This weekly blog series is a roundup of recent news items and developments that I found interesting and would like to share.
Please see the Annual Mayor’s Challenge. Jerry Hultin and his Barcelona based friend are working on Smart Cities. They organize an important Smart City Conference in Barcelona. Barcelona to Highlight Mayors Challenge: Winning Program to Aid Aging Population During Gathering of City Innovators
The description of the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative is of interest to those of us working on primary care and elder care. Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative: About Us
The Role of Status (Relative Social Position) in Alzheimer’s Disease Interactions
This is a fascinating report. It would be good to find an update. The data for the US are sobering. The data presented here correspond to the Institute of Medicine report US Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health, especially for women. Health at a Glance 2013: OECD Indicators
The study of the eleven most cost effective heath services in the US, funded by the Peterson Foundation, is excellent. Most Valuable Care
See this promising study of successful homecare. Home Based Care Program is a Twenty Five Million Dollar Success for Medicare