Stanford University School of Medicine researcher Matthew Porteus, MD, PhD, was one of three expert witnesses who spoke at a U.S. Senate committee hearing on …
Category: Health policy
Identifying ‘high-value’ practices in primary care; a Stanford study pinpoints key attributes
What makes a physician's practice great? The ability to deliver high-quality health care at the most affordable cost is one key component that benefits patients, …
Physician-academics help assess humanitarian and medical response in war-torn Iraq
Paul Wise, MD, a Stanford pediatrician and professor of medicine, recently returned from Iraq where he witnessed what humanitarian health care workers and Iraqi physicians …
Stanford’s longevity center celebrates ten years
Ten years ago, when the Stanford Center on Longevity was brand new, people didn’t really talk about “longevity.” Instead, the term of art was “aging,” …
Global pandemics affect us all, Stanford health policy researchers write
Some Americans believe pandemics are health catastrophes contained to the developing world, far across the globe and unlikely to impact them. But Stanford's Michele Barry, MD, …
Dean Lloyd Minor calls attention to environmental factors shaping health
If you live close to an old-fashioned ice cream parlor (like I do), then you're more likely to indulge than if, say, you live near …
Persistence and passion can make women game-changers in global health
In many ways, the career of Patricia Garcia, MD, PhD, Peru's former minister of health, embodies what it takes for women to advance and bring …
Women leadership in global health benefits everyone, conference goers are reminded
Just six weeks ago, Jim Yong Kim, MD, president of the World Bank, tweeted out a photo of top leaders of the World Health Organization …
First Women Leaders in Global Health conference comes to Stanford
This Thursday, hundreds of women from around the world will gather here for the inaugural Women Leaders in Global Health conference, designed to highlight the …
Study shows one federal food program may lead to lower health-care expenditures
As the national debate over health-care costs continues, it’s good to learn that one government program appears to be lowering medical expenditures for those Americans …
Stanford physician reflects on aid-in-dying law in practice
As Stanford physician Catherine Sonquist Forest, MD, went through her medical training, she hadn't considered the possibility that she would someday provide aid in dying to …
Health Policy Forum considers whether, and how, to share clinical trial data
Should data from clinical trials be available to all? Or just for certain investigations? Who decides? And how would that work? These, and a host …
Disasters disproportionately affect people with disabilities, Stanford researcher writes
Taking shelter from a storm is an ordeal for everyone, but for people with physical or mental disabilities, natural disasters add an additional layer of logistical …
Exploring the capitation reimbursement model for primary care
A leading question in primary care is whether practices can shift towards delivering better preventive and proactive health services. A key barrier to that shift …
Planting design seeds to fill diagnostic holes at low-income clinics
Health policy researcher Kathryn McDonald, PhD, recently asked a group of physicians who work with low-income patients in San Francisco what keeps them up at night. …
A look at health care reform — in China
The struggles with health insurance reform here in the United States piqued my curiosity about what we could learn from other countries. I reached out …