Microsoft Introduces Major Incentive Offerings: Payment Options and Money Saving Pricing with CRM Dynamics

<p> I have written a few times here about Microsoft Dynamics, the CRM program.  <strong>It looks like Outlook,</strong> so there’s a smaller learning curve.  What does <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SgKJYkVtjdI/AAAAAAAAPdc/Gana7V9MOYY/s1600-h/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="169" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SgKJbe_5VuI/AAAAAAAAPdg/0A3kV4grCo0/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="244" /></a>CRM have to do with healthcare?  There is a version of Microsoft Dynamics just for healthcare.  It can have many faces, administration, patients, and <strong>integrates with Amalga.</strong>  </p> <p>With economic conditions, Microsoft is making the product more affordable and offers financing.  It can also be hosted in the cloud and works with Microsoft business intelligence software for additional analysis procedures and reporting.  Cerner recently announced they were also working with Microsoft Dynamics.  </p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/ge-healthcare-centricity-software-to.html"><font size="2">GE Healthcare Centricity Software to Integrate Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 CRM</font></a> </h4> <blockquote> <p>The first is Business Ready Flexible Pay, which gives new <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/default.mspx">Microsoft Dynamics ERP</a> and CRM customers in the U.S. the option to purchase the solutions today but pay for them in equal payments over three years. Unlike financing offers that may have associated interest charges and application processes, this represents an opportunity for businesses to manage their budgets and drive business productivity with Microsoft Dynamics when they really need it. The Business Ready Flexible Pay initiative is one of many examples of how Microsoft is helping customers make strategic IT investments and realize rapid return on investment. While other vendors have significantly raised their maintenance fees over the past year, Microsoft has not only held its enhancement rates steady, but has also launched a number of money-saving offers, again raising the bar for customer services established earlier through Microsoft’s <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/support/brcc.mspx">Business Ready Customer Care</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/apr09/04-28FlexiblePayPR.mspx">Microsoft Introduces Major ERP and CRM Incentive Offerings: New flexible payment option among other initiatives aimed at easing economic pressures for customers.</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-does-crm-have-in-common-with.html">What does CRM have in Common with EHR/EMRs</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/ge-healthcare-centricity-software-to.html"><font size="1">GE Healthcare Centricity Software to Integrate Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 CRM</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/business-intelligence-provides-support.html">Business Intelligence Provides Support for Difficult Times – Hospitals</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/12/microsoft-to-soon-sell-full-range-of.html">Microsoft to soon sell full range of Web software – I use and like Office Live for Small Business and Office Live Workspace</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/08/software-that-saves-lives-business.html">Software that saves lives - Business Intelligence - one Neurologist discovers the secret...</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/03/business-intelligence-applications-for.html">Business Intelligence Applications for Specialty Healthcare Organizations</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/02/using-business-intelligence-to-bring.html">Using Business Intelligence to Bring out the Value of EHRs</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/ge-healthcare-centricity-software-to.html"><font size="1">GE Healthcare Centricity Software to Integrate Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 CRM</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-crm-integrating-with-zoominfo.html"><font size="1">Microsoft CRM Integrating with ZoomInfo – Microsoft Dynamics Platform for Healthcare</font></a></h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:2c3a9884-37e2-4324-8967-bf696f54fb2b" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hospitals" rel="tag">hospitals</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/CRM+Software" rel="tag">CRM Software</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Health+IT" rel="tag">Health IT</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/business+Intelligence" rel="tag">business Intelligence</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Healthcare" rel="tag">Healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/integration" rel="tag">integration</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/business+intelligence" rel="tag">business intelligence</a></div>

Microsoft Introduces Major Incentive Offerings: Payment Options and Money Saving Pricing with CRM Dynamics

I have written a few times here about Microsoft Dynamics, the CRM program.  It looks like Outlook, so there’s a smaller learning curve.  W...

