Getting Better Health Care - Steve Feldman MD

Everyone is talking about the excessive cost of medical care, and people are proposing many top-down solutions. But you can... The post Getting Better Health Care – Do it yourself ways to save money on health care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On our show last week, we discussed a list of 20 tips to help you avoid medical errors. But who... The post Getting Better Health Care – Three simple questions appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) notes that one in seven hospitalized Medicare patients experience a medical... The post Getting Better Health Care – 20 Tips To Help Prevent Medical Errors appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

University of Chicago Booth School of Business professor John Cochrane says, there is a “coherent free-market, deregulated alternative” to our... The post Getting Better Health Care – Better ways to reform our health care system appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The prices of some drugs are extraordinarily high. Patients may need those drugs but may find the high price, even... The post Getting Better Health Care – Are drug coupon cards a good thing? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In contrast to much of the rest of the U.S. economy, our health care system is a cobbled, poorly coordinated... The post Getting Better Health Care – Does corporate America have solutions for our health care insurance problems? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

There are a lot of doctors out there. How do you find a great one? Do you rely on word... The post Getting Better Health Care – Finding a top doctor appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On last week’s program, Tom Hubbard, Senior Program Director at NEHI, a national health policy institute and think tank, based... The post Getting Better Health Care – Practical ways to reform our health care system appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On today’s program, Tom Hubbard, Senior Program Director at NEHI, a national health policy institute and think tank, based in... The post Getting Better Health Care – Practical ways to reform our health care system appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Poor use of medication, also called poor adherence, is responsible for medications not working nearly as well as they could.... The post Getting Better Health Care – The campaign to promote better adherence to treatment appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recently published a report on how state health insurance exchanges can help promote... The post Getting Better Health Care – Can state health insurance exchanges help solve health care woes? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Medicare provides health insurance coverage to an enormous number of Americans. It is efficient, but very costly. If only something... The post Getting Better Health Care – Medicare is Innovative! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The medical care system functions very well on a day-to-day basis. Sure, it has its warts, but far more often... The post Getting Better Health Care – Armageddon Medicine, How to Be Your Own Doctor appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Controversy about online doctor ratings abounds. Some doctors fear that disgruntled patients will make doctors look bad with no recourse... The post Getting Better Health Care – Online doctor rating appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Our guest today, Peter Ferrara, is Senior Fellow, Entitlement and Budget Policy at the Heartland Institute and author “The Obamacare... The post Getting Better Health Care – Is Obamacare a disaster? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Narrative—storytelling—plays a crucial role in how people interact, including interactions between patients and physicians. We discuss the narrative medicine with... The post Getting Better Health Care – Storytelling appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The Association of American Medical College (AAMC), the organization that certifies American medical schools, published a report on the behavioral... The post Getting Better Health Care – Social and behavioral sciences in medicine appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Stress contributes to poor health and poor quality of life. What is stress? According to physician and stress coach Dr.... The post Getting Better Health Care – Stress, stress myths, and how to control stress (Part 2) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Stress contributes to poor health and poor quality of life. What is stress? According to physician and stress coach Dr.... The post Getting Better Health Care – Stress, stress myths, and how to control stress (Part 1) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Modern medications are light years ahead of the treatments doctors had to offer years ago, but many patients don’t get... The post Getting Better Health Care – Patients may not be taking their medication (Part 2) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Modern medications are light years ahead of the treatments doctors had to offer years ago, but many patients don’t get... The post Getting Better Health Care – Patients may not be taking their medication (Part 1) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The medical malpractice litigation system is a mess, resulting in hundreds of billions of dollars in defensive medicine practices. Richard... The post Getting Better Health Care – Our broken malpractice system, and how to fix it (Part 2) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The medical malpractice litigation system is a mess, resulting in hundreds of billions of dollars in defensive medicine practices. Richard... The post Getting Better Health Care – Our broken malpractice system, and how to fix it (Part 1) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week, we speak with Joe and Terry Graedon, whose radio program The People’s Pharmacy, provides patients a wealth of... The post Getting Better Health Care – The People’s Pharmacy for Drug and Other Health Information (part 2) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week, we speak with Joe and Terry Graedon, whose radio program The People’s Pharmacy, provides patients a wealth of... The post Getting Better Health Care – The People’s Pharmacy for Drug and Other Health Information (part 1) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dr. Mary Catherine Beach describes fundamental problems and solutions in doctor-patient communication. Dr. Beach is Associate Professor in the Division... The post Getting Better Health Care – The fundamentals of doctor-patient communication (Part 2) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dr. Mary Catherine Beach describes fundamental problems and solutions in doctor-patient communication. Dr. Beach is Associate Professor in the Division... The post Getting Better Health Care – The fundamentals of doctor-patient communication (Part 1) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has published its 2011 State of Health Care Quality Report examining quality data... The post Getting Better Health Care – Health care quality in America is improving appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Patient education is critical to successful medical outcomes. Mark Becker, pediatrician and founder of Vivacare, a company that makes patient... The post Getting Better Health Care – Electronic ways to improve patient education appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

