Information Therapy for Non-Communicable Diseases
The Times of India reported that India is planning to roll out the world’s largest non-communicable diseases drive. As many as 26 "mini interventions" will make up the world's largest…
Senseless Rules
Doctors at East Louisville Pediatrics PSC in Kentucky say they’re writing as many as 50 prescriptions a day for drugs such as Bayer AG’s aspirin and Pfizer Inc.’s Advil that…
Meaningful Use Criteria and the ACO
Sarianne Gruber MPH, MS SG Healthcare Analytics LLC Accountable Care Organizations or more commonly called ACOs plan to be the new Medicare business models for practicing medicine. What exactly is…
Video: Healthcare on Cloud
A 2011 Gartner survey of chief information officers (CIOs) reveals that almost half of all CIOs expect to operate their applications and infrastructures via cloud technologies within the next five…
Rising Premiums Do Not Square with Costs
The press releases flew from various House committees yesterday afternoon (which double as Republican Party campaign offices). The charge: rising health care premiums are due to “Obamacare.” The latest Kaiser…
End-of-Life Discussions Do Not Affect Survival Rates
Discussing and documenting patients’ preferences for care at the end of life does not cause them any harm, contrary to recent claims. Discussing and documenting patients’ preferences for care at…
Physicians Leaving – Things Just Aren’t Working Out Between Us….
"Things just aren't working out between us." That's what some doctors are saying to the practice of medicine as the federal government marches forward with implementation of the Affordable Care…
Best Practices During Product Recalls Include Social Media
Product recalls represent one of the most challenging public relations issues faced by health care firms. According to the FDA, Class I product recalls, the most serious level, can cause…
The “Power” in Patient Power Comes from Friends
As we often say at Patient Power, there is no one source for medical information. The same is true when it comes to support for patients. No one organization is…
Right Result, Wrong Reason: VA Boots Avastin For Wet AMD
I’m a big fan of cost containment in health care. But I’m dead set against using a $50 shot of Avastin in place of a $2000 shot of Lucentis even…
