HIPAA Compliance Concerns with Google
After reading a blog post about House Representative Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) and her concerns about Google’s new privacy policy potentially violating HIPAA compliance standards, I’ve concluded that: After reading…
Patient Satisfaction – Simple Steps Hospitals Can Take
Patient Satisfaction in the hospital setting isn’t so hard after all. Patient Satisfaction in the hospital setting isn’t so hard after all. I just ran across this study from the…
Preventive Medicine, Home Health & ACOs
Although many of the independent providers I've surveyed seem less enthusiastic regarding ACOs and their viability to sustain those changes, I look forward to the changes, as it calls for…
Shahid Shah Speaking at NIH Clinical Center on Why Meaningful Use (MU) and EHRs are Insufficient for Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) and Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)
If you’re in the DC area near NIH please join Shahid Shah tomorrow as he leads a discussion on why MU is insufficient for EBM and CER. Here are the…
Diabetic Emergencies 101
One of the leading causes of amputation and disability in the United States, diabetes is an endocrine problem where the pancreas fails to produce adequate amounts of insulin, or perhaps…
Telomeres Point to New Osteoarthritis Therapies
Osteoarthritis is a devastating and extremely common disease. It can be caused by aging, heredity and injury from trauma or disease. About 46 million people in the U.S. (and more…
The Misconception That American Has The Best Healthcare In The World
There are many misconceptions about health care and medical care. This includes the discussions over the last few years about healthcare reform but is not limited to those discussions. I…
Interview Podcast:FDA Approved GE Centricity Radiology Mobile App with Lawrence White Pt. 1
In late November of last year, GE announced that its Centricity Radiology Mobile Access app has received FDA 510(k) clearance. The app enables radiologists to use their iPhones and iPads to…
Future Med This Week
Although I am not there, I feel the spirit of FutureMed. Sold out again, this program of Singularity University covers topics including: Although I am not there, I feel the…
Update on Health Information Exchange
Health Information Exchanges are the offspring of the failures of numerous RHIOs due to unsustainable business models. They are the same horse of a different color.HIEs were empowered…
