Coal Plant Clean-Up: Health Benefits Exceed Industry Costs
The following appeared yesterday in The Fiscal Times: The White House later this month is likely to approve a highly controversial clean air regulation that will force the electricity industry…
Good Flavors and Obesity
If you missed this, take a look at the video and see how taste and sniffing affects what we eat. This was done very well and when you see the…
To Attract Patients, Help Patients Embrace The Future
To attract new patient volume, consumers need to believe that your organization is interested in their long-term health, not just trying to sell them your contribution-rich procedures. To attract new…
Healthcare Data Breaches Up 32%
Ponemon Institute has released their study findings on hospitals and patient privacy and the results seem to confirm my fears from a few months ago when I looked at the cost data breaches. Ponemon…
Medtech Startups, November 2011
Below is a list of the companies identified in November 2011 and added to the Medtech Startups Database. Below is a list of the companies identified in November 2011 and…
Medical Device Tax Costs 1,000 Jobs
In a cost cutting move, medical device-maker Stryker Corporation recently announced plans to lay off 1,000 workers in advance of the impending medical device tax. By reducing its workforce by…
Power of Facebook and Mobile Technology to Help Drive Behavior Change: Webinar
Numera Social Webinar: “Harness the Power of Facebook and iPhone Apps in Your Health & Wellness Programs” Facebook has more than 800 million active users and the average user has…
Consumers Putting Off Medical Care & Risking Health
Consumer Reports National Research Center suggests that despite people saying the recession is over, consumers are acting as if it is not. And in the worst possible way - playing…
The End Of Healthcare As We Know It
The 800 pound gorilla has now decided they will dominate primary care. The 800 pound gorilla has now decided they will dominate primary care. Walmart says they are going to…
Growth and Uptake of Ablation Technologies in Clinical Practice
Technologies for the therapeutic ablation of tissues are diverse — from ultrasound to electrical, light to radiation — but their common function is to cause the controlled destruction of tissue,…
