restorARTively

I received a forwarded email with a lot of blue lines along the side of it indicating it has traveled around cyberspace. This one was written by someone who is not thrilled with the idea of universal, public option, reformed health care - whatever you want to call it this week. I can't argue the validity of the email or the accuracy of its statement that Obama and other legislators are exempt from any universal health care option. The guts of the email is: "Hey, what's good enough for the gander ought to be good enough for the goose" (reversal of nouns in the cliche is intentional). Under the construct of this arguement we should ask all health care insurance executives if they have their families under the most restrictive, expensive, and least attractive plan they carry.... Pretty sure they dont limit themselves that way. Actually I think AIG (for example) even took the lowly citizens tax dollars to bail out their own questionable management practices... This type o...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6034693/Senators-reel-as-America-conducts-furious-debate-over-health-care.html "WARNING: A misinformed President can be dangerous to YOUR health." ~ Nicholas A Di Nubile , MD The above link to an English news article and the above quote from a US based surgeon are indicative of what the outside and the inside are thinking about in the current health care reform attempt in the US. As stated in this blog previously, to be restorative all voices must be heard and considered. Dr. Nick has well earned great respect from his peers and patients. He has been practicing medicine for over thirty years in the high risk specialty of orthopaedic surgery. His CV is an impressive mix of clinical expertise, faculty appointments, government service, celebrity endorsements, and front line care. Dr. Nick is warns that our president may be getting false or misleading or inaccurate information on the health care system. If those who have...

Thank goodness I was on vacation last week. I may have never survived the swastikas, name calling, and general off the mark conversations about what needs to be repaired in the health care system. According to most media coverage, the town halls were full of conversations and activities that breakdown communications not strengthen it. The defensive medicine that happens is not a result of medical malpractice litigation. In fact, considering these physicians who are actively concerned about their patients' well being are operating in fear of falling through one of the millions of holes in the health care system. There simply is not enough reinforcements for safe care in our medical care delivery system. This is why there is such a theory in patient safety called "the Swiss cheese theory." Whenever a patient slips through one of the holes there is a provider going right along with him. Patients and providers must collaborate in their lobby efforts to congress and the me...

I came back from the beach last night to exhibit PULSE of PA and Henry the Hand Foundation information at my state senator, Daylin Leach's, Kids Expo. On Saturday I was at Congressman Sestak's Working family Summit . Teaching families the importance of proper hand hygiene is the most basic way of preventing medical errors. It is so simple. On Saturday however people were more concerned with yelling their agreement or disagreement to the Congressman on how he voted for the Health Care Reform bill that made it through the house. Tonight, parents were more interested in getting as many freebies as possible for their children. "Oh we use hand sanitizer anyway." (Hand sanitizer is dangerous for children.) It was still important to be there and contribute to the prevention of illness and disease among young children. Selfishly it also helps me keep my son's memory alive. I was indulged by the conversation I shared with the gentleman from Haverford Township's Re...