Report from NIST EHR Usability Forum: 5 Things EHR Vendors Should Do Right Now to Prepare for Meaningful Use Usability Criteria
Last week I was invited to attend the second annual NIST forum for EHR Usability called “A Community-Building Workshop: Measuring, Evaluating and Improving the Usability of Electronic Health Records.”…
Privatizing Social Security and Medicare: Who Can Defuse Political Dynamite?
In response to my prior post where I averred that cigarette companies were treated as scapego In response to my prior post where I averred that cigarette companies were treated…
Is Technology a Cost Driver or a Cost Saver in Health Care?
Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical-device and equipment companies have been extremely effective at producing innovations that have created major benefits for medical care. But the cost of new patented drugs and…
Text Messaging Works Well For Patient Communications
With the mobile and tablet frenzy at a fevered pitch, most of us technical folks end up thinking that the best way to reach patients is through the…
HHS Issues Critical Medicaid Policy Guidance for LGBT Beneficiaries
President Obama has issued policy guidance on the extension of healthcare benefits under Medicaid for gay couples. Under the new guidance, dated June 10, states have the option to allow healthy partners…
The Stunning Shift Toward Employed Physicians
I’m amazed at just how quickly physician employment has swung from small independent practices to hospital-based employment. I’ve heard about it anecdotally from medical societies and malpractice carriers who are…
Uninsured, and Lovin’ It
Back in December I decided to drop my health insurance coverage. I was hit with a 19% rate increase thanks to ObamaCare. All those “enhanced” benefits like free preventive care,…
Vitamin D May Prevent Macular Degeneration
Women might be able to prevent macular degeneration by consuming a diet with high levels of Vitamin D. Women might be able to prevent macular degeneration by consuming a diet…
Pfizer Running First US Clinical Study With Remote Participation
This is nice and you wonder why perhaps it has not been done before. The drug being used for the reporting is Detrol, for over active bladde This is nice…
New Bluetooth 4.0 Heart Rate Belt Will Monitor Heart Rates
Here we go with one more blue tooth connected device. The information will sent to a Smartphone and has a new type of chip from Nordic Semiconductor. I have written…
