Due Diligence with Business Associates
The latest 2012 HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient Data released in April outlines survey statistics related to data breaches, including preventative measures taken and degree of due diligence with…
One More Reason You Really Don’t Want to Get Breast Cancer
We’d like to think that the health care delivery system puts patient needs first and ensures that patients and families have the right information in mind before making momentous treatment…
G-8: What is the Connection Between Smallholder Farming, Agricultural Productivity and Nutrition?
By Amanda Glassman -For some time now, the food security movement has been stating that improving the agricultural productivity of smallholder farmers improves nutritional status. Last week’s G8 Foreign Ministers…
Diabetes: Outlook for Monitoring, Management, and Technology Development
Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the normal mechanisms for controlling the level of sugar in the bloodstream break down. There are two main types of diabetes mellitus, known…
Quality of Life for Disabled Elderly Tied to Dignity and Autonomy
Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), studying multi-cultural residents at San Francisco's On Lok Lifeways program, concluded that quality…
Your Gums and Your Heart -What’s the Connection?
An ounce of prevention An ounce of prevention Amazingly, there is an intimate connection! Studies have shown that periodontal disease increases your risk of coronary heart disease by 50%, fatal coronary…
“Import-O-Matic” Revolutionizes Image Viewing at UAB
By Franklin Tessler, MD, and Lance HamffImagine having to learn a new word processing application for every document that you write. This is similar to the issue that we in…
EmpreenderSaúde and Startup Saúde Brasil: Helping Healthcare Entrepreneurs to Change the World
I am a Medical student at the last year of Medicine at Federal University of São Paulo. I always liked management. I started with Peter Drucker and Jack Welch´s books…
The Enormous Power Social Media Can Bring to a Hospital
More medical directors and doctors are saying hospitals must turn to social media – not just to help market and advertise their services, but to help further research on rare…
