Original publication: garden state focus, Fall 2024, VOL. 72, NUM 1 New Jersey Chapter, Healthcare Financial Management Association Younger HFMA members are largely unaware of New Jersey’s transformational role in America’s healthcare reform efforts. For about a 20-year period from 1974-1993, much of the fundamental work in developing inpatient prospective payment systems happened right here. … Continue reading New Jersey – Birthplace of DRGs
Ed Eichhorn and I hadn’t planned on publishing back-to-back issues of the Three Minute ReadTM to begin 2024, but the news from Florida and Texas on vaccines and EMTALA made my blood boil. I was seeing visions of George Orwell’s “1984” and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” (no surprise, both are banned in many Florida … Continue reading When it comes to healthcare, Abbott & DeSantis is Fundamentally Frightening!
by John J. Dalton, FHFMA, Editor, The Three Minute ReadTM The short answer – not quite yet! The word “endemic” comes from the Greek endēmos, which means “in population.” An endemic virus is relatively constant in a population with largely predictable patterns, with the seasonal flu perhaps the best example. It’s likely that Covid-19 ultimately … Continue reading Has the Pandemic Become Endemic?
by John Dalton, Executive Director, Healing American Healthcare Coalition™ The past weekend’s news included reporting from CPAC touting former President Trump’s “America First” policy. When it comes to America’s health, that thought could hardly be further from the truth. Data released last week by the Commonwealth Fund1 shows America as the biggest spender with the … Continue reading America First? On Health, America’s Worst!
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