Saturday, January 30, 2010

AAP Fights for Health Reform and Childhood Obesity Prevention

Obesity prevention is best done in the home.  Nutrition evaluations and home assessments in the pantry of the child.  

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From: AAP Federal Advocacy Action Network <faan@AAP.ORG>
Date: January 29, 2010 13:50:14 PST
To: FAAN-AAP-LIST@LISTSERV.AAP.ORG
Subject: AAP Fights for Health Reform and Childhood Obesity Prevention
Reply-To: faan@aap.org

 
AAP on the Frontlines in the Fight for Health Reform and
Childhood Obesity Prevention

Dear AAP Member,

This week during his State of the Union address, we heard renewed commitment from President Barack Obama that he will work with Congress to pass health reform legislation. Congressional leaders in both chambers of Congress are currently working through various options for how to move health reform legislation through into law.

The reasons that health reform is needed for children and the pediatric community are just as strong today as they were when we began this debate last year. The road to health reform is not a sprint; it's a marathon, and we cannot stop now, when we are so close to the finish line.

Pediatricians must continue fighting for one of the most important legislative imperatives of our time. Our nation's children are counting on us to finish the race. Please encourage Congress to do the same.

Visit the Department of Federal Affairs Member Center Web page and click on a link to send an e-mail to your members of Congress encouraging them to take health reform to the finish line. Your e-mail will remind Congress of the key messages the Academy has been delivering throughout the health reform debate and urge them to continue to work. The AAP has advocated that legislation must provide health care coverage for all children in the United States, with age-appropriate benefits in a medical home and include appropriate payment rates to allow real access to care.

In addition to advocating on behalf of children and the pediatric community when it comes to the need for health reform, the Academy has also been fighting another important battle in children's health: the childhood obesity epidemic.

Yesterday, AAP President Judith S. Palfrey, MD, FAAP, spoke at an event with First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.

Dr. Palfrey responded to a paper released by the U.S. Surgeon General on the public health challenge of obesity, emphasizing the importance of prevention and early intervention in addressing obesity in children:

  • Visit the AAP News Room to read Dr. Palfrey's remarks; and
  • Visit the Department of Federal Affairs Facebook page for photos and media coverage of
        Dr. Palfrey with First Lady Michelle Obama.

    As always, the Department of Federal Affairs is here to support you and answer any questions you may have. Become a Key Contact and receive regular e-mail communications with specific requests for action from the Department of Federal Affairs, keeping you informed of the latest legislative developments affecting children and pediatricians. Log into the AAP Member Center, click on the Health Care Reform icon to take you to the Federal Affairs page, and click on "Become a Key Contact." Join today!

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    Friday, January 29, 2010

    Personal Medicine International - FOR BUSINESSES

    Chicago Businesses Downtown who are searching for solutions to rising healthcare costs, consider contracting directly with our medical home model house call affiliates to provide care for your employees.

    To Your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Wednesday, January 27, 2010

    Has the Perfect Hardware arrived? Apple tablet could give company a boost

    Personal Medicine Physicians, this has been quite a long wait.... looking forward to testing out our platform here... with the 3G makes house calls with a virtual office a long awaited reality. If the keyboard is decent for those times when you just need to free type a few things in to the medical record... this could be it. Ecommerce.... check. EMR... check. PHR... check. Device... check. Wireless... check.

    Your office my friends, is right here.

    Natalie

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    Saturday, January 23, 2010

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    Thursday, January 21, 2010

    Silicon Valley to host conference on 'personalized medicine' - San Jose Mercury News

    "Personalized medicine" — the quest to tailor treatments to a patient's genetic blueprint — is a hot topic in Silicon Valley. Advances in genomic research have inspired a wave of startups devoted to diagnostics and new therapies that should improve health care and reduce costs.

    Hundreds of valley professionals are expected to attend a two-day educational and business conference devoted to the subject starting Tuesday at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, billed as the first of its kind in Silicon Valley.

    The first Personalized Medicine World Conference, dubbed PMWC 2010 and co-hosted by the Stanford Hospital and Clinics, is being offered as a primer for investment bankers, investors, attorneys, accountants and entrepreneurs exploring the field, organizers say.

    Many observers say personalized medicine is a promising field that will be a growing sector of the valley's economy for years to come.

    "I see all the signs of a big wave coming," said veteran venture capitalist Amos Barzilay, a member of advisory board of Silicom Ventures, which organized the conference. A session on personalized medicine at a recent health-care conference in San Francisco was so crowded, Barzilay said, "investment bankers were sitting on the floor."

