Oral Anticancer Law: Unintended Consequence
I scratched my head when I received a letter today from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts stating the following:As a result of a Massachusetts State Law, some prescription anticancer…
Storytelling Gives Dementia Patients Joy, Improves Medical Student Attitudes
Earlier this summer I stumbled upon an AM Rounds post, the official blog of the journal, Academic Medicine, entitled
Cigna’s Healthcare Gaming Mission: “Cancer-Fighting” Game App for Kids
Originally published on MedCityNews.com. Originally published on MedCityNews.com.Ten years ago, it would have seemed strange that a health insurance company would want to encourage children to play video games. With…
Digital Health and the Pharmacy: A Prescription for Success
Much has been written about the emergence of digital health, the changing role of the physician and the more active role that patients will be taking in care. But there’s…
Near Absence of Government in Health Reform: Lessons from Nepal
In the US, many health care woes are blamed on the federal or state government. Whether there is too little oversight and lack of transparency or too much interference and…
Will ObamaCare Help or Hurt the Economy?
Ask almost any employer and there won’t be much doubt: the Affordable Care Act is likely to raise the cost of labor, discourage hiring and have a negative effect on…
Hospitals Turn to Social Media for Patient Feedback
Over the past few years going social has led to better health and a better healthcare system. From boosting organ donor registration to being used as a recruitment tool, social…
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Wireless Medical Devices
On August 14, 2013, AAMI reported that the FDA has “issued a new guidance document on integrating RF technology into medical devices.” The draft version of this guidance on RF wireless…
The Most Effective Ways to Manage and Prevent UTIs in the Elderly
Urinary tract infections are the second most common type of infection in the human body, and account for about 8.1 million visits to health care providers annually. Urinary tract infections…
Vestagen Gets $8.3M for Super Scrubs
Patients aren’t the only ones who are prone to infections like MRSA and C. difficile in hospitals. Patients aren’t the only ones who are prone to infections like MRSA and…
