Rani Marx
Rani Marx is director, Initiative for Slow Medicine.
Conditions
In 2009, when more than $35 billion was invested in expanding national electronic health record (EHR) uptake, one of many advantages touted was its value as a tool for managing population health. This promise has failed to materialize due to…
In 2009, when more than $35 billion was invested in expanding national electronic health record (EHR) uptake, one of many advantages touted was its value as a tool for managing population health. This promise has failed to materialize due to a chaotic rollout of non-communicating systems. Today, as we confront COVID-19, the coronavirus wreaking international havoc, the need for such a tool is exquisitely evident.
How could …
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Would Medicare for all help us combat COVID-19?
Policy
Health care reform dominated the past three democratic presidential debates: twice as much time was spent as on foreign policy or climate change. Yet discussions of health care financing miss one critical issue that patients and providers desperately care about:…
Health care reform dominated the past three democratic presidential debates: twice as much time was spent as on foreign policy or climate change. Yet discussions of health care financing miss one critical issue that patients and providers desperately care about: sufficient time to communicate with each other.
Presidential candidates focus on cost, policies, and logistics of implementation. But no one talks about how proposed plans will fix …
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A perk of Medicare for all: More time for doctors and patients
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