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Breaking down the barriers The Wall Street Journal Share     To understand the potential of shared health records, consider the Bottone family. Born prematurely with nonfunctioning kidneys, 4-year-old Jacob Bottone has been through dialysis, angioplasty and a kidney transplant, and seen more specialists than most people will see in a lifetime. His doctors and hospitals had electronic medical-records systems, but no way to access each other's, so his parents had to collect his growing paper medical records in a large accordion folder, haul it from doctor to doctor, explain his medical history over and over again, and often wait for hours while referrals and test results were retrieved and faxed around to different providers. More
NACHRI Analytics Minute NACHRI Share
We are excited to announce the launch of the NACHRI Analytics Minute, a monthly video series featuring Mitch Harris, Ph.D., Director of Research & Statistics at NACHRI. Each one-minute video answers the "so what?" question about NACHRI data programs, explaining how they contribute to pediatric health care advancement. Our first episode focuses on pediatric subspecialty shortages in children's hospitals. More Preventing summer injuries: SPOT THE TOT® webinar NACHRI Share
Join Janet B. Brooks, Child Advocacy Manager for Primary Children's Medical Center, and the NACHRI child advocacy staff at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 20, for a FREE webinar showcasing Primary CMC's highly successful SPOT THE TOT® injury prevention program (pre-registration is required). More
Pediatricians urged to be frank about fat The Columbus Dispatch Share
By now, you've surely heard — from school officials, lawmakers and now the first lady — that American kids are fat. But are you ready to hear it from your doctor, about your child? "It's a very difficult conversation to have," said Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, a pediatrician and obesity expert in New York City. "The first reaction often is anger, and it's directed at the person delivering the news." More For many, health law offers a chance for preventive care The New York Times Share
A primary goal of the health care overhaul was to provide insurance for more people, namely those who could not afford coverage and those with pre-existing conditions for whom insurance was too costly. But the new law also aims eventually to improve health insurance for everyone. By now you have probably read or heard about big changes like the rules that will require insurers to cover everyone who applies, regardless of health status, and forbid them from dropping people when they get sick. More
For pediatricians in the military, duty always calls The New York Times Share
In the mid-1960s, Dr. Eve Kimball was the first female intern in the Army. She started her residency in pediatrics at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., while her husband did his residency there in internal medicine. She was honorably discharged after one year for disability — she was pregnant with their first child — and has worked as a civilian pediatrician in practices that serve military families. More A push for healthier school meals Chicago Tribune Share
Charlie Baltimore eyed the pizza in the cafeteria of the High School of the Future with simmering contempt. "In a year," the school administrator vowed, "we're going to eliminate pizza." Unlike most city schools, the technologically specialized West Philadelphia school has a full kitchen where many meals are prepared practically from scratch. Like just four other schools, it gets $5,000 a year in extra funding from the district to buy fresh produce. There's even a vegetable garden. More
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Virginia finds friends in high places The Virginian-Pilot Share
In moments of crisis, parents reflexively reach for their children. A sudden stop in traffic or the sound of a siren prompts an instantaneous instinct to shield fragile lives from danger. State leaders could not spare the youngest Virginians from the pain of this year's budget cuts. Larger classrooms and fewer enrichment programs are the inevitable outcomes of reduced aid to public schools. Fortunately, Gov. Bob McDonnell and key lawmakers have recognized the need to protect Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters from what could otherwise be devastating financial harm. More Spanking may make a child more aggressive MSN Health & Fitness Share
Spanking children when they're 3 seems to lead to more aggressive behavior when they're 5, even if you take into account the child's initial level of aggression. In other words, the old "I'll-give-you-something-to-cry-about" approach appears to backfire, new research suggests. More |
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