    Organizers of the Silicon Valley event say topics to be discussed range from evolving therapies for cancer and heart disease to regulatory issues. Several "up-and-coming companies"

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    Representatives of dozens of life-science companies — including giants like Genentech, cutting-edge research firms like Complete Genomics, and consumer-oriented startups like Navigenics and 23andMe — are scheduled to participate.

    Contact Scott Duke Harris at sdharris@mercurynews.com or 408-920-2704.


    Interesting article about personalized medicine... Members of our house call practices? How is important is your genetics to you? Should our affiliates incorporate your genetic testing into your treatment plan? Love to hear your feedback...

    To Your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Wednesday, January 20, 2010

    Personal Medicine International - Personal Medicine Introduction

    Primary Care Physicians Consider the Benefits of a Housecall Service Line for Your Practice!

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    Sunday, January 17, 2010

    Anonymous Response to Personal Medicine Survey

    As we comb through our physician surveys regarding feedback on our platform to transition primary care doc's into cash practice. I am particularly touched by one response. 

    Question number 8... admittedly leading, but take a look at this response from this Illinois Physician...

    8. What do you especially like about a service that transitions you into cash practice?

    "Getting paid. Currently, in Illinois, there are 3 insurance companies that contract to the state. Public Aid is up to date on there payments, and has been for about 8 months. Cigna hasn't paid us since 5/2009. Healthlink hasn't paid us since 1/2009. I'm looking at taking bankruptcy in the next 6 months. "

    Now, can you believe that?   A primary care physician, top in his or her field, spent four years in undergraduate beating out others to compete and score well on the MCAT.  Then managed to beat out other applications to medical school, got through medical school and applied for a primary care residency, then trained conscientiously to learn about how to care for patients, to diagnose, treat, listen, and cure human illness.  These physicians are the BACKBONE of our healthcare system.  We do most of the work, folks.  We are the gatekeepers.  We provide the services.   We take the phone calls.  We come in and see you on the weekend when you are ill.  We teach you how to keep yourself healthy.  We cry with you when someone in your family dies.  We sometimes attend funerals.  We CARE about you. 

    So there are primary care doctors out there, who are looking at BANCRUPTCY  due to current climate of reimbursement.  49% have active plans to transition out of current practice.  Of those 7% have plans to transition into cash practice.   We will continue to enable those physicians who are looking to continue to CARE for your FAMILY.  It will be in a different context that provides reasonable lifestyle and income for physicians, AND provides you with a valuable service, an attentive physician who is committed to the health and wellness of your family.  

    We look forward,  as usual,  to everyone's feedback to our mobile web platform solution transitioning primary care doc's into high tech high touch mobile practice.   Aside from financial transparency, transparent medical record access, web based health content updates,  frequent blogposts from your physician about geographically specific illnesses and pearls of wisdom, house calls when you are ill,  What else may we do to serve your family?  What else do you want out of a primary care physician?  The sky is the limit.

    To Your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Friday, January 15, 2010

    Physicians' Foundations: Home

    Here is a report from Physician's Foundation reporting Primary Care's precarious position...

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    Thursday, January 14, 2010

    Personal Medicine International - Nutrition News

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    Today's Nutrition News!

    From the Personal Medicine Team

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    Wednesday, January 13, 2010

    Personal Medicine International - Pediatrics / Children's Health News

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    Here is today's Pediatric Nutrition News for moms and families.

    To Your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Personal Medicine International - FOR PATIENTS

    Tuesday, January 12, 2010

    NYTimes: To Treat Bed-Wetting, Healthy Doses of Patience

    Here is a great read for parents struggling with a bedwetting child, insights on inherited nature of nightime enuresis.


    From The New York Times:

    18 AND UNDER: To Treat Bed-Wetting, Healthy Doses of Patience

    The causes for bed-wetting in children can be genetic, developmental and physiological, but the problem itself is quite treatable.

    http://s.nyt.com/u/rWL

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    Personal Medicine International - Nutrition News

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    Today's Nutrition News for your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Personal Medicine #Chicago - FOR BUSINESSES

    Benefits of Personal Medicine Memberships for Companies

    To Your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Monday, January 11, 2010

    Did You Marry the Right Person? | momlogic.com

    Just some great advice for young parents and families...

    http://www.momlogic.com/2010/01/did_you_marry_the_right_person.php


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    Denmark Leads the Way in Digital Care - NYTimes.com

    Denmark has made huge strides and huge cost savings...


