Lesson Learned from recent EBOLA and ZIKA episodes. We need to designate REGIONAL EMERGING VIRUSES REFERRAL CENTERS (REVRCs). 1. There should not be an automatic default to just designating Ebola Centers as REVRCs although there is likely to be significant overlap. 2. REVRCs should be academic medical centers with respected, comprehensive infectious disease diagnostic/ treatment
Living in the rarified world of VIP access to health care maybe it’s time for a non-randomized clinical trial, with Congressman being in a study group where they have to pay out-of-pocket fee-for-service with no reimbursement, for prostate screening and treatment. So they can experience what life was like for 20 million Americans before Obamacare.
“Repeal and Replace” was a political play! After eight years of whining, “there was no there there”, no Republican plan! Following is a sequence of obituary snippets explaining what happened and why. Ryan: ObamaCare will be law for ‘foreseeable future’ “GOP leadership and the White House had spent weeks attempting to bring skeptical Republicans on
Most pregnant women with Zika will eventually wind up at academic medical centers for prenatal care and delivery by a perinatologist, with newborn care provided by a comprehensive team of pediatrician sub-specialists including neonatologists and pediatric neurologists. The earlier during the pregnancy the better! Here’s why….. Highlights from August’s Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Council Kevin Chason,
Everyone knows, including our physicians, that proper hand washing is the most effective patient safety measure right? Your physician and other clinicians (e.g. nurses, PTs, lab techs drawing blood) should wash their hands before and after each patient, and when beforehand wash in front of the patient. Do you ask “Doctor, Did You Wash your
To fight Zika, Central Florida hospitals and doctors ramp up patient education, surveillance In the fight against the spread of Zika, local doctors and hospitals are ramping up education and surveillance in Central Florida to contain the spread of the virus. There is a heavy emphasis on patient education, while providers are on high
As many of you know I have been advocating (unsuccessfully) for the designation of Zika Regional Referral Centers (ZRRFs). Perhaps this article from STAT will convince policy makers that it is time to stage Zika hospital preparedness. With little known about Zika virus, hospitals scramble to stay ahead By Andrew Joseph https://www.statnews.com/2016/08/17/hospitals-zika-virus-disease-birth-defects/ “The threat of