Deception about Dementia: Why Early Detection can be Dangerous
Two recent pieces alerted me again to the misleading information that is often disseminated about dementia detection and treatment,...
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Curing Medicare to be republished by Cornell University Press in 2016
I am thrilled to announce that Curing Medicare has been accepted for publication by Cornell University Press. After a successful run as...
Cancer screening: how conventional wisdom, quality indicators, and payment incentive equals poor ou
Cancer screening is perceived to be a very effective way to prevent serious illness. Pap smears, mammograms, colonoscopies, and even PSA...
Quality indicators that kill: high blood pressure in the elderly
In the Universe that Medicare is scripting, one that is designed to reshape and reform medical care, doctors will be paid for the quality...
Rat Poison in the Nursing Home
In the Washington Post on August 4th an article entitled “Health inspectors alerted to blood-thinner dangers” discussed the dangers of...
New Info on the Heart: too much, not good
In the June 23rd edition of The New York Times two articles stood juxtaposed under that title “Rethinking Cardiac Care.” Both articles...
Which docs get money from drug companies and why it matters.
Under the ACA’s Open Payment policy, CMS will now be publishing reports of payments to physicians from drug companies. This is slated...
PPI Use and Heart Attacks: Really?
SEE EDITORIAL IN THE BALTIMORE SUN. Recently the front page of virtually every major publication proclaimed that medicines used to treat...
A cameo on NPR and a blog at Primary Care Progress
I was interviewed on NPR's morning edition about Lung Cancer Screening with spiral CT scans, an issue we have discussed in this blog. I...
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