Hospitals Are Unsafe – There Are Still Plenty of Preventable Medical Errors
Over the past ten years and since the publication of the Institute of Medicine landmark book “To Err Is Human” there have been many attempts to reduce preventable medical errors…
Federal Appeals Judge Rules Stem Cell Research Funding Can Proceed
The law pertains to the federal government being able to fund stem cell research and does not apply to state laws as in California it was voted in and a…
Insituvue To Present X-Ray Technology At OneMedForum NY 2011
Insituvue, a new Pittsburgh medical device startup, is preparing to commercialize the Sonic Flashlight technology, a device developed at University of Pittsburgh that gives medical professionals a better view during…
President Obama Issues Order To Federal Agencies – Use Technology to Improve Customer Service
This is good news and it certainly can’t hurt. Agencies have 6 months to submit their plans and the President says the government agencies are not learning from what private…
Rise of People Power or Arrogance of the Academy?
Social media and the rise of the empowered patient is disrupting the cozy business of medical research and development. As I wrote last week (Let’s give patients a little more…
It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: The Exit Strategy
Parting is such sweet sorrow when building a company from infancy and then letting go to see it spread its wings. Planning a proper exit strategy is crucial and not…
No Doctors for the Elderly
report, published this month in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, warns that as the proportion of older adults spikes from 12% to a projected 20% by 2030, caring for…
Verizon And Casio Introduce Android Smartphone Ruggedized for Hospital Use
Security is good, EAS works for me so we have an Android system here with some Microsoft technologies added in. It would also function in other rugged areas too besides…
Eliminate Dangerous Injection Practices by Clinicians
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Thanks to Laura Landro for shining light on unsafe injections in her WSJ blog, “Unsafe Injection Practices Persist…
Are We Entering an Era of Political Cooperation on Medicare?
There’s a chance that we’re starting to see a convergence of opinion on Medicare among Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill. I know the recent bickering makes this seem like…
