Do Overworked Medical Interns Cause Medical Errors? Let’s Sleep on It.
As of this writing, 5 air traffic controllers have been found asleep at the switch. By the time this piece is posted, several others may have joined the slumber party.…
Bacteria and Mobile Devices
I really see us moving beyond COWs (computers-on-wheels) and an explosion in use of mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, etc) in healthcare environments. But, I would be remiss if the Environment of…
Healthcare Data Security: How Bad is it?
It is really bad, according to a recent survey by the Ponemon Institute (available here with registratio It is really bad, according to a recent survey by the Ponemon Institute (available here with registration).…
Social Media – Shoulder Surgery Decision Making
Click here to view the embedded video. Click here to view the embedded video.Thanks to an orthopedic colleague, Dr. Katherine Burns, the Orthopedic community and any other interested parties on…
The Massachusetts Experiment Analyzed: Are We Ready for Global Payments?
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley released her office's second annual report, An Examination of Health Care Cost Trends and Drivers (PDF; see also press release), which contains a wealth of…
Google Health is Dead – What Did We Learn About PHRs?
As I mentioned by way of the Wall Street Journal back at the end of March, Google Health was supposed to get less support under the new CEO. We learned…
Decreased Ability to Anticipate Distances Increases Fall Risk Among Elderly
Texas A&M Research reveals that injuries from falls and other accidents among the aging can often be attributed to a decline in ability to mentally esti Texas A&M Research reveals…
Less Education, More Cancer
A new study from the American Cancer Society shows that people with only a high school education are nearly three times more likely to die from cancer than people with college…
Commercial Speech Trumps Privacy When It Comes to Drug Marketing
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states can’t pass laws like one in Vermont that prevent drug companies from gaining access to the prescribing records of physicians. Pharmaceutical firms use…
Push Accelerates for Artificial Pancreas for Type 1 Diabetes
By recently releasing guidelines for premarket approval and investigation device exemption of "artificial pancreas" devices, the FDA set the stage for approval of these systems in the management of type…
