Volume 6 Issue 2 – March 2010
Can Electronic Clinical Documentation Prevent Diagnostic Errors – An NEJM Perspective Article
GD Schiff & DW Bates, NEJM, March 25, 2010, Vol 362 (12), 1066-1069.
Not everything about a patient’s life can be gathered from a brief consultation in a clinic. Dr. Berland has devised a fascinating method of looking into the personal lives and troubles of her disabled patients – encouraging them to carry a video camera with them. Read about the unique insight that she gained through this novel, simple idea.
Historic Passage – Reform at Last – An NEJM Special Report
JK Inglehart, NEJM, March 24, 2010, Vol 362 (12)
John Iglehart reports on the passage of the health care reform bill, the first piece of major social legislation to be enacted on a strictly partisan basis.
Untangling the Web – Patients, Doctors, and the Internet – An NEJM Perspective Article
P Hartzband & J Groopman, NEJM, March 25, 2010, Vol 362 (12), 1063-1066
Medicine has built on a long history of innovation, from the stethoscope and roentgenogram to magnetic resonance imaging and robotics. Doctors have embraced each new technology to advance patient care. But nothing has changed clinical practice more fundamentally than one recent innovation: the Internet. Its profound effects derive from the fact that while previous technolgoies have been fully under doctor’s control, the Internet is equally in the hands of patietns. Such access is redefining the roles of physician and patient.
An Overview of the Future of Diagnostic Imaging
Diagnostic imaging is a process in which doctors use medical images to determine the source of medical problems in patients. From its first uses, it has come a long way from the archaic but reliable X-ray to the extremely advanced and high-tech magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Though these advances have revolutionized diagnostic imaging, it is only the beginning of a new chapter for modern medicine.
The State of Healthcare Reform: Medical and Political Perspectives
This article aims to clarify the confusion surrounding these reforms by supplementing the political hype with first-hand insight from several medical professionals, including an overview of the reforms as of March 2010 and an inside perspective on the medical implications of these changes provided by Dr. Delbert Wigfall.
