It is a rainy December evening, the longest night of the year. At least this year, it isn’t too cold. I’ve just walked back to the office after attending the Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service at The Church of the Holy Trinity in Middletown, CT. The church was full; many homeless people, and many friends of the homeless. Earlier this week, a friend of mine died. He had a good job, a nice home, and loving family and friends. Many of…
This week, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with health economist Dr. Gail Wilensky, Senior Fellow at Project HOPE and former Administrator of Medicare and Medicaid. Gail discusses the future of Medicare and Medicaid in the wake of the Affordable Care Act and how to make those services less costly and more patient-centered.
This week, Conversations on Health Care focuses on patient participation in their health care. Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dave deBronkart, better known as “e-Patient Dave” about how opening health care information directly to patients and encouraging their participation can lead to better health outcomes. You can read more about “e-Patient Dave” at e-patients.net The Tech Report section on the WNPR version includes an interview with Kelly Young, from RAWarrior
A lot of people dislike fire drills, but it is important to be prepared for possible fires. Likewise, it would be nice if we lived in a world that didn’t need community services, but things happen from time to time when we need staff of community based organizations to help us all out. Yesterday, all of this came together when a fire started at 31 Green St in Middletown. It spread to 29 Green St and people had to be…
This post is an email from Kasey Harding-Wheeler, who is our Director of HIV Service: Thank you so much to everyone who attended or helped plan World AIDS Day. It was a moving tribute to the people we have lost to HIV/AIDS, those living with HIV and the providers and staff who care for them on a daily basis. With HIV funding in such a precarious state right now it is incredibly important that we keep HIV/AIDS and the need…
This week, Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Aneesh Chopra, the first United States Chief Technology Officer. Aneesh discusses growing the economy through innovations in healthcare technology, new federal initiatives to improve the healthcare system, and what “unleashing” data means for patients, innovators and the healthcare system as a whole.