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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

In contrast to the personality-driven path that Lyndon Johnson took to navigate legislative obstacles to Medicare and Medicaid, former management consultant Mitt Romney charted a decidedly different course to expanding health insurance when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003. in 2010, as the national average rose from 15.2%

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The Rising Tide of Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement

My Green Doctor

A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 hospital upwards of $240,000 over 5 years. hospital could save $240,000 per year.” hospital upwards of $240,000 over 5 years. hospital could save $240,000 per year.” 3 “Each U.S.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

Our Consulting Services offer customized strategies for group practices, health systems, and medical societies ready to accelerate their impact and lead the way in climate-smart care. Visit our website to explore membership options, start a Practice Management program, or speak with us about our Consulting Services. 3 “Each U.S.

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

GeriPal

He wrote a book titled “ Psychiatric consultation in long term care ” that has a strengths based approach to staging dementia (how cool is that). She directs UCSF MERI’s patient, family, and clinician support with classes and consultation on resiliency, well-being, and grief. When was that, 2010? Eric: 2010. We have to.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

GeriPal

Nursing home, length of stay, I think it was like back in 2010, at the end of life. And so they’re in there for a very short time, couple weeks, get a little bit stronger and transition home after a hospitalization. And so we do have consultants who come in the building. And usually it’s simply for a consultation.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

But it’s interesting because I started seeing, even though for instance I was working on this much earlier, but I published my large meta-analysis linking this to risk for premature mortality back in my first one in 2010. And so I was really thinking about why are some of my people that are hospitalized doing better than others?

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

On today’s podcast we dive into drivers of invasive procedures and hospitalizations in advanced dementia by talking to some pretty brilliant nursing and nurse practitioner researchers focused on dementia, geriatrics, and palliative care in nursing homes: Ruth Palan Lopez, Caroline Stephens, Joan Carpenter, and Lauren Hunt. Rehabbed to Death.