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HASSELHOFF Taken to Cedar Sinai – Alcohol Poisoning

<p> I just saw him recently on a talk show and such a great guy, sad that alcohol has a hold on him.  He denies he was poisoned by alcohol.  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>Actor David Hasselhoff was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Saturday after his teenage daughter reportedly found him unconscious on <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SgKD0UOMIEI/AAAAAAAAPdU/No1bIY2F4Js/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="150" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SgKD2JE0XaI/AAAAAAAAPdY/5tDdSabENEo/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="175" /></a>the floor of his Encino California home as a result of alcohol poisoning.</p> <p>According to a report by <a href="http://www.radaronline.com/">Radaronline.com</a>, the “America’s Got Talent” judge was rescued by his daughter Hayley, 16, and his ex-wife Pamela Bach, who drove him to Cedars Sinai Medical center.</p> <p>The former “Baywatch” star reportedly registered a staggering .39 blood alcohol level. If he'd been driving, that would have been nearly five times California's DUI limit.</p> <p></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05042009/tv/hasselhoff_drinks_self_into_hospital_167605.htm">HASSELHOFF DRINKS SELF INTO HOSPITAL - New York Post</a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a19df810-4f26-47bf-8018-2b4391124b05" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Hasselhoff" rel="tag">Hasselhoff</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/drinking" rel="tag">drinking</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/alcoholism" rel="tag">alcoholism</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Cedar+Sinai+Hospital" rel="tag">Cedar Sinai Hospital</a></div>

HASSELHOFF Taken to Cedar Sinai – Alcohol Poisoning

I just saw him recently on a talk show and such a great guy, sad that alcohol has a hold on him.  He denies he was poisoned by alcohol.  BD...

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TELUS in Canada licenses Microsoft HealthVault Personal Health Records

