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Month: June 2017

Crucial Questions for Healthcare Providers and Their Patients

Crucial Questions for Healthcare Providers and Their Patients

Wanda Montalvo, RN, PhD, associate director of the Weitzman Institute, recently responded to an article in the New York Times titled “Gay and Transgender Patients to Doctors:  We’ll Tell. Just Ask” All members of the healthcare team — not just doctors and not just in the emergency department — should know their patients’ sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Without that information, the LGBT population continues to be hidden, unable to access competent primary care. We know that normalizing SOGI…

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Thomas Miller, Health Analyst for American Enterprise Institute Discusses Market-Driven Approach to Health Reform

Thomas Miller, Health Analyst for American Enterprise Institute Discusses Market-Driven Approach to Health Reform

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Thomas Miller, health industry analyst and Resident Fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute which has analyzed a market-based and consumer-driven approach to health reform. Mr. Miller analyzes likely next steps in Congress surrounding the American Health Care Act, as well as the hallmarks of market driven health care.

Dr. Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine

Dr. Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine (the former Institute of Medicine) a private, non-profit entity dedicated to tackling the nation’s complex problems in medicine, technology and science. Dr. Dzau talks about the Academy’s shift towards more cooperation between the scientific disciplines to advance evidence-based research that will inform the health care providers and policy makers around the country and the world.