AMA Votes to “Vigorously” Stop ICD-10
Yesterday, the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association voted "to work vigorously to stop implementation of ICD-10," according to the news release on AMA's website. AMA's presdient, Peter…
PLC Medical Systems Uses Revenue in the EU to Fund Phase III Development in the US
Mark Tauscher, President and CEO of PLC Medical Systems Inc., discusses the company’s product RenalGuard, an important tool for ridding the body of toxins. Mark Tauscher, President and CEO of…
Obama to Indiana: Forget Patient Power
The Obama Administration has rejected the state’s request to extend its federal waiver, which means that over 45,000 Indianans who get their insurance through the program are out of luck:…
Heart Stem Cell Clinical Trial Patient #1 –Outstanding Results
If you click on the image you can see the follow up video 2 years after the procedure. At the link below you can see the original video when he…
Most Dangerous Occupations
Hat tip to Hat tip to Matt Yglesias, who adds that in terms of non-fatal injuries (PDF), police work is actually less dangerous than nursing.
Social Networking for Physicians – Tips and Options
With millions of patients seeking medical help and information on social media and the Internet, it has become imperative for physicians to connect with existing and potential patients as well…
Supreme Court Goes Beyond Individual Mandate
The Supreme Court, as expected, will consider the constitutionality of the individual mandate in health care reform. But as Tim Jost, a Washington and Lee University professor of law, noted…
CMS Releases Medicare Shared Savings Application
After the anncounement of the final rule on 10/20, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has released the 2012 application for their Medicare Shared Savi After the anncounement of…
Time for Higher Income Seniors to Pay More for Medicare
I’m pleased to learn that the super committee is seriously contemplating having higher income senior citizens pay more for their Medicare coverage (Kaiser Health News: Affluent seniors could take a…
NCD Prevention in India: Setting an Example
Earlier this month, India Health Progress (IHP), an advocacy and research organisation, and PFCD co-hosted a roundtable discussion in New Delhi on the “Growing Social and Economic Burden of Non-Communicable…
