It’s the first time in history that a Surgeon General has sent a letter directly to American physicians. This is a major signal to doctors and the public that it’s time for something to be done about the thousands of Americans who are dying each year from overdosing on prescription painkillers like oxycodone, fentanyl, andContinue reading “79% deaths from opioids pain med 2013-2014”
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Obesity in women and heart disease 2004
Heart Disease in women 1997-2003
Alcohol abuse and uninsured, 2003
ER visits in the USA, 2011
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/statbriefs.jsp In 2011, there were about 421 visits to the emergency department (ED) for every 1,000 individuals in the population. ■ More than five times as many individuals who visited an ED were discharged as were admitted to the same hospital. ■ Among patients younger than 18 years, the most common reasons for admission toContinue reading “ER visits in the USA, 2011”
Costs for hospital stay in the USA
Of the $377.5 billion aggregate hospital inpatient costs in 2012, 46 percent was for Medicare-covered stays and 16 percent was for Medicaid-covered stays. Thus, patients covered by government payers accounted for at least 62 percent of all hospital costs. ■ More than half of Medicare-covered and uninsured stays were medical (55 percent and 54 percent,Continue reading “Costs for hospital stay in the USA”
Hospital re-admissions
In 2012, there were approximately 847,000 hospital stays for mood disorders and 383,000 stays for schizophrenia. ■ Within 30 days, 9.0 percent of initial inpatient stays for mood disorders were readmitted with a principal diagnosis of mood disorders, 12.6 percent were readmitted with any diagnosis of mood disorders, and 15.0 percent were readmitted for anyContinue reading “Hospital re-admissions”
There is hope when you have no medical insurance
What to do if you have no health insurance but still need medical care”…. This subject is very near and dear to my heart. As a nurse, I know how important it is to do whatever you have to do to stay healthy. Neglecting to stay on top of a “small” medical condition like aContinue reading “There is hope when you have no medical insurance”
More women die in the USA, health data
What a connected patient wants?
Motherhealth LLC – Health Mobile Outpatient application (in design stage) will address the needs of connected patients in today’s health care with video chats, electronic communication/appointment and data storage and an integrated system to reduce chronic care costs and increase preventive measures towards saving lives. Match care provider and patients , electronic appointment, video chats MonitorContinue reading “What a connected patient wants?”
US Health Care Accomplishments
Fact Sheet: Health Care Accomplishments After Health Reform: Improved Access to Care Lowers the uninsured rate. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 20 million people have gained health insurance. For the first time ever, more than 9 in 10 Americans now have health insurance. Among African American adults, the uninsured rate declined byContinue reading “US Health Care Accomplishments”
Drugging our foster care children
For years, few questioned how doctors treated the emotional trauma of California’s abused and neglected children – and nobody monitored how often they handed out psychiatric drugs that can turn fragile childhoods into battles with obesity and bouts of stupor. Now, a Bay Area News Group investigation into the prescribing habits of the state’s fosterContinue reading “Drugging our foster care children”
President Barack Obama key results
Since President Barack Obama first took office: The economy has added more than 10 million jobs, and job openings are at a 15-year high. The unemployment rate has dropped well below the historical norm, but long-term unemployment remains higher than at the start of the Great Recession. The buying power of the average worker’s weekly paycheck isContinue reading “President Barack Obama key results”