<p>Canada now can use the HealthVault to store personal health records.  Not only private industry, but government clients as well will have the opportunity to store their records in HealthVault.  </p> <p>I like to think of a personal health record as my back up, as it will be sometime before all major health care facilities are communicating.  BD  </p> <p><u>Press Release:</u></p> <p><b>TELUS Health Space, Canada’s first consumer e-health platform </b></p> <p><i>TELUS Health Space, powered by Microsoft HealthVault, will help people make better health decisions </i></p> <p><b>Toronto, ON </b>– TELUS today announced that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. in which TELUS is granted the exclusive license to host <a href="http://www.healthvault.com/"><img align="right" height="52" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SM3q6TdZm-I/AAAAAAAAI90/u04OgRqDvPI/image%5B14%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px" width="125" /></a>and operate the HealthVault platform for the development of a consumer-focused e-health service in Canada. The service will be called TELUS Health Space, powered by Microsoft HealthVault. </p> <p>The service will be the first of its kind in Canada, letting Canadians manage and store their personal health information and have access to applications like personal health records, chronic disease management, pediatric care and wellness products that will allow better management of their health and the health of their family. </p> <p>“What was once thought impossible is now a reality. Canadians have been demanding the ability to manage their health electronically and soon they will be able to do it with a life-long record provided by TELUS,” said Francois Cote, President of TELUS Health Solutions. “We are very excited to be working with Microsoft because of their clear commitment to healthcare, their track record in delivering world class software solutions and ability to attract leading application providers to their platforms.”</p> <p>“Microsoft recognizes that TELUS, a company with a rich history of bringing health solutions to market, shares our vision of improving health through technology innovation,” said David Cerino, general manager of the Consumer Health Solutions Group at Microsoft. “We are pleased to mark our first international rollout of HealthVault in Canada, a leader in e-health adoption that is empowering its citizens to better manage health and wellness with online solutions.”</p> <p><strong>TELUS Health Space will make the service available to organizations such as governments, health regions, hospitals, insurers and employers, who would like to offer the service to their constituents. TELUS will operate Health Space’s infrastructure and securely host all stored health data in Canada to help to ensure consumer privacy.</strong> </p> <p>"As both the Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and as a patient, I applaud TELUS and Microsoft for taking this important first step in making a platform for consumer-focused e-health applications available to health care providers and other organizations,” said Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. “I urge these providers to actively pass on the benefits of these services to individual patients. As the health care system transitions from paper-based records to electronic health records, it is essential for patients to become an active part of this process. The services envisioned in Canada’s first consumer e-health platform will give patients the tools to manage their own health care through electronic access to comprehensive, patient-centred health information. Let the new era of accessibility begin."<a href="http://telushealth.com/en/about_us/default.aspx"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="61" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SgJ8lF-UOgI/AAAAAAAAPdQ/us_Mr6fxuH8/image%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="244" /></a></p> <p>TELUS, with the collaboration of Microsoft, will proactively solicit developers, application providers and device manufacturers to join the service and provide consumers with tools that will help foster dynamic, trusted and personalized healthcare. Currently, there are already over 60 companies delivering online solutions for the HealthVault platform in the U.S., spanning health care providers, health plans, medical devices and pharmacies.</p> <p><b>About Microsoft HealthVault</b></p> <p>Microsoft HealthVault is a personal health application platform designed to put consumers in control of their health information. HealthVault provides a privacy- and security-enhanced foundation on which a broad ecosystem of providers can build innovative health and wellness solutions such as personal health records, disease management, fitness, weight loss and other Web applications. HealthVault can be used to collect and store health information that would otherwise reside in disparate systems and transfer the information between a variety of providers’ health services and systems. It enables the reuse and free flow of interoperable and transportable personal health information.</p> <p><b>About Microsoft </b></p> <p>Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.</p> <p><b>About TELUS Health Solutions</b></p> <p>TELUS Health Solutions, backed by Emergis, represents a unique set of technology, expertise and resources to help transform how information is used in the healthcare industry. TELUS Health Solutions has years of expertise in successfully implementing healthcare applications and information communication technology processes through industry leading solutions and consulting services to customers in Canada and around the world. It is backed by more than 1,500 TELUS Health Solutions team members including healthcare professionals. For more information, please visit telushealth.com. </p> <p><b>About TELUS </b></p> <p>TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $9.7 billion of annual revenue and 11.6 million customer connections including 6.1 million wireless subscribers, 4.2 million wireline network access lines and 1.2 million Internet subscribers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed $137 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered more than 2.6 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Nine TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.</p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/mayo-clinic-and-microsoft-healthvault.html"><font size="1">Mayo Clinic and Microsoft HealthVault Partner for Personal Health Records Solution</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/family-health-guy-microsoft-health.html"><font size="1">The Family Health Guy – Microsoft Health Vault Talks about Data relative to e-Patient Dave and his experience this week with Personal Health Records</font></a></h4> <p><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/healthvault-device-connector-works-with.html"><font size="1">HealthVault Connects with eClinicalWorks EHR, NextGen EHR/EMR Systems and more…Shop Wal-Mart (Sam’s Club) in the Spring</font></a></p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-healthvault-videos-device.html">Microsoft HealthVault Videos - Device Communication and Surface at the Doctor’s Office</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/cleveland-clinic-and-microsoft.html">Cleveland Clinic and Microsoft HealthVault to track chronic diseases at home with Medical Devices</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/02/walk-me-new-microsoft-healthvault.html">“Walk Me” – A New Microsoft HealthVault Application that connects via USB to your Computer</a></h6> <h6><font color="#669966"></font></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/07/microsoft-healthvault-and-relayhealth.html"><font color="#669966"></font></a></h6> <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/01/3d-multi-touch-application-for-heart.html"><font size="1">3D Multi Touch Application for Heart Surgeries – Microsoft Surface and HealthVault</font></a> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/one-more-good-reason-for-phrs-and-ehrs.html">One More Good Reason for PHRs and EHRs – Temporary and Mobile Healthcare Workers</a></h6> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:e41187f5-cd76-45c8-9109-1be6ff3d184f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/HealthVault" rel="tag">HealthVault</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/medical+records" rel="tag">medical records</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/personal+health+records" rel="tag">personal health records</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Canada" rel="tag">Canada</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/PHR" rel="tag">PHR</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Telus" rel="tag">Telus</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Health+IT" rel="tag">Health IT</a></div>

