Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is the official hospital of the Boston Red Sox and will now require certification for laparoscopic surgeries raising the bar to a new level. The CEO also blogs to keep all updated and you can find a link to the site in the right hand reference side of this page…
FDA Approves Voluven To Treat Serious Blood Volume Loss During And After Surgery
Not for patients on dialysis....BD The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Voluven, an intravenous solution that prevents and treats a dangerous loss of blood volume, a condition that sometimes occurs during and after surgery. Significant blood losses can cause a rapid drop in the volu…
Thrifty patients pay price with botched surgery
Something to think about before traveling over the border...especially if one has any chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, etc. as these conditions may require special monitoring and sometimes at a reduced cost and availability of medical equipment as facilities, something could be mi…
Niacin Products Improve Aging Skin
More good news on the fight against aging skin...BD Cosmecueticals, beauty aids that reportedly work like prescription drugs, are providing new ways to treat aging skin. A study recently published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology explores a variety of new ingredients in cosmeceuticals that pr…
Family sues over man left for dead
Now this is scary....he is still alive but was placed in a body bag! Was someone in a hurry to do their job? BD THE family of a man mistakenly declared dead after being hit by a car has sued over the mistake, claiming it led to injuries from which he might not recover. Larry Green was struck by …
2 die from listeriosis in Massachusetts
Bacteria in the Milk..BD BOSTON - State health officials warned consumers not to drink milk produced by a Massachusetts dairy, saying it was the likely source of a bacterial illness that killed two men and sickened two others. Listeriosis is a kind of food poisoning that can be dangerous to the …
Nasal Spray Might Replace Sleep
Help for those who don't get enough sleep...new concept and may help with irritable feelings of fatigue...when we are tired..BD In what sounds like a dream for millions of tired coffee drinkers, Darpa-funded scientists might have found a drug that will eliminate sleepiness. A nasal spray con…
Doctor and robot a life-saving team - Orange County, CA
Da Vinci robotic surgery helps designate this physician as one of the world's top urologists...BD Two hundred times a year Dr. Thomas Ahlering peers into a cavernous opening, grabs hold of his rescue tool, and reaches out to save a man's life. The opening looks like a cave, but it's actually the i…
Autistic Triplets Struggle Through Childhood
Moving story, not one, but all 3...sure wish there was a cure on the horizon...BD When you have no children for so long and all of a sudden you have three, its just like, great -- this is what you wanted," says Randy. As the triplets, now 6 years old, started to grow the Gastons slowly started …
10 IT 'Facts' That Are Really Fiction
For the CIOs and IT folks...a few amusing items from the slideshow...all can relate to..especially in Health Care...take a look at all the myths..none more important than # 10, control the CEO's connection to the Internet...humorous but somewhat true...BD http://www.eweek.com/slideshow_viewer…
When Insurers Play Doctor
One doctor's story about having to work with insurers to get the tests and procedures he feels due in one case here...this can end up being a huge amount of time spent not only by the physician, but also the staff as well...something the patient may not always see or be aware of...BD This doctor…
North Jersey requiring HIV tests for pregnant women..
North Jersey requiring HIV tests for pregnant women..
Unless a mother opts out...BD New Jersey will require doctors to test pregnant women for the AIDS virus, except those who opt out, under a bill signed Wednesday by acting Gov. Richard Codey. HIV tests will automatically join other blood tests as part of routine prenatal care in New Jersey. They …
Physicians sue Texas Medical Board over anonymous complaints
This is pretty amazing that a complaint can be anonymous..the suit contends this was allowing physicians to file complaints about other physicians...competitors....BD AUSTIN — The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has asked a federal judge to stop the Texas Medical Board from accept…
Bone-Lengthening for Disfiguring Disease
The actual process takes months, doctors stretching the bone by one millimeter a day with a motorized device..slow process but it doesn't hurt...BD A pioneering new surgery technique is a dream come true for a 9-year-old Arkansas girl with a rare bone disease. Lauren McCabe was born with a left…
Doctors Now Do It Though The Eyelid
The technique required no contact with the cornea...checks for early signals of blindness...and can also measure other eye diseases such as conjunctivitis and progress after surgery on the eyes...portable and simple to use...BD About a year ago no doctor would believe that it was possible, but to…
The Bucket List - Jack Nicholson as a Hospital CEO and owner
Great movie and recommended...normally this blog is not for movie reviews but this one relates not only to health care, but also about living with reality...illnesses and feelings we all have...and gets down the the real basics....what really matters...what is important in life...oh yes, loved the w…
Cast your vote - 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in Health Care Modern Physician Online
Cast your vote for one of the nominees for this year. The first link provides a brief summary of the nominees and the 2nd link below will take you to the actual page to vote. BD Modern Physician Online - The List Cast Your Vote Here …
Wii bowler beats real bowler in senior videogame tourney
Great article from Engadget...and a nice way to get seniors involved in a little friendly exercise...only problem right now is finding a WII....but something to consider for senior groups anywhere...BD Proving once again that athleticism and real-world experience have little bearing on the outcome…
The next Nuclear Race -Hospitals
Expensive therapy...but working...fewer side effects for the patient...the facilities can handle up to 150 patients a day..one patient at Loma Linda states he goes in for his treatment and then leaves to go play golf afterwards...prostate cancer appears to be at the top of list for patients who coul…
CDC Launching Investigation Of Morgellons Disease - the mysterious illness
Has not been officially recognized as a disease...but important enough that CDC wants an urgent investigation from Kaiser...stating this has the potential of being an epidemic...out of the Twilight Zone...sores and then a mysterious fiber is produced....green, black and visible without a microscope.…
Little Blue Egg Helps Surgeons Save Lives
A new way to help surgeons reconstruct the heart...takes the guesswork out of free handing the shape..suture done...egg removed...BD Lavery suffered a heart attack a dozen years ago, and doctors performed a quintuple bypass, restoring some blood flow to his damaged heart muscle. A little more th…
Patients See How New Records Work - UK
Patients See How New Records Work - UK
Now if they just keep the records within the system and on secured servers...not burned on discs...but patients can still opt out by not replying to the letters sent....the system maybe secure, but how about the people that handle and work with the records...BD Patients who will be the among the …
Can you Sue your HMO?
