Medicare Underpays Physicians Locally
It has been well known for years that Santa Barbara county physicians are underpaid by Medicare due to outdated reimbursement formulas because we are classified as a rural area. The…
Vatican Invests in Stem Cell Firm
Part of the reason given was charitable to bring about an awareness of what adult stem cells can do. The Department of Defense has also invested in the company relative…
Urethras Grown at Wake Forest
One more amazing bit of technology from Wake Forest when you read about how the boys had to wear bags and now they live normal lives. Samples from the bladders…
Malpractice defense: Midgut Volvulus Following Gastric Bypass
In addition to my consulting work and writing the Health Business Blog, I’m chairman of the board of Advanced Practice Strategies (APS), a medical risk management firm that provides…
Market Opportunity – Cell Therapy Research
Neurological disorders or injuries are those affecting the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) or peripheral nervous system (PNS). Neurodegenerative diseases primarily involve neural deterioration. Causes can include: traumatic…
The High Strength Surgical Adhesive Market
Cyanoacrylate products are the main form of high-strength surgical glue that is approved for human clinical use in the worldwide market. A number of new materials are under development…
What If You Could Sell Your Vote?
This is Austin Frakt at his blog: Elsewhere Okun uses the idea of exchanging votes for cash as something most Americans would find objectionable but that an economist might take…
Kids, Energy Drinks Don’t Mix
Energy drinks represent the fastest growing segment of beverage sales in the US, with revenues predicted to surpass $9 billion this year. Children, teens and young adults consume at least…
Hand Hygiene Monitoring in Hospitals
At my last hospital, we struggled to find effective and efficient ways of monitoring and managing hand washing compliance, because it can significantly reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections(HAIs). But, the answer may…
Avoiding End of Life Transfers from Nursing Home to Hospital
It’s encouraging to see the California HealthCare Foundation tackle the issue of unnecessary nursing home to hospital transfers that occur in the last weeks of life. The PREPARED project, comprising…
