Introduction She is three. I am 68. I get up around 5:30 AM each day so I can have that first cup of coffee and read the paper before she comes at 6:30. Except for occasional days when her Mom has holidays off she is with me till 3:15 PM and has been so for Continue reading…
FollowThe Balkans-A Zest for Life-A Beautiful Child
Early in twentieth century the Balkan Peninsula was subdivided into a number of countries; and so was born the term Balkanized. The term has come to be used when things are piecemealed into small and often competing units. I think some day when the genome gets read for the price of good meal, your doctor Continue reading…
The Test of Our Progress
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt No lesson have I learned so clearly as this one. However, it was not learned from FDR, it was learned from Continue reading…
AHCJ | Resources: Reporting on how, why hospital superusers account for bulk of health-care spending
AHCJ | Resources: Reporting on how, why hospital superusers account for bulk of health-care spending.
Complex Care for Children-Regional Children’s Hospitals Need to Raise the Bar
A recent Children’ Hospital Association study reported that 2 of 3 children who were medically complex were enrolled in Medicaid. A recent article in Pediatrics reported that in North Carolina medically complex children, although numbering only 5% of enrollment represented over 50% of the cost for the pediatric Medicaid population. The standards utilized by the Children’s Hospital Continue reading…
The Heart of a Saint – YouTube
The Heart of a Saint – YouTube.
40 statistics on physician compensation
40 statistics on physician compensation.
Comments on New York State’s Pediatric Health Home Draft Plan (7/30/14)
It is gratifying that the first stated Principal is Care Coordination. My focus is the care of children with rare and/or medically complex disorders. In reviewing the draft and its principles I do not see any reference to the pediatric population that is in search of its diagnosis for their rare disorders. There are estimated Continue reading…
Will New York State Take the Lead in Pediatric Health Homes for Children with Complex Medical Needs?
It is estimated that there are 3 million children with complex medical conditions; two million of them on Medicaid. Those children represent only 6% of the children on Medicaid, yet represent 40% of the expenditures. The literature indicates little is known about this population, despite their large impact. From a national policy point of view, Continue reading…
Time for a National Policy on Children’s Health care
Children with medical complexity are high users of acute health care, but little is known about their service use across the continuum of care services and in the context of overall health care expenditures. Although accounting for ,1% of the child population, children with medical complexity use almost one-third of all pediatric health care expenditures Continue reading…