Looks like some things are changing out there...a lawsuit not for denial of care, but rather phrased for fraud, misrepresenting the promise of benefits to the consumers...potential class action suit in the works as this article states...patients have been able to sue physicians but have not had much…
Dean Martin & John Wayne - A time to remember
Merry Christmas from The Medical Quack....and a time to remember, 2 of my favorites from years past....BD …
Bill Gates....likes his hamburgers too...
With all the focus today on eating habits, how many of us are perfect...well probably not many...me included...interesting clip from 60 minutes showing Mr. Gates enjoying a good old hamburger...just like the rest of us..more stories on the Titans of Tech from Yahoo at the link below...BD http:/…
Airborne Internet might bring turbulence and stress....
Stress in flying is already at an all time high and how will this affect travelers? Not a good scenario if you have a child in a seat next to someone surfing porn sites for a simple example...and how about the guy or gal next to you chatting away on Skype when you want to sleep...jury is still out …
ICU patients get online visits
Nice story and probably one of the best reasons for using online conferencing...this is a real positive...BD Tonight, on the eve of one of her favorite days of the year, Michelle Babineau will be lying in a Toronto hospital, hooked up to the myriad machines that keep her alive. For family member…
Slimming Down by Taxing Soda
Taxing carbonated beverages...the "food police"...one step too far...would we have to pay a tax on a 1 pound box of sugar next? BD San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom wants the city to slim down and he's going after stores that sell sugary soft drinks to finance the effort. The mayor is proposing t…
Church collections go online - Why not Hospitals with Hi Tech Donations....
Is this an area perhaps not yet explored by hospitals, especially those who rely on grants and those in the "not for profit" category? Can hospitals learn something here? When you stop and think about it, retailers use "shopping carts" that automate the entire process for a purchase, so why not th…
On-Call Specialists At Emergency Rooms Harder to Find, Keep
This affects everyone, insured and uninsured patients...there's just not enough to go around...telemedicine can help with some of the issues...that is if the volume where they are physically located are not at the point of being exhausted at the same time...and a unit like the Robo Doc can be used..…
School That Mistakenly Used Shock Treatments gets OK to Continue - Massachusetts
This had been in the news lately with a prank caller leading to unsubstantiated skin shocks not in order with the normal route of business at the school...the state of Massachusetts has tried to close the school on a couple occasions based on the use of electrical shocks. The State of New York, has…
Hospital beds closed for holidays - Canada
One way to give staff members time off for the holidays...although this is said it will not affect normal ER services and is projected to basically move non urgent surgeries to after the holiday...BD Staffing shortages have forced the Island’s two big hospitals to close more beds than ever before …
VA Hospital Draws Curtain on Innovation That Could Help Reduce Spiraling Cost of Hospital Maintenance Nationwide
Privacy curtain call at the VA....efficiencies in changing soiled curtains...BD PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Veterans Affairs Medical Center is about to draw the curtain on an innovation that could help reduce the spiraling cost of healthcare nationwide. The local VA hospital is the…
St. Joseph's to pay $26M in nurse whistle blower suit - Atlanta
If you are a whistle blower, you can be entitled to up to 25% of the recovered funds...although you will lose friends and business associates in the process...and be prepared to find another job...BD Taxpayers have Tami Ramsey to thank for St. Joseph's Hospital's agreement to pay $26 million to se…
Crackdown on boutique hospitals?
More on this debate...do some of these hospitals in fact "cherry pick" patients...and do they have all the equipment and staff required to response to various emergencies? The debate continues...BD Traditional hospitals have long complained that so-called boutique hospitals, which generally off…
“I feel great. I’m feeling fine thanks to the hospital,” says Rudy Giuliani
Running for office...does this create headaches? The UK doesn't care for his comparison to prostate cancer survival and stated he had his numbers wrong....how informed is Mr. Giuliani on healthcare? BD Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani is still facing question about his hospital st…
Texting Tenosynovitisn - 'text messager's thumb'
Texting Tenosynovitisn - new diagnosis...bring on the ICD9 and CPT codes soon please....BD A medical student in New Zealand has been diagnosed with ‘text-messager’s thumb’ as a result of her excessive use of SMS. Fleur de Vere Beavis is said to be suffering from the condition of Texting Tenosyno…
Welcome to my Home Theater - Controlled with an EO UMPC
I just had to post this article...who would not die for a home theater like this one! The movies can be selected by using an EO UMPC tablet PC from Tablet Kiosk...I think we can see it sitting right there on the table in the picture...makes me think about a PACS imaging system...using a device as s…
Pfizer Receives Approvable Letter from FDA for Dalbavancin
Hopefully some additional help in the war with MRSA...BD Pfizer Inc today announced that it has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued for dalbavancin HCl, Pfizer's once-weekly two-dose antibiotic under FDA review for the treatment of adult patients…
Unborn Babies on Our iPod
Amazing they can get this correct and have patient chart issues...how safe is that "secure" site ...I guess down the road parents can show the pictures to their children to show how they looked even before they got here...strange..BD This is just weird, even for the giddy parents-to-be types who …
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