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Europe's doctor work week limits will be 'catastrophic' for patients, says surgeon
A leading United Kingdom surgeon is speaking out against new rules that limit doctors' working hours. Patients' lives will be put at risk and hospitals forced to close because of the new rules that limit doctors to working a 48-hour week, says John Black, president of The Royal College of Surgeons. Most doctors work considerably longer than 48 hours and Black says restricting their working week will lead to a shortage of surgeons because there will not be enough staff to keep hospitals open. [Read More]
Californians head to Mexico for healthcare
About 1 million California residents travel to Mexico for medical care each year, according to UCLA researchers, and about half of those who travel to Mexico for healthcare services are Mexican immigrants. The study showed that those who have been in the United States for at least 15 years are more likely to head to Mexico for health-related reasons than are people who have been in the United States fewer than 15 years. [Read More]
British official defends health service
Lord Darzi of Denham, a surgeon and top official in Britain's Department of Health, defended his country's healthcare system after an ad campaign produced by Conservatives for Patients' Rights opposed some of President Obama's health-reform proposals by using Britain as an example. The TV and Internet campaign focuses on Britain's National Health Service, featuring British patients and doctors complaining that they can't get access to the medicines and diagnostic tests they need. In response, Darzi told the Wall Street Journal Health Blog that the NHS provides a high standard of care to all Britons despite spending less per capita than is spent in the U.S. Rick Scott, the head of Conservatives for Patients' Rights, said that the goal of the ad campaign is to "show the tragic consequences that occur when bureaucrats put a price on the lives of patients," according to the article. [Read More]
Medical Tourism Association Releases survey results
The Medical Tourism Association has released preliminary results from its first patient surveys on medical travel. The MTA created the medical tourism patient survey as part of a larger research project to study the medical tourism industry, and MTA officials hope the results will provide a better understanding why patients are traveling, where they are traveling to, and give insight to increase international patient flow. "These first patient surveys are going to provide insight into the patient experience and to give a greater understanding as to why patients make their overseas healthcare decisions," said Renee-Marie Stephano, COO of the MTA, in a statement accompanying the survey results. [Read More]
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Global Health Headlines
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Jobs ban threatening services at Irish hospital, union says
IrishTimes.com - June 2, 2009
Conservative groups fault healthcare agenda
Wall Street Journal - May 27, 2009
St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust scans outpatient records
SmartHealthcare.com - June 2, 2009
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Cash for Computers
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With an incentive to invest in IT and EMRs, healthcare executives need to determine if this offer is the kind of help that they are prepared to accept. [Read More] |
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Simpler Surgeries, Complex Market
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Technological advances have impact beyond the OR, affecting market trends and hospital-physician alignment. [Read More] |
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Contributed Feature
Risk Management for Medical Travel: Many individuals and employers are at least considering the benefits of international medical travel, says contributor David Boucher, MPH, FACHE. But there has to be risk management systems in place for the medical travel industry to find continued success, he says. [Read More]
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Intelligence Unit
