Health Care Buzz Today
Final PHI Protection Rule Won’t Mandate Encryption. An HHS official has confirmed that the final revisions to the HIPAA privacy rules will not include a mandate for encryption of protected…
Cool Healthcare Tech : Square
Square has brought an elegant application to the marketplace which could help physicians’ office run in a simpler, more elegant, more efficient manner. And all the while they will be…
Bipartisan Cooperation on Medicare: I’m Getting More Optimistic
There’s been so much acrimony about health care on Capitol Hill that it’s easy to conclude that we’ll never find a political compromise on key issues. A month ago (Are…
Bayer’s New Twist on Aspirin–Fast Acting Advanced Formula
If you are not getting fast enough relief, here’s a chance to get faster relief as the web page states. Maybe this is why Johnson and Johnson sold off their…
Posner: Use Research Dollars to Make Life Better, But Not Longer
e can’t have a clear idea of the welfare gains from extending the life of elderly people. But we can say with reasonable confidence that the welfare of the elderly,…
The Global Budget in Your Future
There were two announcements last week that I hope you paid attention to: There were two announcements last week that I hope you paid attention to: The American Medical Group…
FDA Approves Hepatitis C Drug Incivek from Vertex
There’s a lot of focus on Hepatitis C of late and it was just a couple weeks ago that Merck also received FDA approval for their new drug. Vertex is…
Hospital Evacuation – it can and does happen!
St. John's Hospital in Joplin, MO had to evacuate last night. I first learned they were hit by the tornado when I received their Twitter feed and then followed their…
Generation Alzheimer’s – New Report New Facts – Funding Needed
A new report from the Alzheimer's Association called Generation Alzheimer's sheds yet more light on the disease."Alzheimer’s – with its broad ranging impact on individuals, families, Medicare and Medicaid -…
Tornado Hits Joplin, Missouri and Destroys St. John’s Hospital
This is horrible and the most recent reports state that 24 are dead. This must have been one more huge tornado and I hope they stop soon. Here are a…
