http://blog.seankhozin.com The Healthcare Weblog Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:54:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The doctor-patient relationship is the foundation of good medicine. Unfortunately, the interaction between doctors and patients can no longer be classified as a relationship. Needless administrative burdens have forced doctors to spend more time doing paperwork than seeing patients, a fact that has robbed physicians of the public trust they ... http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/08/10/the-doctor-patient-relationship/ Yesterday, we had our launch event for Hello Health, a lean and tech-enabled medical practice in Williamsburg (NYC) that sets a new standard for consumer-centric care. I'm one of the physicians at Hello Health and also the VP of Medical Affairs. The other two doctors are Devlyn Corrigan and physician-innovator ... http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/08/01/hello-health/ In the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Sandeep Jauhar opposes the recent trend of admitting older (aka nontraditional) students to medical school. His article, entitled "From All Walks of Life- Nontraditional Medical Students and the Future of Medicine" is a mouthful of jargon from the ... http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/07/18/foot-soldiers/ The antiplatelet agent Plavix (Clopidogrel Bisulfate; BMS/Sanofi Aventis) is the second best selling drug on the market, with sales nearing $8 billion in 2007. Plavix will go generic in 2011 and a much more potent antiplatelet drug called prasugrel (Lilly/Daiichi Sankyo) may soon take its place, or at least that's ... http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/07/16/trials-and-tribulations/ According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), each American is now valued at $6.9 million. This is $1 million less than five year ago and almost 15% less than a decade ago. Seems like we are depreciating faster than our cars. This number refers to the statistical value of each ... http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/07/12/how-much-is-your-life-worth/ "Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, ... http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/07/12/winston-churchill/ An ongoing survey of practicing physicians on Sermo has revealed important data on the implications of the proposed Medicare cuts on patients and medical practices. Over 1100 physicians have so far responded in to the survey. Here are the highlights: 90% of physicians say that the ... http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/07/09/physician-survey-on-medicare-cuts/ Respect for individual liberty is the basis of an ethical society and should be the prominent feature of the ideal healthcare system. The main problem with our healthcare system today is that both doctors and patients have lost their freedom of choice. Third party control of healthcare financing with their ... http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/06/27/philosophy-of-liberty/ The game studio Virtual Heroes and the Department of Homeland Security have come together in making a new video game called Zero Hour: America's Medic, which allows players to respond to terrorist attacks and diagnose and treat patients. Zero hour can be used for training first responders or just for ... http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/06/27/zero-hour/ If your dog gets sick and need a bronchoscopy, you would have to shell out about $2500 for the procedure, according a couple of veterinary price lists that I found online. The same procedure done in a human is reimbursed by Medicare $156.29 to $377.45 (for a CPT code of ... http://blog.seankhozin.com/2008/06/26/dogs-vs-humans/