by Linda Beck | Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
HELP YOURSELF TO SAFER HEALTHCARE Health care has become one of the hottest – and most frustrating – topics in the US today. At the same time, preventable medical error is reported to be the third leading cause of death in the US. Most of us get no...
by Linda Beck | Jun 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Many of us have had the frustration of trying to leaving a phone message for a health care provider and waiting for a reply that never comes. I was interviewed recently for an article in The Paper Gown, a patient-oriented on-line publication, titled “What to Do...
by Linda Beck | Jun 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
People looking for information on hospitals or other health care facilities can find “grades” and “stars” from government and private rating groups. Facilities receive an over-all rating (0-5 stars at www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare or “A” to “F” at...
by Linda Beck | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
According to a Harvard Business School report released last month American companies are facing a caregiving crisis — they just refuse to acknowledge it. … Many employers remain strangely unaware of the magnitude and impact of the changing demographics of care and...
by Linda Beck | Dec 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Year-end is a special time to gather with family and friends, review the past year and prepare for the one ahead. Square One’s first year was very exciting; I talked to numerous community groups about elder and health advocacy: what it is, why it’s important, and how...
