The snows of January fall silently through the gray-blue light of these dark wintery days. The woods are still and white, the fields wind-swept and bitter. For twenty years I have worked, raised my family, and loved the Berkshires. As I get older I notice more the structure of things, the hidden dependencies, and the forces that define my life experience. I think too about the practice of medicine, and about my patients.
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Patient Centered Medical Home Model in Vermont
I notice that the state of Vermont is pioneering the Patient Centered Medical Home model. From the Burlington Free Press:
Vermont’s new approach to healthcare is changing the way primary care providers operate their practices. Vermont is one of the few states in the nation that is pushing forward, through the Blueprint for Health, comprehensive health reform toward a patient-centered “medical home” model of care. At its core, the “medical home” is an ongoing partnership between each person and a specially trained primary care physician.
Where is My Doctor?
The snows of January fall silently through the gray-blue light of these dark wintery days. The woods are still and white, the fields wind-swept and bitter. For twenty years I have worked, raised my family, and loved the Berkshires. As I get older I notice more the structure of things, the hidden dependencies, and the forces that define my life experience. I think too about the practice of medicine, and about my patients.
Diabetes and Autoimmunity Videocast
The National Institutes of Health website is a great resource for medical learning. All of their Clinical Grand Rounds, scientific sessions and conferences are posted online in video format.
I particularly like the Demystifying Medicine series. The latest videocast is on Diabetes and Autoimmunity. Click the image below to view it. The […]
Guide to Healthy Sleep
See? Every now and then your tax dollars are well spent.
Here’s a nice booklet published by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute called “Your Guide to Healthy Sleep.”
Welcome
This is the new website for the Berkshire Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Website is under construction - check back here in a week or two for more information. Thanks for your interest!
Recent Posts
The World’s Family Tree
Researchers at the University of Michigan have created, basically, a family tree for the entire world. To be more exact, they have created the largest and most detailed study to date of genomic variation in the world population.
Using their techniques, it’s possible to determine with fair precision where an individual’s ancestors came from; as […]
Patient Centered Medical Home Model in Vermont
I notice that the state of Vermont is pioneering the Patient Centered Medical Home model. From the Burlington Free Press:
Vermont’s new approach to healthcare is changing the way primary care providers operate their practices. Vermont is one of the few states in the nation that is pushing forward, through the Blueprint for Health, comprehensive health reform toward a patient-centered “medical home” model of care. At its core, the “medical home” is an ongoing partnership between each person and a specially trained primary care physician.
USA Today Article on Primary Care Shortage
Medical blogger Kevin Pho has written an article for the USA Today online that sums up the primary care crisis perfectly. Here are a few excerpts:
Surveys suggest that health care is a top domestic priority in the presidential election, and there is no lack of ideas on how to fix our system… Sadly, the […]
New Massachusetts Health Care Legislation Proposed
Rob Jandl testified on Wednesday in the State Senate on a new piece of legislation, titled “An Act to Promote Cost Containment, Transprency and Efficiency in the Delivery of Quality Health Care.”
The bill is the companion to last year’s legislation mandating universal health coverage in Massachusetts.
The Pharma Live press release leads with:
Senate President Therese Murray, […]
Where is My Doctor?
The snows of January fall silently through the gray-blue light of these dark wintery days. The woods are still and white, the fields wind-swept and bitter. For twenty years I have worked, raised my family, and loved the Berkshires. As I get older I notice more the structure of things, the hidden dependencies, and the forces that define my life experience. I think too about the practice of medicine, and about my patients.