Who or What Is Det Norske Veritas?
Health industry followers quickly become accustomed to the alphabet soup and acronyms of the academic medicine and healthcare worlds. JCAHO, the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, known…
Cleveland Clinic’s Next Commercial Venture: Blood Tests for Cancer
First published on MedCityNews.com. Cleveland Clinic’s commercialization arm, Innovations, has spun off its fifth company this year in a joint project with an existing Cleveland startup. First published on MedCityNews.com. Cleveland Clinic’s…
What Does It Mean to Be Conscious?
A study published on October 31 in the online open source journal NeuroImage: Clinical further blurs the boundaries of what it means to be conscious. A study published on October 31 in…
Amazing Heart in a Box Keeps Donated Organs Beating During Transport [VIDEO]
Heart In A Box | Debbie Chesebro, Josh Kurz & Shane Winter from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.First published on MedCityNews.com.This short film is over a year old, but it’s…
Prozac Can Make Your Brain Age In Reverse: Antidepressant Use Makes Prefrontal Cortex Appear Juvenile-Like
The prefrontal cortex of the brain plays a role in memory, decision-making, personality expression, and social behavior. The prefrontal cortex of the brain plays a role in memory, decision-making, personality…
Can I Have My Receipt? Transparent Payment Systems Ignite Patient Engagement
Cost Transparency Brings Patient Engagement With 32 million uninsured Americans, the Affordable Care Act has been the catalyst of expanding coverage for all Americans. Cost Transparency Brings Patient Engagement With 32 million uninsured Americans,…
CPOE That’s Easy to Use? Interview with Paul Brient of PatientKeeper
This is the transcript of my recent podcast with PatientKeeper CEO Paul Brient. This is the transcript of my recent podcast with PatientKeeper CEO Paul Brient.David E. Williams: This is…
A New Way to Get Alerts from Government Agencies
Just a few years ago, the general public relied on live television to provide emergency information from government agencies. Today, social media immediately delivers that information in real time, helping…
If You Like the Health Wonk Review You Currently Have, You Can Keep It
For health wonks, the month of October has been the stuff of legend. Love it or hate it, the implementation of key insurance-related provisions of the Affordable Care Act has…
