All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Healthcare Services

This trend of concierge medicine is erroneously termed. This should be simply called good medicine. Physicians have allowed reimbursement trends to dictate their practices. As the reimbursement per patient has decreased, the volume of patients seen per day has increased proportionally. In light of the...

It's not a surprise that washing your hands frequently reduces the spread of infections.    This study verifies what we already know - frequent hand washing between each patient encounter reduces the spread of infections in very low birthweight babies. With aggressive intervention, we...

For centuries pharmacists have enabled physicians' terrible handwriting of prescriptions.  In fact, in some circles, it has become almost a matter of competitive pride among pharmacists concerning who can decipher the worst physicians' handwriting. That little competition will come to a grinding...

  Dr. Parish has a rather shortsighted view of the role of third party administrators in general and appears not to appreciate their intended role in our "system." Both Cost and Quality have and are suffering from the "stepping back" and demonization of HMOs by stakeholders who do not relect on...

Congress is looking at making cuts to Medicare especially the privately administered Medicare Advantage plans. America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) the advocacy group is concerned solely with preserving the healthy margins enjoyed by its members, while Congress is interested in reducing Medicare...

Patients are dying to pay their doctor $3600 to be one of 4-500 exclusive patients with the Docs home phone number.

Primary care physicians, often overworked and underpaid for their efforts are seeing a new way to return to the traditional practice style of physcians many years ago, offering appointments lasting more than 6 minutes, and a host of personal touches.   By charging a premium for this service...

Reports of the death of investment buying have been greatly exaggerated. In a surprising interview, Cardinal Health confirms that there may be less to fee-for-service than meets the eye.

This study highlights how very simple measures can potentially save many lives. The healthcare system needs to advocate for prevention. We are starting to do this.

Is this how medicine should be practiced? For those who can afford it, it is great. But it only goes to show how "bad" are present system is. We wil have -haves and have nots to an even greater degree.