It is hard to believe that we spent almost two decades trying to repeal the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that defined how physicians got paid and now, in a blink of an eye, we must get used to a whole new way of doing business. The...
“Santa is the only cultural male icon who does not carry a gun, is all about peace, joy, and giving and caring for other people. It's a pity that he is such a horrible lifestyle model for our children.”∼John E. Morley
Frailty is one of the most important concerns regarding our aging population. Evidence grows that the syndrome is linked to several important health outcomes. A general overview of frailty concepts and a comprehensive meta-analysis of their relation...
Case-finding services using a composite total risk score (TRS) and the informant AD8 have been previously recommended to detect cognitive impairment (CI) in government subsidized primary health care centers of Singapore (ie, polyclinics).
More than half of people will be unable to participate in decisions near the end of their lives.1 The study by Clemency et al2 in this issue underlines important challenges to understanding and honoring Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment...
