Transferring patients: Times have changed

The patient-center medical home and managed care: times have changed, some components have not.

I am a full supporter of the patient-centered medical home as an organizational model for practice, and I am hopeful this model will provide an enduring change for better primary care. I have seen evidence that some physicians enjoy this new model but are also describing rather easily the flaws of “managed care” from the last generation of systemic payment model changes in US health care. I thi...

Young Adult Attitudes About Relationships and Marriage : Times May Have Changed , But Expectations Remain High

Overview. Many scholars and commentators have observed that the life experiences of today’s young adults differ from those of young adults in past decades.11 Young adulthood has become a more distinct stage of life, as many young people postpone family-related transitions and focus on education and employment. The developmental stage of young adulthood today also allows for an extended period o...

How times have changed: HIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2011.

Transient ischemic attack: the rules have changed.

Bob: If you thought you knew what a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is, and how to evaluate for it, think again. This scientific statement snuck past a lot of us and its implications are far-reaching. The guideline includes three game changers for all physicians: • It revises the definition of TIA • It recommends that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) be performed within 24 hours in patients pre...

Have Internet Changed the Wage Structure Too?

This paper investigates whether workers who use Internet at work earn a higher wage than otherwise similar workers who do not use Internet at work. By replicating Krueger’s analysis using recent Current Population Survey data sets, this study is able to compare the similarities and differences of the use of two revolutionary modern technologies, computer and Internet. Estimates suggest that whi...