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Dr. Les Ruthven

Clinical Psychology / Neuropsychology / Health Management / Author / Art Dealer

Recent Articles

Can a 10 minute test diagnose and differentiate AZ from Frontal Lobe dementia?

Can a 10 minute test diagnose and differentiate AZ from Frontal Lobe dementia? Email: dr.les.ruthven@gmail.com Health Blog:  www.ruthvenassessments.com The Ruthven Impairment Assessment (RIA) is a...

Can the Ruthven Impairment Assessment (RIA) differentiate reversible from irreversible static and progressive brain damage

  Les Ruthven, Ph.D. clinical psychology Health blog:  www.ruthvenassessments.com Email:  dr.les.ruthven@gmail.com From Dr. Ruthven’s 20 years of specializing in clinical neuropsychology, combined with his 20...

Why We Cannot Have Better Healthcare at Lower Cost?

By Leslie “Les” Ruthven, Ph.D. in clinical psychology Email:  dr.les.ruthven@gmail.com Health blog:  www.ruthvenassessments.com The most costly and largely preventable diseases in the U.S are Type...

Should Health Plans Restrict Physician Practices Which are Outside Their Training and Expertise?

Yes, if we are ever to have improved healthcare at lower cost By: Les Ruthven, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology / Health Consultant Email: dr.les.ruthven@gmail.com Blog: www.ruthvenassessments.com With the exception...

Featured Articles

Remaking Managed Care, continued

Last updated on January 6th, 2024 at 08:33 am       Just a little tweaking will not do the job The writer is a very strong supporter...

Why This Retired Clinical Psychologist Who Specialized In Neuropsychology Is Critical Of Neuropsychology

Last updated on January 8th, 2024 at 10:17 amIn 1969 while in private practice I was awarded a 3 year, $164,000.00 dollar NIMH research grant...

I Have Self-diagnosed Double Vision (binocular diplopia) and what should I do about it?

Last updated on January 6th, 2024 at 08:33 amDiplopia is when one sees a real object in one’s visual field plus a “ghost” image of...

What your doctor tells us about our Carotid Artery Disease (CAD) may be wrong

Last updated on January 6th, 2024 at 08:33 amBy Les Ruthven, Ph.D. clinical psychology/health management Email:  lruthven.mafinearts@gmail.com Blog:  www.ruthvenassessments.com When your doctor puts his/her stethoscope...

Dr. Ruthven's New Book Is

Now Available

“Much of U.S. Healthcare is Broken and how to Fix it”
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The author stresses the fact that we can have affordable healthcare by improving the quality of healthcare, by eliminating many unnecessary surgeries or other treatments (e.g., Sleep Center treatment for insomnia) when proven and less expensive alternatives are available and by authorizing payment for treatments that are consistent with the available and sound health research.
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