The vast majority of doctors across the nation believe that people with significant disabilities have worse quality of life than others, according to a first-of-its-kind study. Researchers surveyed 714 physicians practicing in various specialties and locations on their feelings about patients with disabilities. More than 82% reported that such individuals experience subpar quality of life … [Read more...]
Is digital medicine a cure for the issues of health care cost, quality and access?
Health care policy proposals tend to aim at three major goals: improving quality of care, enhancing access to care and containing health care cost. Many experts believe progress toward one of these goals requires a tradeoff, with sacrifices for the other goals. For example, providing access to health care for more people may only be possible by either increasing health care cost or through cuts in … [Read more...]
How to move beyond quality improvement projects
[Reprinted: BMJ , 7-27-2020] In recent years we have seen a proliferation in the interest and use of quality improvement in health and healthcare. This represents a promising shift in our mental models about how to solve some of our most complex quality issues. Alongside the increasing use of the word “improvement” in our everyday language within healthcare, there are differences in understanding … [Read more...]
St. Kitts & Nevis upholds healthcare is a basic human right for its citizens
PM Timothy Harris with Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (centre) and CARICOM's Assistant Secretary-General (Directorate for Human and Social Development), Dr. Douglas Slater on the sidelines of the high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In September 2019, the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris, proclaimed at the 74th Session of the … [Read more...]
Why Is Medical Tourism Accreditation So Misunderstood?
(Reprinted IMTJ 1-2020) Elizabeth Ziemba, President of Medical Tourism Training has heard a variety of myths, misconceptions, and unfounded rumours about what accreditation is and what it can do. She also knows of some unethical behaviours that contribute to the confusion. In her article, she separates fact from fiction. Below are five of the most often heard and repeated fallacies about … [Read more...]