Problems with Electronic Physician Documentation
I toured a major medical center recently to get a look at the robots in the pharmacy and to understand how the electronic medical record worked there. I was particularly…
Looking Ahead to an Unpredictable Future
The tumultuous economic and political environment adds to the uncertainty many Americans face in planning for their futures. . Challenges in the job market and financial instability add to concerns…
New Product for Heart Catheterization May Reduce Infection Risk
This is quite the story both from the sad portion of his father surviving heart surgery This is quite the story both from the sad portion of his father surviving…
Diabetes = It must be November
Well that time has come around already! It is November! That can only mean 1 thing! Well that time has come around already! It is November! That can only mean…
The Drug Companies Will Be Next
If ObamaCare succeeds in cutting doctor and hospital payments as planned, drug spending will become the fastest growing part of Medicare. If ObamaCare succeeds in cutting doctor and hospital payments…
Should Non-Physician PhDs be Called “Doctor” and be Practicing Medicine?
Those with some interest in the history of medical education will recall Abraham Flexner, who more than 100 years ago, challenged the existing paradigm of American medical education in his…
How Healthwise Promotes Information Therapy – Video
The USA is far more evolved than India is , as regards providing Information Therapy to its citizens , and Healthwise is the global market leader in this space.Ken Long…
HIPAA 5010 Deadline Approaching: Taking Steps toward Implementation
All covered entities need to meet the latest version of HIPAA, 5010, by January 1, 2012. The latest set of standards aim to upgrade the regulation of all electronic transmissions of…
Public Health and Nutritional Supplements
del.icio.us Tags: public health,apha11,nutritonal supplements,pom,weight loss,youth,celebrities The American Public Health Association is meeting today in Washington, D.C. Public health has taken on a new meaning, with much more…
Marriage Penalties in ObamaCare
Health insurance premium credits in the new law are linked not directly to income, but to the poverty line, resulting in a particularly steep marriage penalty for low-income Americans. With…
