23andMe Suspends Genetic Testing During Review Process
Strangely similar to the drama played out by Miley Cyrus and Sinéad O’Connor in October, 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, became embroiled…
Hospital Sued After Patient Sees Photos of Herself on Social Media
Here we go again! As I've stated many times before, no pictures in the hospital and no posting them on social networking sites. Here we go again! As I've stated…
Next Big Things in Medical Science Are Tiny
Medical treatments are based on the general population and success treating people with similar symptoms. It may be hard to imagine the entire field of medical science oriented to you,…
How Do You Know If You Are Ready for ICD-10?
Will The Transition to ICD-10 Become Your Waterloo or Battle of Normandy? Will The Transition to ICD-10 Become Your Waterloo or Battle of Normandy?The path towards our country’s new healthcare…
Yellow Fever Outbreak In Sudan Confirmed By WHO, Including 14 Deaths; Vaccination Campaign To Continue
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a yellow fever outbreak in South Sudan, which has resulted in 14 deaths so far. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a yellow fever outbreak in…
Stop Blaming the Patient and Fix the Real Problem – Poor Physician-Patient Communications
Yet another in a seemingly endless series of articles blaming patients for all that’s wrong in health care is running in Modern Healthcare. The 3-part series entitled Channeling Choice looks…
RSNA 2013: What Did We Learn?
There has always been so much information to digest at RSNA that it becomes difficult to pick out some of the key learnings and trends we experience every year. With the…
Case Study: Virtual House Calls for Parkinson’s Patients
First published on MedCityNews.com. Virtual house calls are feasible and well-received among people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a telemedicine case study published today. First published on MedCityNews.com. Virtual house…
Narrow Networks and Medicare Advantage: The True Meaning of Managed Care?
United HealthCare and other Medicare Advantage plans United HealthCare and other Medicare Advantage plans are dropping numerous providers from their networks, to the consternation of members given short notice of…
RSNA 2013: Medical Imaging Used to Capture Diseases in India
Dr. Harsh Mahajan, director of radiology, Mahajan Imaging, took a few minutes to speak with us at RSNA. In our conversation, Dr. Mahajan talked about the populations that his organization…
