Monthly Archives: June 2004

The members of Service Employees International Union Local 250 in San Jose, Calif., will “rally for quality care and jobs” on Thursday at 11 a.m. PDT at O’Connor Hospital in San Jose and three other Daughters of Charity Health System … Continue reading →

My June 21 iHealthBeat column was critical of the AMA on the issue of information technology. The American College of Physicians took issue with my characterization of the “medical establishment,” although I did not mention that organization anywhere in the … Continue reading →

In case you didn’t notice, I never did post any updates from the AMA or NAHIT conferences last week. My iHealthBeat column covered my thoughts from the AMA. (See previous post.) National health IT czar Dr. David Brailer keynoted at … Continue reading →

The second of my two iHealthBeat columns ran Monday and Tuesday. I criticize the AMA for ignoring how technology can help address the problem of high malpractice premiums by assuring quality and preventing medical errors. The annual House of Delegates … Continue reading →

I try to stay informed politically, though I prefer not to get political in my writing, lest I lose my objectivity. A recent development may cause me to reconsider. I have watched with great interest the apparent transformation of former … Continue reading →

I have been a little derelict in blogging recently, so I am going to mention something that has been sitting on my dining table for three weeks and that deserves some attention: The May 23 issue of Parade magazine, the … Continue reading →