May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
Yup, it’s May, and, therefore, thanks to House Resolution #1005, passed 4/1/08, it’s also Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month. [If you're into politics, or are just plain curious, the House…
Business Opportunity: Safety Packaging for Home Chemo
Medication mix-ups are a well-known source of errors and harm in the hospital. So we shouldn’t be surprised that similar errors occur in other settings, including the home. Medication mix-ups…
TDWI’s Kevin Campbell Discusses Aspirin and Tylenol
Our own Dr. Our own Dr. Kevin Campbell made an appearance on WNCN’s Today Show to discuss the potential health benefits of taking Aspirin and Tylenol.WNCN: News, Weather and Sports for…
Medical Technology: Opportunities, Drivers and Growth Platforms
The medical technology industry is characterized by its focus on continually finding innovative solutions to meet the demands of clinicians and healthcare systems to more rapidly and effectively solve problems…
Apple Sure Has Changed the Health World
I’m an Apple girl, through and through, dedicated to my trifecta of a Macbook Pro, an iPhone 5, and an iPad. I even–and I hope no one pulls this piece…
How to Find the Right Surgeon: Advice For Boomers
The two most common types of surgery for Boomers are joint replacements for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip, and cosmetic surgery. How do you go about finding the top…
5 Questions With Dave Chase, CEO of Avado
Originally published on HL7Standards. Originally published on HL7Standards.A few weeks before we published Dave Chase’s first article for this blog, 5 Survival Strategies for Small to Medium-Sized EHRs, I reached out…
Plan B’s Balancing Act
The FDA’s recent ruling allowing the Plan B emergency contraceptive to be sold over the counter to anyone over age 15 naturally has both critics www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130430/INFO/304309979?AllowView=VW8xUmo5Q21TcWJOb1gzb0tNN3RLZ0h0MWg5SVgra3NZRzROR3l0WWRMWGJVUDRCRWxIeU96eTMyWmV2NUh3WUpidW8=&utm_source=link-20130430-INFO-304309979&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=am" target="_blank">recent ruling allowing the Plan B…
Predictors of Hospitalization in Congestive Heart Failure Patients
Did you know heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization in seniors over age 65? Did you know heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization in seniors over…
Stroke Before 50 Not Good for Long Term Health
Adults 50 years of age and younger who experienced a stroke had a significantly higher risk of death in the following 20 years compared with the general population, according to…
