Gawande, Greed, and You Eat What you Kill
July 21, 2009
Much has been made of Atul Gawande’s New Yorker article investigating the root causes of high healthcare costs in McAllen…
Pharmaceutical Industry Influence on Guidelines and Performance Measures
July 15, 2009
The effect that industry influence has on individual doctors, hospitals and clinics through free lunches, CME dinners and trips and…
Hospice care of the Geriatric patient
July 14, 2009
I am new to blogging, actually this is my first attempt and I write with trepidation. So, thank you, Alex,…
Survival after in-hospital CPR in the Elderly
July 13, 2009
NEJM published a paper last week looking at CPR outcomes in the elderly. The main question of the paper addresses…
Attracting Readers and Gaining Momentum
July 12, 2009
As our blog is new, and Eric and I are completely new to blogging, I recently asked an old friend…
Medicine as a business
July 9, 2009
Although this is not specific to geriatrics or palliative care, this is an eloquent article that raises the real-life health…
American Geriatrics Society and the AMA: Time to Part Ways?
July 2, 2009
There is very eloquent letter from Richard Stefanacci and colleagues in the June edition of the Journal of the American…
Challenges for Emergency Departments: Incorporating Palliative and Geriatric Care
June 25, 2009
The most recent issue of Annals of Emergency Medicineincluded several interesting articles about the role of geriatrics and palliative care…
An apple a day keeps the doctor away – but it will cost you!
June 21, 2009
On the heals of the Atul Gawande piece in the New Yorker, Dr. Abraham Vergese wrote an interesting cover article…
Support the Independence at Home Act
June 19, 2009
If you are interested in advocating for improved care for patients with multiple chronic illnesses, or just fed up with…