PSA Screening Guidelines Offer Discussion and Learning Opportunities
Posted in DiversionsHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicineScience & Research Posted in DiversionsHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicineScience & ResearchOne axiom is certain in medicine: there is always room…
Healthcare Professionals Occupy Wall Street With Make-Shift Clinic
The protesters are now getting help from professionals that have set up a clinic to help the protesters with common medical needs/ailments. Back in June of this year the nurses…
Report: Mass. Cannot Continue to Sustain Costs for Reform
Posted in CMSCorporateHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicineCMSCorporateHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicinePolitics & The LawScience & ResearchA physician advocacy group has released a report detailing the costs to…
Health Care and Social Media… The Need For TACTICAL Guidance – Video
Learn more about Health Care and Social Media… The Need For TACTICAL Guidance.So you’re a health care professional or organization interested in having a meaningful online digital presence? Learn…
More Explanation of the Explanation of Benefits (EOB)
A few weeks ago I parsed an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) I received from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts after a visit to Sports & Physical Therapy Associates, an…
Insulin Pump Hacking [The Sequel]
Cast your minds back to August this year. The very first #insulinpumphackinggate surfaced thanks to Jay Radcliffe’s endeavors! (Hi Jay), causing outrage from within the Diabetes community and rightly so. Cast your…
Social Media and TEDMED
TEDMED “ Intellectuals solve problems… geniuses prevent them “ (Albert Einstein) One of my favorite pastimes is reviewing TEDMED’s videos. Frankly it is not cost-effect to attend these meetings at…
Nearly One-Third of All Workers Now in Consumer-Driven Health Plans
The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released its annual survey of employer health plans. This is the “Big Daddy” of all of the employer surveys. It has been conducted under a…
Physician Specialists Exemptions and Achieving Meaningful Use: e-Learning Event
The Stage 1 Core and Menu Set objectives seem to make sense for a primary care provider, but what about specialists? If you are a Psychiatrist your visits probably don’t…
Conflict of Interest Problems in Xigris Marketing
Eli Lilly is withdrawing Xigris from markets worldwide after a major study showed the drug doesn’t work for sepsis. I thought it would be a good time to rerun my…
