: A matter of Life or Debt || #occupyhealthcare #singlepayernow #VoteGreen http://t.co/vwoM4T7SW34 days ago from Tweet Button
Greed, fear and other barriers to #healthcare as a #humanright || #occupyhealthcare #singlepayer #singlepayernow http://t.co/U92xxVfLZg4 days ago from Tweet Button
@deedeeb8 THE ACA an acronym for "A"ll of the great doctors will "C"ost you "A"nother $10,000/yr..#occupyhealthcare #noobamacare5 days ago from web
