Posts Tagged ‘reform’
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Health Care Town Hall—Building on a Proud Tradition of Respect
By Ned Helms
As I was watching the coverage of the health reform debate and some of the more outrageous fringe language and behavior at “town halls” around the country it reminded me, as did both President Obama’s and (for the most part) our own Congressional delegation’s recent town meetings here, of the New Hampshire and New England approach to that amazing institution. At its core, the Town Meeting relies on an abiding commitment to the responsibility of citizenship, the blessing of free speech and the value of civility.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Bringing Health (Reform) “Home” in New Hampshire
By Heather Staples
I was asked the following question by a UNH colleague the other day and thought that maybe I should share my response with everyone. The question was as follows:
“I am a patient of one of the practices in the Medical Home Pilot. What differences can I expect to see?”
The short answer is – it depends. There are no hard and fast rules about what exactly constitutes a Patient-Centered Medical Home. In fact, there are few absolutes for any health care process or treatment. That is why solving for the health care crisis is so challenging. In so many ways, treating a patient has been more reflective of the background and ethos of the clinician and the patient than of any specific protocol or evidence-base.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Welcome!
Blog by Ned Helms
This September will mark the fourth anniversary of the Citizens Health Initiative in New Hampshire. Our website provides a look at our past activities and current projects. One thing is very clear—the need for systemic reform of the health and healthcare infrastructure in our country is even more urgent today than it was in 2005, when the Endowment for Health urged the creation of this effort. While the national health reform debate in Washington may be getting the most attention today, the actual reform efforts will need the focused engagement of everyone at the regional, state and local levels.
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