    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/health/12denmark.html?src=twt&twt=nytimeshealth


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    Personal Medicine International - Nutrition News

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    Today's Nutrition News! Eat Your veggies today!

    To Your Best Health,

    the Personal Medicine Team

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    Sunday, January 10, 2010

    NYTimes: The Children of Cyberspace: Old Fogies by Their 20s

    What are the implications for healthcare? Direct practice enables innovation on a massive scale, text, im, video consultations, mobile physician aps, patient health records that integrate with the physician emr, all are in demand from consumers.
    My three year old expects a laptop to be a touchscreen same as in the article below... The mobile physician is a reality in 2010 with the convergence of wireless, social media, next generation emr/phr systems and ecommerce. Now that is what I call "meaningful use". That is what we call "mobile health"

    From The New York Times:

    The Children of Cyberspace: Old Fogies by Their 20s

    YouTube. Facebook. The Kindle. Now a tablet. New technology is creating new generation gaps.

    Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes


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    Saturday, January 09, 2010

    Personal Medicine International - FOR PHYSICIANS

    Physician benefits of providing mobile health practice to families...

    To Your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    NYTimes: Failing Like a Buggy Whip Maker? Better Check Your Simile

    Is the current primary care office the "buggy whip maker" of healthcare? Fail to digitalize and face extinction... Medicare cuts may be the straw breaking the camel's back. What do you think?


    From The New York Times:

    DIGITAL DOMAIN: Failing Like a Buggy Whip Maker? Better Check Your Simile

    Today, many businesses facing life-or-death challenges from digital technology are described as contemporary buggy whip makers. But is the comparison apt?

    http://s.nyt.com/u/A_9

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    NYTimes: Are Doctors Ready for Virtual Visits?

    The answer in applicability of telemedicine in primary care lies within WHAT CONSUMERS WANT!


    From The New York Times:

    DOCTOR AND PATIENT: Are Doctors Ready for Virtual Visits?

    Telemedicine has the potential to improve care, but many doctors fear it will jeopardize the doctor-patient bond.

    http://s.nyt.com/u/A6G

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    NYTimes: The Official Word to All, Get a Swine Flu Vaccination Now

    From The New York Times:

    The Official Word to All, Get a Swine Flu Vaccination Now

    The swine flu vaccine is now plentiful across the country, and most states are encouraging people of all ages to get shots to prevent another wave of illness and deaths.

    http://s.nyt.com/u/AZY

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    Personal Medicine - Pediatrics / Children's Health News

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    Here is today's Health News, Click the Link above...

    To Your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Thursday, January 07, 2010

    NYTimes: The Claim: Never Blow Your Nose When You Have a Cold

    From The New York Times:

    REALLY?: The Claim: Never Blow Your Nose When You Have a Cold

    Some people argue blowing your nose reverses the flow of mucus into the sinuses and slows drainage.

    http://s.nyt.com/u/AQU

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    Tuesday, January 05, 2010

    Personal Medicine International - Nutrition News

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    Here is Today's Nutrition News

    To Your Best Health,

    From The Personal Medicine Team

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    Monday, January 04, 2010

    New Childhood Vaccines Schedules Released - Drugs.com MedNews

    http://www.drugs.com/news/new-childhood-vaccines-schedules-released-21777.html


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    Personal Medicine International - Preventive Health News

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    Click the Link above for your daily dose of prevention...

    To Your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Personal Medicine - Corporate Overview

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    Natalie Hodge MD FAAP
    Co-Founder and Medical Director

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    Natalie Hodge MD FAAPHealth care futurist Natalie Hodge has 10 years of experience practicing pediatric medicine in St. Louis, Mo. She graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 1995 and completed Pediatrics training at Washington University's program at St. Louis Children's Hospital in 1998. Dr. Hodge spent three years developing and refining the personalized house call platform creating cloud-based technology, ecommerce, and marketing platform solutions for mobile medical practice. Dr Hodge was a featured speaker at the Mayo Clinic's Transform Symposium in '09 and has been named by Brian Dolan of Mobi Heath News as " The First I Phone Doctor" Dr Hodge feels that disruptive innovation will transform relationships between primary care practitioners and patients and aims to connect primary care doctors in direct patient practice relationships to patients in attentive mobile medical practice. For primary care the art of the house call, is enabled by technology that reduces the overhead of typical modern office practice by 80%. She is the author of The Personal Pediatrics Primer for the Progressive Parent. Dr. Hodge's special interests in pediatrics include nutrition, prevention and consumer facing Internet. Dr. Hodge is a member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a Fellow of the Academy of Pediatrics' Quality and Innovation Network, and a member of the Society for Innovative Medical Practice Design.

