The Gerontological Society of America chooses 2005 Hartford faculty scholars
...ouis Research focus: The effects of welfare reform on elderly non-citizens' economic well-being and health. Sandra Owens-Kane, PhD University of Nevada Research focus: Improving Caregiving Among Ethnically Diverse Elder Caregivers. Nan Sook Park University of Ala...High cost of malpractice insurance threatens supply of ob/gyns, especially in some urban areas
...similar issues can inspire policy changes and tort reform that help reign in the cost of liability insurance for obstetrics/gynecology and other fields. "Something has to be done about the skyrocketing cost of malpractice premiums in our field," says Ransom, also the director of women's health and gynecolog...4D proton therapy, radiation-resistant tumors, interpreting medical images
...eek cover topics such as how Medicare and Medicaid reform are affecting insurance reimbursement of radiological procedures, medical errors, the impact of recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission training and experience regulations on the handlers of radioactive material in diagnosis and therapy, and reforms in ...Women's health suffers under welfare reform, study says
...oesn't always help matters. "Everyone says welfare reform is working because welfare rolls are dropping and ...tudy looked at data from 1996 to 2000 when welfare reform cut welfare caseloads in half. Comparing data from the Women's Employment Study, a random sample of...The GMC'S judgement against Roy Meadow could put children at greater risk of abuse
...t the GMC's decision removes any incentive for the reform of judicial procedures that fail to deal properly with expert evidence. He states that trainee paediatricians are now less likely to seek a career in child protection, while those in the field may weaken their conclusions about alleged child abuse in...Funding for South Australian health research
... of rural and remote health service innovation and reform in Austrailia. The problem in rural and remote primary health care service development is not lack of innovation, but failure to properly evaluate and gleaning the lessons from this change and generalise them," he said University of Adelaide Associat...Reforming the NHS: Have we gone too far or not far enough?
... must also provide more evidence that the risks of reform on this scale can be managed effectively, she concludes....NHS should have an independent regulator
...lthcare reform, yet the consequences of ill judged reform of the NHS may inflict long term damage to the delivery of health care to its citizens, says Ian Kunkler, a consultant at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. He believes that the shortcomings of the private finance initiative are persuasive ar...Calls to prevent chronic disease 'juggernaut'
...of local populations. Consensus was reached that reform was needed through careful definition of problems and tailoring appropriate solutions. Better community engagement, more multidisciplinary team working and flexibility to respond to local needs were considered important components of any future mode...Evacuation of elders during disasters to be addressed at GSA's upcoming annual meeting
...test on Social Security Reform?: Social Security reform is a top item on President Bush's policy agenda. At the beginning of his second term, his Administration launched the "60 Stops in 60 Days" tour to promote his vision for a stronger Social Security system that includes personal accounts financed by r...Making primary health care work: New research
Health reform needs to be championed by health leaders, responsi...n a world where multiple local and national health reform strategies were being implemented. "There are many initiatives aimed at improving primary health ca...Time is right for vets and doctors to debate food policy
...s to join together to examine the case for radical reform of current food policy, say researchers in this week's BMJ. They argue that cheap food, particularly meat, is linked to reduced human health and reduced farm animal welfare, both of which are important matters of public interest that are within the p...Government reforms may bring an end to free healthcare
The Government's current NHS reform programme could lead to patients being charged for access to healthcare, argues a paper in this week's BMJ. New 'patient choice' policies take no account of limited resources and funding, say the authors. Patients - 'consumers' in the new NHS - bear...Government pledge on access to medicines welcomed
...Government is considering a number of proposals to reform the PBS. Medicines Australia believes that we need...ment is going to introduce the sort of significant reform that has been reported in the media in recent weeks, it is essential there is wide consultation with...Medicare payment stabilization options suggested by ACP
...ons, he said, will create a pathway to longer-term reform of Medicare payment policies. The options paper (see: http://www.acponline.org/hpp/op11-18-05.pdf ) was shared earlier with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, FACP. If accepted by Congress and ...The American College of Cardiology calls on Congress to reject cuts to office-based imaging
...vised cuts, and to work with physicians in 2006 to reform physician payment policy....ACP predicts looming crisis in primary care
...uses on the looming crisis in primary care and why reform of the payment system is essential to prevent this crisis. There is growing evidence that shortages are developing for U.S. physicians, particularly in general internal medicine and family practice. Previous expectations of an excess supply of physi...American College of Physicians predicts crisis in primary care
...P) will address the crisis in primary care and how reform of the payment system can help prevent it. The ACP will release sweeping recommendations for reforming the way that primary care is financed, delivered and reimbursed. ACP's reforms recognize the value of care managed by a patient's personal physicia...Citizen consumers? Using public services is not like shopping
...vices has become a central theme in public service reform under New Labour. Our research explored what people who provide and use public services thought about this idea, and the changes it is bringing about. "We found that people have many relationships with public services. They are citizens, experts, t......funding, increased workforce resources and further reform of the health system are needed if the national chronic disease strategy is going to deliver better care to patients suffering from diseases such as diabetes, asthma and cancer, according to an international primary health expert. The National Chroni...