A Routine Denial
By David Marcovitz When I was a second year medical student, I gave blood at a Red Cross drive and noticed a week later that I had a hard and slightly
Blog
Drug Discount Cards – Lifting the Veil of Secrecy
By Richard J. Sagall, MD Everywhere I look today, I see ads claiming huge savings from drug discount cards. These cards promise huge savings to consumers, yet they are unable
How Do We Know If the Price is Right (If We Can’t Find Out What the Price Is)?
By Jessie Gruman “Health care costs are sky-rocketing!” “The percentage of the U.S. GDP devoted to heath care costs is the highest in the world.” “The cost of Medicare is
Looking Through My Eyes
By Cindy Fox My right eye had a blackout in September 2010 when I stepped onto our deck. I didn’t pay much attention to this episode as my vision zoomed
High-Value Medical Decision Making Starts in the Classroom
By Brian Powers Edward arrived at the hospital following a stroke; a standard work-up failed to reveal an obvious cause. His physician explained that a previously diagnosed patent foramen ovale
The Tremendous Value of the Teaching Value Project
By Daniel Wolfson 2011 Putting the Charter into Practice grantee, Costs of Care, recently released the Teaching Value Project (www.teachingvalue.org), a series of educational video modules that spotlight ten reasons