Does Shorter LOS Cause a Higher Readmission Rate?
The way Medicare pays hospitals encourages shorter lengths of stay. But could those shorter stays lead to more readmissions? According to a study in JAMA: 60 percent of severe heart…
Can You “Grow” a New, Healthy Heart?
We talk a lot about cancer on Patient Power. There’s plenty to talk about. But millions more people have a totally different health problem – they have a sick heart.…
Video: Why You Should Allow BYOD–Bring Your Own Device–in Healthcare Environments
The following video with Intel security expert David Houlding explains why healthcare CIOs should allow BYOD and provides key tips. The following video with Intel security expert David…
Health Links for Senior Citizens
GeriPal (blog) POGOe – Portal of Geriatric Online Education (clinical resource) Geriatric Nursing (podcast) CareGiving (community site) The American Geriatrics Society Like (Facebook group) Wen Dombrowski MD (Twitter) GeriPal (blog)…
Arena and Qnexa Get Good News
In a continued trend in which the FDA seems to be working toward rapprochement with the previously beleaguered obesity drug industry, this week the agency has in one case asked…
Top 10 Healthcare Influencers to Follow on Twitter
For healthcare marketers, it's important to tune into the influencers leaders in your field. For healthcare marketers, it's important to tune into the influencers leaders in your field.According to Klout…
Dr Devi Shetty, Indian Heart Surgeon on Money, Health, the Price of Life – Listen to This, Seriously
via bbc.co.uk The west needs to learn lessons from modern Indian healthcare:Despite the "hard" probing by the BBC's Stephen Sackur, Devi Shetty puts forward a strong case for the…
MU Attestation Vendor Data Available for Analysis
I received a note from the nice folks at the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) reminding us that MU attestations data is now available on Data.gov and it includes…
Mobile Devices, Patient Self-monitoring and Clinical Workflow
EXCLUSIVE POST - There is no lack of health and medical apps for multiple mobile health (mHealth) platforms. The Apple app store now over 9000 medical apps. While there are…
Health Reform Calendar 2012
Thanks to Sarah Kliff, who writes for Ezra Klein’s Wonkblog over at the Washington Post for her summary of key health reform dates to watch in 2012. Most Americans don’t…
