Tired of all the health care reform talk? Good, because I’m in Tokyo, Japan this week, and there isn’t anything happening here that will be affected by that story. Anyway, since the weekend has already ended here, I’ve got my quick weekend round-up for you.
1. DR JEROME GROOPMAN talks about the fallacy of “best practices” in medicine:
But there is a schism between presidential advisers in their thinking over whether legislation should be coercive, aggressively pushing doctors and patients to do what the government defines as best, or whether it should be respectful of their own autonomy in making decisions. The President and Congress appear to be of two minds. How this difference is resolved will profoundly shape the culture of health care in America.
Read the whole thing, it’s Groopman in his purest form.
2. CLINTON ADVISER Lanny Davis has some advice for Democrats on health care reform. He says step-by-step solutions are the wiser course.
3. IN AN AIRPORT SECURITY LINE, please, put your shoes directly on the belt not in a bin. At least that’s what I told CNN.
4. KEVIN MAGGIACOMO says that the poor economy is a poor excuse for poor performance.
5. FALCHUK NEWS. My brother Brad’s show Glee keeps racking up awards, this time a SAG award for Best Comedy Ensemble. In very different news, I report with pride the work that my mother’s organization, Hadassah is doing in Haiti. Israel has sent dozens of doctors and health care workers to Haiti, and set up the first emergency field hospital there.
The hospital was set up under the auspices of the Israeli military, but the doctors others are from Hadassah Hospital. As my mom told me today,
The medical needs of Haiti are unbelievable, and to save one life is as if you saved the world. Hadassah is proud to be part of the medical team representing Israel and we will do what we can to not only save lives but help recreate the medical infrastructure of a devastated people.
We all can play our own small part in helping, I’m proud of the work she is doing.
