Man in the UK Who Severed His Thumb Gets His Own Big Toe As A Replacement
We are hearing more and more about these types of surgery and in this case it makes sense as you need your thumb and that’s not to say you don’t…
Cloud Computing in Healthcare
This article aims to discuss aspects of cloud computing that are relevant to the healthcare industry and can be applied by doctors to improve their practice.What Should Doctors Know About…
Technologies at Medical Technology Startups This Month
Here's a preliminary list of the technologies at companies we have identified this month to date (16 Sept. 2011) and included in the Medtech Startups Database: Here's a preliminary list…
Are Seniors Getting Too Many Tests?
Every year like clockwork, Anna Peterson has a mammogram. Peterson, who will turn 80 next year, undergoes screening colonoscopies at three- or five-year intervals as recommended by her doctor, although…
Tissue Ablation is Predominantly Cancer Therapy
Tissue ablation is defined as the “removal of a body part or the destruction of its function, as by surgery, disease, or a noxious substance.” Put more simply, ablation is…
Peer for Performance – Financial Incentives in Global Health
Global health-ers are increasingly focused on the potential of financial incentives to improve coverage and quality of health services in low- and middle-income countries. Global health-ers are increasingly focused on…
HIPAA Breaches By State
HIPAA Breaches by State Click Image to View Full Size. HIPAA Breaches by State Click Image to View Full Size. The HITECH Act requires full transparency when it comes to…
Antibiotics’ Scary Future
“What people might not know about resistance,” says Eric Utt, a former antibiotic researcher now working in Pfizer’s science public-policy division, “is that the resistant organisms are already there. This…
Face to Face Virtual Clinic Consults with Optum Doctors and Nurses For $45.00
The service is provided via American Well, which has been around for quite a while and their efforts were first used in connection with Blue Cross in Hawaii a couple…
Company Helps Patients Become Smart Buyers
Compass will search for the least expensive hospital or facility for a given procedure, find doctors who best suit a patient’s wants and needs, screen for best outcomes and fewest…
