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Slow Food, Slow Medicine: What Italy Can Teach America About Health

Health Populi

First, some health-economic context: note Italy’s health system performance compared with other OECD countries, pictured in the first image. Now look out image #2: the proportion of GDP spent on healthcare by OECD nation. Note the three Italian words below the snails in the Slow Medicine image: “Sobria, Rispettosa, Giusta.”

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Which One You Choose Open MRI Scanner vs. Closed MRI Scanner

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All MRI systems are utilized for the same reason and it is for a radiation-free test for taking detailed images of a person’s internal organs and all structures. The main advantage to a closed MRI is the speed of the imaging process. Overweight patients may not fit properly in a closed MRI device.

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How MedModular Fits Into the New Lower-Cost, High-Quality, Consumer-Enchanted Healthcare World

Health Populi

This is a pre-fabricated structure that can be purposed as a single hospital bed room, an imaging pod, a clinical laboratory set-up, or any permutation for healthcare delivery. This week, I had the opportunity to tour, and participate in the ribbon-cutting launch of, MedModular, developed by EIR Healthcare.