A trusted patient advocate can help people manage the complexities of our health care system. Anne Llewellyn, Editor in Chief... The post Getting Better Health Care – Working with a patient advocate (part 2) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

A trusted patient advocate can help people manage the complexities of our health care system. Anne Llewellyn, Editor in Chief... The post Getting Better Health Care – Working with a patient advocate (part 1) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Patient Centered Medical Homes are a proven way to reduce the cost of health care while improving health care quality.... The post Getting Better Health Care – Patient Centered Medical Homes can help solve our health care problems (Part 2) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Patient Centered Medical Homes are a proven way to reduce the cost of health care while improving health care quality.... The post Getting Better Health Care – Patient Centered Medical Homes can help solve our health care problems (Part 1) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Our medical care system can accomplish miraculous things. Surgeons can operate on the vessels of the heart, clearing blockages and... The post Getting Better Health Care – Being wary of treatments that just don’t help appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Our medical care system can accomplish miraculous things. Surgeons can operate on the vessels of the heart, clearing blockages and... The post Getting Better Health Care – Paying for unnecessary care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The basic principles of economics explain why our health care system is in distress. Insurance, tax laws, and lack of... The post Getting Better Health Care – How basic economics informs solutions for the health care crisis appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The basic principles of economics apply to all sorts of systems and decisions, including those of our health care system.... The post Getting Better Health Care – Basic economics of health care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Patients don’t go to doctors to be abused by mean-spirited physicians. Physicians didn’t go into medicine because they don’t care... The post Getting Better Health Care – Dealing with difficult physician-patient relationships appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

There’s near universal agreement that our health care system is in crisis, that it costs too much, and that the... The post Getting Better Health Care – Is there a better way to improve the health of all Americans? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

There’s near universal agreement that our health care system is in crisis, that it costs too much, and that the... The post Getting Better Health Care – Have we been asking the wrong question? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The U.S. medical system is characterized by a host of financial arrangements—Medicare, Medicaid, HMO’s and various other forms of insurance—that... The post Getting Better Health Care – The Physicians’ Declaration of Independence appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Can top-down solutions—like the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)— solve the problems in the U.S. medical care system?... The post Getting Better Health Care – Socialized medicine may not be the best solution appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Medical care quality is not good enough. Medical care costs are too high. What’s wrong with the system? On this... The post Getting Better Health Care – The Heart of the U.S. Medical Care Problem appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Last week, we discussed how economic forces play a central role in how health care is delivered. We don’t want... The post Getting Better Health Care – Understanding pay-for-performance systems appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Economic forces drive behavior in the general economy. These same forces affect how health care is delivered, except in health... The post Getting Better Health Care – The economics of health care appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Last week, we began a discussion of health services research with John Piette, Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine at the... The post Getting Better Health Care – Patients only take half their prescribed medication! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Researchers are investigating how health care is delivered in order to come up with better ways for patients to be... The post Getting Better Health Care – The study of how health care is delivered appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The interaction of a doctor and a patient involves two human beings. Doctors are people who have feelings, biases, and... The post Getting Better Health Care – Doctors are human beings appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Health care systems vary in who pays for the care and who delivers the care. Right now, the U.S. health... The post Getting Better Health Care – Vermont’s single payer plan, a way to solve our health care problems? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Health care systems vary in who pays for the care and who delivers the care. Right now, the U.S. health... The post Getting Better Health Care – The patchwork U.S. health care system appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.