Healthcare Update Sattelite — 08-28-2013

Find more updates on my other blog at DrWhitecoat.com British National Health Service now gives physical therapists and podiatrists the authority to prescribe medications to patients without physician supervision. Good for them. I still believe that all drugs aside from antibiotics and perhaps narcotics should be over the counter anyway. Not only the King of Beers, it’s the King of Emergency Department visits. One third of injury visits to Level 1 trauma centers were alcohol related. Personally, I think that number is low. Of the patients who admitted drinking before their injury, 69% were male and 69% were black. Of the types of alcohol consumed before the injury, Budweiser ranked supreme. Malt liquor was consumed by 46% of patients before their injury while it only accounted for 2.4% of consumption in the general population. (.pdf file) As a result of this study, the researchers suggested that alcohol content on malt liquors should be clearly labeled and that perhaps the availability of malt liquor should be limited … which just tells me that the researchers really have no clue about real world effects of their recommendations. Welcome to the Abercrombie and Fitch emergency department, how may I help you? When payments for providing care get cut, some hospitals get creative in making more income. Ohio State University is one of them. Hey – think about the Ronald McDonald Childrens Hospitals. Not sure I disagree with the tactic, although it may tend blur the distin...
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