Health Information Exchange Networking – The Direct Project
The ONC's Direct Project comes down to nationwide accessibility and a simple way to connect each little practice's EHR with other EHRs, registeries and software. It will/could facilitate: The ONC's…
Attention Caregivers! – Survey Here for Caregiver SmartPhone App – Extended Through Father’s Day
This Survey is Extended Through Father's Day New Smartphone App Under Development Can Help Caregivers Fast Forward Consulting is launching a national survey to better understand the needs of…
You Probably Thought the Public Option Was Dead
Trying to spur enrollment in a key new benefit of the 2010 health law, the Obama administration announced today it is slashing premiums for new high-risk insurance plans and no…
Increase in Mentally Ill Seniors Likely
Researchers at Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu found that mental illnesses will affect 20% of the U.S. population by 2030. Americans are living longer with dementia and psychiatric illnesses…
Health Care Buzz Today
Unicef Reveals Vaccine Prices. Unicef, one of the world’s largest vaccine buyers, is now publishing the prices it pays individual companies for immunizations. Public health officials hope the move will…
How to Track Cell Phone Radiation
There’s a cell phone radiation gauge that can be used on cell phones and it turns into an graph to show you how much radiation the phone is sending out. …
Brazilian Blowout Goes Beyond FDA to Capitol Hill
The big issue with the hair straightening product is the formaldehyde exposure to the salon workers and patrons too I guess for that matter. According to Fox News six other…
The Role of Conflicted Science in the Cell Phone-Cancer Link
Dr. Dr. Len over at the American Cancer Society is raising legitimate questions about the early release of findings by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer…
Health Insurance HMO Prices in New York City Non-Affordable for Many
The number of HMOs serving New York City has also dropped from 13 in 2004 to seven today. I’m guessing that the bankers on Wall Street aren’t paying this as…
Are Doctors Shifting to the Left?
Yesterday’s New York Times (As Physicians’ Jobs Change, So Do Their Politics) highlights the political shift underway within the physician community. While doctors used to be mainly male small businessmen,…
