Seems Georgia is in line for federal healthcare dollars. $1.4 million will go to the Georgia Association of Primary Health Care to help regional health centers convert to systems facilitating electronic medical records (EMR). If you want to learn more about EMR, TAG has a meeting on Aug 30 to discuss the topic.
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AJC article today tells us that there is a shortage of meningitis vaccine. This “shortage” is pushing the price to $186 per shot.
Three years ago, a big push was made to mandate vaccinations for all freshman to protect against meningitis — this push failed, largely because legislators wondered about requiring freshman to pay $82 for [...]
Last month, I asked what happened to the promised rate cut for malpractice insurance. Today, AP asks the same question. Guess what — in some cases, rates doubled. The largest insurer, MAG, which promised the cut, froze rates but refuses to talk to the press. Here is the quote of the day:
"I feel like I've [...]
Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that the major provider of medical malpractice insurance is bragging about SLOWING the rate of increase for malpractice insurance — and MAG attributes this to the success of tort reform.
The Business Chronicle does not ask the question found in this post's title. Remember, MAG put a letter on every legislator's desk [...]
For all the talk in the political sphere of taking personal responsibility in health care, precious little is being done to prepare people to learn about healthcare options. However, such lack of discussion doesn't negate the argument that self-education on health issues works.
An obituary for Dr. Tom Ferguson, found in today's New York Times, discusses [...]
Story in Boston Globe about using remote diagnostic tools to treat strokes — successfully. This technology has been available for wider distribution in Georgia for the past 4 years. Remind me to write the list of reasons why this technology, at an initial cost of less then $10,000 per installation, has not been deployed, in [...]
