AMA report on the state of our public hospitals.
Today we have the release of a report card on the state of the Australian Public Hospital system released by the Australian Medical Association (AMA).
The clear message of this report is that there is no evidence of substantial progress towards achievement of any of the national targets that have been agreed by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) as part of health reform.
The report highlights that there has been far too much political focus on “backroom issues” such as fighting over funding responsibilities and pricing hospital services and little focus on the systems overall capacity to deliver a quality ser...
Source: impactEDnurse - February 15, 2013 Category: Nurses Authors: impactEDnurse Tags: piss and vinegar Source Type: blogs
SOCSO Health Screening – all is not well
Something is amiss with the health screening programme recently launched by SOCSO (see Star report Two million Socso members eligible for free health screening)
PETALING JAYA: About two million private sector employees will be eligible for free medical check-ups from the Social Security Organisation (Socso).
Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam is expected to announce the mechanism for the health screening for Socso members today.
The move will benefit workers if they contract any non-communicable diseases like diabetes and hypertension, among other things. It will also spur the workers to be more aware of...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - February 5, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: palmdoc Tags: - Nation - Palmdoc Health screening SOCSO Source Type: blogs
Aggravation Diverted…
“Dad?” I asked my father very early this morning. He was sitting in his La-Z-Boy eating blueberry muffins and watching TV. “Call Doctor Kamath and get him to write me a new prescription without me having to go sit in his lobby for a couple of hours.” Dr. Kamath and my father are very close friends and I so hoped that would help my cause. Dr. Kamath started prescribing me Coureg XR several years ago as it regulates my heartbeat and blood pressure. He also said it would greatly reduce that anxiety I was experiencing at that time. Well, my insurance stopped paying for the extended release version of the the m...
Source: The 4th Avenue Blues - January 24, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Andrew Quixote Source Type: blogs
How to Find More Time for the Things that Mean the Most to You This Year
“Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a year while another man gets a full year’s value out of a week.”
Charles Richards
There are many important things in life.
Your family and friends. A hobby perhaps. Working out and staying healthy. Reading, learning and growing as person.
But finding the time for what is most important in life is not always easy. It sometimes feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day.
But even if it may not feel like it, there are often ways to improve how you use your time. In this articl...
Source: The Positivity Blog | Increase Your Happiness and Awesomeness - January 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Habits Personal Development Productivity Success Source Type: blogs
New Technology & Inventions
By Matthew Coleman
This column focuses on the latest products, devices, and ideas to improve emergency medicine practice. Brief news releases and photographs are welcome, and must be submitted electronically. Images must be 300 dpi, in tiff, jpeg, or eps format, and at least 4“x4” in size. Please send information to emn@lww.com.
Portable Brain Cooler
Cooling the brain after cardiac arrest has been known to improve neurological outcomes in patients, and initiating this process as early as possible is essential. The RhinoChill Intra-Nasal Cooling System allows cooling to start in the field by using a no...
Source: Technology & Inventions - September 7, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
New Technology & Inventions
By Matthew Coleman
This column focuses on the latest products, devices, and ideas to improve emergency medicine practice. Brief news releases and photographs are welcome, and must be submitted electronically. Images must be 300 dpi, in tiff, jpeg, or eps format, and at least 4“x4” in size. Please send information to emn@lww.com.
Portable Brain Cooler
Cooling the brain after cardiac arrest has been known to improve neurological outcomes in patients, and initiating this process as early as possible is essential. The RhinoChill Intra-Nasal Cooling System allows cooling to start in the field by using a noninvasi...
Source: Technology & Inventions - September 7, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
