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Dr. Perry Hookman
http://drperryhookman.blogspot.com/
Dr. Perry Hookman, MD, is board certified in both gastroenterology and internal medicine. He also holds a masters degree in health administration and board certified in medical management.In his blog he shares his medical/medical malpractice expertise
- Added on: Jun 28th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Section II of III. The Debate between Doctors and Insurance carriers about “pay for performance” [P4P] reimbursement plans
1. From Woolf, SH, JAMA, Vol. 282, 1999 - Estimated savings for good treatment of DM, HTN, MI, Colorectal CA, Pneumonia over current treatment levels.a. DM control could prevent 2,600 cases of blindness and 29,000 cases of kidney failure.b. HTN contr...
Section I of III. The Debate between Doctors and Insurance carriers about “pay for performance” [P4P] reimbursement plans
Doctors say:"Pay for Performance" (often abbreviated P4P) is based on the false concept that doctors will take better care of patients if they're paid more. Big insurers in each state; are discussing P4P as the next thing as they ratchet down reimbur...
Survey suggests more than two-thirds of Americans may be overweight or obese.
Vital Statistics reports that, according to a "nationwide survey of obesity" based "on data for 2005 through 2009 gathered by state health departments with the help of the" CDC, "more than two-thirds of Americans are now overweight or obese, and the ...
Post-cholecystectomy cystic duct stump leak: a preventable morbidity
Irshad Ahammed et al writes that “While major bile duct injury is the most serious complication following laparoscopic cholecystectomy, bile leak from the cystic duct stump remains the commonest morbidity.” This is a retrospective assessment of a...
COLLISIONS BETWEEN MEDICAL HUMANISM AND EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINES FOR STANDARDIZED MEDICAL CARE
Outright collisions between medical humanism and evidence-based guidelines for standardized care can be avoided as long as clinical guidelines (beyond safety measures) remain recommendations rather than mandates. Hartzman and Groopman believe it is e...
CHILDHOOD POISONINGS RESULT IN 71,224 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS NATIONWIDE EVERY YEAR
Children are twice as likely to be poisoned by the medicine cabinet than by cleaning products or other household substances, researchers found. Emergency department visits for unintentional poisoning involved prescription or over-the-counter medicati...
