Katrina: Health Care System Recovery, Reform, and Renaissance.

By Julie C Morial, MD, MPH

Two years after Katrina a disturbing portrait of Louisiana health care emerges. After a review of the current health system, the primary recommendation is to promote primary and preventive care delivery.
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Continuing Medical Education and Maintenance of Certification: Essential Links.

By Eric S Holmboe, MD; Christine Cassel, MD

Leaders of the American Board of Internal Medicine explain that physicians’ active self-assessment, and evaluation of their daily clincial behaviors, are required learning to improve their practice.
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Story-Based Health Policy: An Interview with Fitzhugh Mullan, MD.

By Jon Stewart

Dr Mullan’s story of the death of his father in a system of uncoordinated care exemplifies the power of personal narrative to strongly influence health policy.
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