JOURNAL
Government Drives Up Health Care Cost
In the Journal of Nov. 28, economist Robert Samuelson claims that health care costs are “out o ………click here to continue reading
In the Journal of Nov. 28, economist Robert Samuelson claims that health care costs are “out o ………click here to continue reading
The Journal’s Aug. 14 editorial claimed once again that Medicaid is “Fiscally Unsustaina ………click here to continue reading
Campaigns to increase seasonal influenza vaccination rates amongst health care workers in Canada that include a combination of interventions had the greatest effect on increasing vaccine coverage, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Seasonal influenza immunization rates among health care workers in Canada remain below 50%, yet it is recommended that all ………click here to continue reading
In health care reform discussions, talk inevitably turns to making hospitals and physicians accountable for patient outcomes. But in a commentary being published in the July 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Johns Hopkins patient safety expert Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., argues that the health care industry doesn’t yet have measurable, achievable and routine ways to ………click here to continue reading

www.pbs.org. A Bill Moyers essay. Bill Moyers Journal airs Fridays at 9 pm — check local listings.