HHS Updating Regulations to Recognize Changing Technology
HHS has released its plan for retrospective review of existing rules that may actually be interfering with the delivery of healthcare services. This review is in response to Executive Order…
How Experienced Physicians are Transitioning to Electronic Medical Records
Many experienced physicians are facing career-changing decisions these days. One of the toughest is whether to invest in electronic medical records and keep pace with advancing technology.Cost is an issue…
Do Not Fear Open Source Software in Medical Devices or Mission-Critical Healthcare IT Systems
I spent the past few days in Boston at the Harvard Medical School Conference Center speaking audiences at the Medical Device Connectivity Conference (I presented lectures on how to design…
Getting a Job in Healthcare IT
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Diann Daniel for an article she recently posted about healthcare IT careers. It’s worth checking out if you’re looking to enter the…
Future Diabetes Treatment Approaches
Research in the diabetes field has taken two main directions: improving current therapies, and exploring radical new approaches. Improvements in current therapy include making glucose monitoring and insulin delivery less…
Doctors in India Strike To Demand Better Security at Hospitals
Talks are scheduled to resume but in some instances, surgeries had to be rescheduled or postponed. As I read here this involves government hospitals for the most part and with…
Cochlear Ear Recalls Implants Due to Unexplained Failures
This is kind of sad with this recall as many who wear them depend on the units. In addition the Cochlear technology is also being used to test for balance…
Opportunities for Surgical Sealants, Glues and Hemostatic Agents
In the field of surgical sealants, glues, wound closure and anti-adhesion, the most significant opportunity for products is the area of high strength glues. Currently, there is no standout biologically…
Non-Communicable Diseases and Communicable Diseases Interact in Global Health
By Ashok MalikIt is tempting to see the non-communicable diseases/communicable diseases equation as a zero-sum game. The conventional wisdom is that as NCDs become the epidemic of the middle classes…
It’s In The Genes
Genes may be more likely to increase longevity than diet, exercise, smoking and drinking. Researchers asked 466 people over age 95 about their lifestyles, body mass index, and other…
