FDA Approves Oral Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitor
Hepatitis C is getting some good news as last month another drug went into clinical trials. Also Merck will include VICTRELIS in the patient assistance program through which eligible patients…
FDA Regulation Of Stem cell Medicine
Since stem cell research and development is moving so fast, this article brings up a lot of good questions as to how regulation will or will not take place. As…
Telestroke Initiative Website Launched
I last wrote about the collabortive Telestroke Initiative when we released our survey results last year. Since then, we have been in transition and earlier this week launched our new Telestroke Initiative site,…
Radiofrequency Ablation Market Continued Growth Strong Globally
As mentioned earlier, the radiofrequency (RF) market is one of the largest in the ablation device market sector. Its clinically proven uses are many: general surgery, cardiovascular (frequently off-label), orthopedics,…
Google and ‘Rogue Pharmacy’ Ads Complaint
Looks like Google is preparing to pay up to $500 million to settle charges it accepted ads from “rogue” online pharmacies. From what I know of Google, they try very…
Reducing Fraud, Waste and Abuse by Prosecuting Health Care Executives
Many politicians claim that there is much fraud waste and abuse in the Medicare system. Would prosecuting executives accused of wrong-doing decrease the amount of fraud in the system? Some…
Doctors Say No to Accountable Care Organizations
Just over a month ago, top officials released long-awaited draft regulations for “accountable care organizations,” networks of doctors and hospitals that would collaborate to keep Medicare patients healthier and share…
Does Mitt Romney Deserve the Abuse He’s Getting on Health Care? Yes He Does
Mitt Romney took a big beating on the Wall Street Journal‘s editorial page today, the same day he laid out his health care plan in the USA Today and defended…
Buying Access
From the time they arrived to the moment they laid their heads on hotel pillows, the thousands of cardiologists attending this week’s Heart Rhythm Society conference have been bombarded with…
How States Waste Medicaid Dollars
Today about 78 percent of the prescriptions Americans fill are generic drugs. The average cost of a generic drug prescription in the Medicaid program is $20.61, compared to the $195.54…
