A Call to Action: It’s Time to Break Another Glass Ceiling
March 2, 2015
Patient-Centered Care involves healthcare systems embracing a culture and a philosophy that includes and considers patient’s perspectives in everything that they do. I recently wrote an article for Planetree’s Planetalk
What you should know about Obamacare and taxes
February 5, 2015
The Affordable Care Act has provided for expanded coverage for many residents. It has also created new considerations and a new component to tax filing. For residents who bought their insurance
10 Things Your Doctor Won’t Tell You…
January 10, 2015
Did you know that common objects like stethoscopes in a hospital can be contaminated with disease-causing germs? Or that the best time to schedule surgery is during banking hours? 10
Hospital Reports Of Surgical, Medication Errors Climb
January 6, 2015
Connecticut Health I-Team By: Lisa Chedekel | 1/6/2015 | Connecticut hospitals reported record numbers of patients killed or seriously injured by hospital errors in 2013, with large increases in the
When It Comes to Health Insurance, People Don’t Know What They Need
December 25, 2014
Earlier this month, Lisa Freeman wrote a guest blog on the Connecticut Health Foundation website sharing her view that the health care system is not giving our residents the necessary
Medicare Cuts Payments To 721 Hospitals With Highest Rates Of Infections, Injuries
December 19, 2014
Medicare is penalizing hospitals with high rates of potentially avoidable mistakes that can harm patients, known as “hospital-acquired conditions.” To determine penalties, Medicare ranked hospitals for three types of HACs:
Here’s why healthcare should be talking about net neutrality
November 20, 2014
When we hear about net neutrality, we often think of how it will affect and raise costs when we stream our favorite podcast, or download a movie. But this issue
Study: Unneeded Stress Tests Too Common
October 15, 2014
MedPage Today | Published: Oct 14, 2014 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer Post Test Complete Take Posttest Cardiac stress tests done with imaging have risen substantially and more than
Patients tend to listen more to female doctors
October 14, 2014
Hartford Courant Health By Ronnie Cohen, Reuters | October 3, 2014 NewYork | Dr. Anne-Cecile Schieber, from the University of Toulouse III in Toulouse, France, led a team that examined how
Vicodin and other prescription painkillers will soon be harder to get
October 14, 2014
ConsumerReports.Org | Published: September 05, 2014 U.S. healthcare providers write more prescriptions for Vicodin and other narcotic painkillers that combine the opioid hydrocodone with acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) than