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In an Ideal World, How Much Would We Spend on Health Care? – Part 1
BY BEN WHEATLEY We have heard it said before, and it is no longer shocking to say, that in 2021 the United States spent $4.3 trillion on health care. To put this gaudy number in some perspective, we measure it as a share of our economy and report that health care comprised 18.3% of our gross domestic product. CMS projects that health care will approach 20% of GDP in coming years—one-fifth of everything we buy and sell in this country.  In a recent report, the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value said that “it is unclear what percentage of GDP would represent the ideal level to devote to healt...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Ben Wheatley Health care spending medical debt Patent Source Type: blogs

In an Ideal World, How Much Would We Spend on Health Care?
BY BEN WHEATLEY We have heard it said before, and it is no longer shocking to say, that in 2021 the United States spent $4.3 trillion on health care. To put this gaudy number in some perspective, we measure it as a share of our economy and report that health care comprised 18.3% of our gross domestic product. CMS projects that health care will approach 20% of GDP in coming years—one-fifth of everything we buy and sell in this country.  In a recent report, the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending and Value said that “it is unclear what percentage of GDP would represent the ideal level to devote to h...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Ben Wheatley Health care spending medical debt Patent Source Type: blogs

Hot Topics at the Intersection of Public Health and Health Care, Part I: Outbreak, Disaster, or Other Emergency: Is Your Health Care Client Prepared?
American Health Lawyers Association. 09/12/2017 This one-hour, 20-minute webinar describes how hospitals and other health care organizations can prepare for outbreaks and disaster situations inside and outside of the health care setting. Speakers discuss ways to utilize legal assessment, employee training, and professional agreements, such as memoranda of understanding, to prepare health care organizations to properly respond to emergency situations. They also provide lessons learned from Ebola and active shooter incident scenarios. (Video or Multimedia) Site requires free registration.
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - October 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news

Life Care Fired Staffer Who Revealed Nursing Home Nightmare to Reuters Life Care Fired Staffer Who Revealed Nursing Home Nightmare to Reuters
A nursing home owned by Life Care Centers of America Inc has fired one nurse and banned another from the premises after the two were quoted in a Reuters investigation detailing horrific conditions, a staff exodus and a botched management response to the facility ' s deadly COVID-19 outbreak.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 23, 2020 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Front line stories - How corona is changing acute care
As we cover the covid-19 outbreak, we want to hear some of the stories from the frontline - And who better to heart of what this pandemic is doing to the profession in the UK, than some of the people who write regularly for The BMJ? In this first one, we wanted to look specifically at acute care - those at the sharp end of the response, so we're joined by David Oliver, consultant in geriatrics and internal medicine, and Matt Morgan, consultant in intensive care medicine. Read the columns https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/category/co lumnists/matt-morgan/ https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/category/columnists/david-oliver/ For more free...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 14, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Viral outbreaks in an age of global citizenship.
PMID: 25554547 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Critical Care - January 1, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Munro CL, Savel RH Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: research

Targeted screening for third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae carriage among patients admitted to intensive care units: a quasi-experimental study
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ?targeted screening? at patient admission to intensive care units (ICUs) on the incidence of 3GC-RE hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) compared to ?universal screening?. Methods: We undertook a quasi-experimental study of two ICUs (unit A: intervention group and unit B: control group) in a university-affiliated hospital between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011. In unit A, patients were screened universally for 3GC-RE at admission during period #1 (2008 to 2010). During period #2 (2011), the intervention was implemented in unit A; patients transferred from another unit or hos...
Source: Critical Care - February 10, 2015 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Cédric DananchéThomas BénetBernard AllaouchicheRomain HernuLaurent ArgaudOlivier DauwalderFrançois VandeneschPhilippe Vanhems Source Type: research

Critical Care Surge Response Strategies for the COVID-19 Outbreak
U.S. hospitals can prepare for a surge of patients critically ill with COVID-19, but it will require hospital leaders, practitioners and regional officials to adopt drastic measures that challenge the standard way of providing care.
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - April 6, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: research

Providing Ethical and Humane Care to Hospitalized, Incarcerated Patients With COVID-19.
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating the health of hundreds of thousands of people who live and work in U.S. jails and prisons. Due to dozens of large outbreaks in correctional facilities, tens of thousands of seriously ill incarcerated people are receiving medical care in the community hospital setting. Yet community clinicians often have little knowledge of the basic rights and ethical principles governing care of seriously ill incarcerated patients. Such patients are legally entitled to make their own medical decisions just like non-incarcerated patients, and retain rights to appoint surrogate decision...
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - February 10, 2021 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Rorvig L, Williams B Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research

Practice Advisory: Updated Interim Guidance for Care of Obstetric Patients and Women of Reproductive Age During a Zika Virus Outbreak
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 02/12/2016This resource is an update (as of February 12, 2016) and replacement of a previous Practice Advisory about obstetric patients during a Zika virus outbreak. Zika continues to be an area of evolving care and practice. This Practice Advisory reiterates the prevention strategies to minimize exposure to Zika, and summarizes the current guidance for management of pregnant women who have been exposed, including special considerations for women of reproductive age. (Text)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news

WHO (World Health Organization) Toolkit for the Care and Support of People Affected by Complications Associated with Zika Virus
World Health Organization. 06/2017 This 264-page toolkit has been developed to serve as a model guide, with the goal of enhancing country preparedness for Zika virus outbreaks. It is intended to provide a systems approach involving public health planners and managers, as well as technical and practical guidance for healthcare professionals and community workers. The toolkit includes three manuals to provide countries with tools to effectively recognize people affected by Zika virus and deliver comprehensive care and support: a manual for public health planners and managers, manual for healthcare professionals, and manual f...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - June 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news

Literature Review: Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute Care Hospitals
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 10/2017 This 14-page document provides a literature review table of topics, subtopics, and questions related to guidance and resources for healthcare epidemiologists in United States acute care hospitals. It also provides Added Resources and Articles; and Appendices for Article and Resource Selection, Abbreviations, and Literature Search Terms. (PDF)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - December 8, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news

Practice Advisory Interim Guidance for Care of Obstetric Patients During a Zika Virus Outbreak
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 10/26/2017 This Practice Advisory represents the current information available regarding Zika virus, including updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ' s guidance that are relevant to obstetric care providers. Guidance topics are Background; Travel Restrictions; Prevention; Reproductive Counseling; Assessment and Testing; Clinical Management of a Pregnant Woman with Suspected Zika Virus Infection; Breastfeeding; Postnatal Management; Neonatal Outcomes and Evaluation; Reporting and the U.S. Pregnancy Registry; Infection Control Considerations; and Zi...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 31, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news