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Tag Archives: Sistemas de Salud
Pandemia de Panico
La OMS ha declarado la pandemia por la gripe A, y afirma que la misma durará 2 años por lo menos, aunque no dejan de aclarar en su comunicado que se trata de casos moderados. Tecnicamente la pandemia ya existe … Continue reading
Sicko
Tan solo mirar el documental de Michael Moore, y que cada uno saque sus propias conclusiones. Estaremos cada vez mas cerca de esto? http://tu.tv/buscar/?BUSCADOR=Sicko Healing Our Sicko Health Care System There is a scene in Sicko — Michael Moore’s controversial … Continue reading
Posted in Sistemas de Salud
Tagged EEUU, Michael Moore, pelicula, Sicko, Sistemas de Salud
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Medicare Won’t Pay Hospitals for Errors
WASHINGTON (AP) – It’s a new way to push for patient safety: Don’t pay hospitals when they commit certain errors. Medicare will start hitting hospitals where it hurts in October, and other insurers are hot on the trail. That has … Continue reading
Medicare Won't Pay Hospitals for Errors
WASHINGTON (AP) – It’s a new way to push for patient safety: Don’t pay hospitals when they commit certain errors. Medicare will start hitting hospitals where it hurts in October, and other insurers are hot on the trail. That has … Continue reading
El copago en actividades preventivas afecta a las clases más desfavorecidas
El estudio de Trivedi publicado en enero en el New England Journal of Medicine trata el tema del copago como mecanismo para la racionalización del uso de los servicios sanitarios. En concreto analizó como el copago afecta al acceso a … Continue reading
Posted in Caminito del MIR, Sistemas de Salud
Tagged Caminito del MIR, copago, NEJM, pobreza, Prevencion, Sistemas de Salud
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Does Preventive Care Save Money? Health Economics and the Presidential Candidates
With health care once again a leading issue in a presidential race, candidates have offered plans for controlling spiraling costs while enhancing the quality of care. A popular component of such plans involves greater promotion of preventive health measures. The … Continue reading
Posted in Sistemas de Salud
Tagged ahorro, gasto en salud, politica, Prevencion, Sistemas de Salud, USA
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Market-Based Failure — A Second Opinion on U.S. Health Care Costs
U.S. health care expenditures rose 6.7% in 2006, the government recently reported. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, total health care expenditures exceeded $2.1 trillion, or more than $7,000 for every American man, woman, and child.1 Medicare … Continue reading
Medicare Says It Won’t Cover Hospital Errors
New York Times: 19/Ago/2007 By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 — In a significant policy change, Bush administration officials say that Medicare will no longer pay the extra costs of treating preventable errors, injuries and infections that occur in hospitals, … Continue reading
Posted in Infectologia, Sistemas de Salud
Tagged catetere, cobertura, infecciones intrahospitalarias, medicare, NEJM, Sistemas de Salud
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Documento: Health for All Now, Revive Alma Ata
Estimados colegas, Estamos divulgando el documento “Health for All Now, Revive Alma Ata” producido por el People’s Health Movement. “This collection of statements, reflections and papers is released for use by People’s Health Movement members, friends and enthusiasts all over the … Continue reading
Elecciones en EEUU y resurgimientos de reforma de su sistema de salud
Comprehensive health care reform disappeared from the national agenda after the Clinton administration failed to enact universal coverage in 1993 and 1994. Instead, Congress adopted incremental measures that enjoyed bipartisan support, including the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and … Continue reading
Res non verba
Venimos leyendo de un tiempo a esta parte distintas versiones sobre lo que sera el futuro plan de salud de los argentinos. Pero más allá de nuestros desos o intereses, hay una realidad cual es que la misma queda supeditada … Continue reading
Medicos y habitantes
Fuente: Primum Non Nocere Mientras discutimos la cantidad de personas que debiera tener cada medico, otro dato mas interesante y relevante me parece que es necesario tener en cuenta. Nos preocupamos por la calidad de nuestra atencion, y eso es … Continue reading
Posted in Medicina Social, Sistemas de Salud
Tagged , calidad de atencion, cupos, habitantes, Medicina Social, medicos, poblacion a cargo, Sistemas de Salud
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Colaboracion Cochrane: pago por incentivos
Pagos por objetivos en la atención primaria: efectos sobre la práctica profesional y sobre los resultados de la atención de salud (Revisión Cochrane traducida) Giuffrida A, Gosden T, Forland F, Kristiansen I, Sergison M, Leese B, Pedersen L, Sutton M … Continue reading
GAPURMED/GAPURJovenes