    Luis Maury, Jr.
    Co-Founder
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    Luis MauryMr. Maury brings more than 10 years of global experience in software and product development for healthcare, life sciences, petroleum, music, nuclear, military, government, telecommunications and manufacturing industries. Mr. Maury a successful and most trusted consultant in his field has a proven track record with Fortune 100 and 500 corporations that are dealing with projects from 1.5 - 700 million.

    Mr. Maury experience in re-engineering complex business and technology processes has aligned him with one of the United States hardest challenge; Health Care. Mr. Maury research in various industries has prepared him to architect Health Care’s next real movement from private to open, self-measurable, self-controlled health care for Physicians and Patients. Pushing this strategy of working together Mr. Maury sees Health Care taking a personal approach that will allow for patient information to be truly organic as peoples lifestyle change.

    Questions about our team and platform? Feedback on our new site? What else would you like to see from your physician of the future? Shoot us an email!!

    To Your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Sunday, January 03, 2010

    Recipe for Spinach Salad with Almonds and Kumquats from Epicurious.com

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    Spinach Salad with Almonds and Kumquats
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    Spinach Salad with Almonds and Kumquats
    1/3 cup thinly sliced seeded kumquats
    2 1/2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
    2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot
    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
    1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
    1 5-ounce package baby spinach
    1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
    1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
    1 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)


    Chop enough kumquats to measure 1
    tablespoon. Mix kumquats, vinegar, shallot,
    vegetable oil, ginger, and sesame oil in
    large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
    Add spinach, almonds, cilantro, sliced
    kumquats, and mushrooms, if desired.

    Bon Appétit
    January 2010
    by The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

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    Personal Medicine International - Partners

    Exciting to work with Kris From Keane Insurance Group to secure discounts for our Physician Affiliates. Looks like house calls means lower malpractice risk to major carriers. Secure your zips codes today!!

    To our Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Personal Medicine International - Nutrition News

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    Here is today's Nutrition News...

    Continuous Health Content From your Primary Care Physician is not enough... The Primary Care Workforce of the Future also integrates your personal nutrition recordkeeping as well as excercise data into your electronic medical record medical record, as well.

    More about this later...

    To Your Best Health,

    The Personal Medicine Team

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    Saturday, January 02, 2010

    NYTimes: Five Tech Themes for 2010

    From The New York Times:

    Five Tech Themes for 2010

    Here's a look at what might be big in the tech industry in 2010.

    http://s.nyt.com/u/AGL

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    Personal Medicine International - Nutrition News

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    Recipe for Lentil Soup with Spicy Italian Sausage from Epicurious.com

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    Lentil Soup with Spicy Italian Sausage
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    Lentil Soup with Spicy Italian Sausage
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 pound fully cooked hot Italian sausage, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
    1 large onion, chopped (about 3 cups)
    2 large carrots, peeled, chopped (about 1 3/4 cups)
    2 large parsnips, peeled, chopped (about 1 3/4 cups)
    2 large celery stalks, chopped about 1 cup
    21/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning blend
    1 pound brown lentils (about 2 1/3 cups)
    3 quarts (or more) low-salt chicken broth
    1 5-ounce package baby spinach leaves


    Heat oil in large pot over medium-high
    heat. Add sausage and cook until browned,
    stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
    Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to
    bowl. Add onion, carrots, parsnips, celery,
    and Italian seasoning blend to drippings
    in pot; cook until onion is translucent and
    vegetables begin to soften, stirring often, 7
    to 8 minutes. Add lentils; stir to coat. Add
    3 quarts broth. Bring to boil; reduce heat to
    medium and simmer until lentils are tender,
    stirring occasionally and adding more broth
    by 1/4 cupfuls if soup is too thick, 20 minutes.


    Add sausage to soup and simmer until
    vegetables are tender and flavors blend,
    10 to 12 minutes. Season to taste with
    salt and pepper. Stir in spinach. Cook until
    spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes.

    Bon Appétit
    January 2010
    by The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

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