TELUS in Canada licenses Microsoft HealthVault Personal Health Records

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Health insurers Come Up with One More Offer – Single Payer Supporters Disrupt the Senate

<p> Well the business everyone loves to hate, health insurance.  One more small concession, but not enough I’m afraid to suit all, self included.  <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/05/05/order-in-the-senate-single-payer-advocates-disrupt-hearing/">The Wall Street Journal came up with a couple videos</a> showing physicians and patients who are upset.  At the rate we are going, a Single Pay system could work it’s way in by default.  </p> <p>It’s just one more algorithm in the world of business and risk management, but does it make a big enough difference and will doctors get paid at a decent rate without all the administrative nightmares, and will patients be rid of the balance billings?  Doctors are now being forced to look at risk management more than good healthcare, and that’s not what most of them went to medical school for, and not the reasons we consult them for our illnesses either.  That is the part of healthcare that everyone hates, not knowing what will be paid, so <u>Forest Gump still lives, “insurance is like a box of chocolates, you just never know what you are going to get.”</u>  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>Women are now often charged more than men in the individual market, but officials from America's <a href="http://www.physorg.com/tags/health+insurance/">Health Insurance</a> Plans say that should not be done any longer if all Americans are required to get coverage. </p> <p>The proposal came as the Senate Finance Committee convened a round-table on covering the uninsured. The industry has previously offered to stop charging more to sick people.</p> <p></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:fef032fd-fffc-4c9b-b183-964f5d64ee87" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="deb0a2a7-de9b-40a0-9f70-07d9808c5f25" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDHJH7W-ZEo" target="_new"><img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('deb0a2a7-de9b-40a0-9f70-07d9808c5f25'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"247\" height=\"185\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/iDHJH7W-ZEo&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/iDHJH7W-ZEo&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"247\" height=\"185\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SgFK1f3AwQI/AAAAAAAAPdM/Ahcd4EUnIag/videod4a6f529b71c%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none"></a></div></div></div> <p></p> <p></p> </blockquote> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news160766226.html"><font size="1">Health insurers offer another concession</font></a></p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/consolidation-in-health-insurance.html">Consolidation in Health Insurance Carriers – Who will be the king of risk management?</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/bill-maher-on-healthcare-needs-to-be-as.html"><font size="1">Bill Maher On Healthcare – Needs to be as Functional as the Post Office</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-this-case-for-new-law-illegal.html"><font size="1">Is This a Case for a New Law – Illegal Algorithms? How Do You Sleep at Night Rockefeller asked the CEO of United Health Care</font></a></h4> <p><font color="#669966" size="1"></font></p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/senators-begin-work-on-healthcare-again.html"><font size="1">Senators begin work On Healthcare again this week</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/12/health-plans-offer-comprehensive-reform.html">Health Care Insurers Suggest Algorithms and Business Intelligence solutions to provide health insurance solution</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/10/health-insurers-reinvent-themselves-as.html">Health insurers reinvent themselves as money managers – Banks</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2007/08/blue-cross-blue-shield-starts-new-bank.html">Blue Cross Blue Shield starts new bank for customers</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/10/will-greed-lead-to-meltdown-of-health.html">Will Greed lead to Meltdown of the Health System?</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/health-care-overhaul-may-cost-15.html">Health-Care Overhaul May Cost $1.5 Trillion Dollars – Who’s Going to Pay?</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/texas-joining-ingenix-inquisition-with.html"><font size="1">Texas Joining the Ingenix Inquisition with Introducing Bill for New Penal Codes – Fraud Against Practitioners</font></a></h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:f879c561-df68-42e1-8cf3-28999d75ea5d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Health+insurance" rel="tag">Health insurance</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Senate+hearings" rel="tag">Senate hearings</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Obama+Healthcare+Plan" rel="tag">Obama Healthcare Plan</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Greed" rel="tag">Greed</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/algorithms" rel="tag">algorithms</a></div>

Health insurers Come Up with One More Offer – Single Payer Supporters Disrupt the Senate

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USB Memory Stick Round 2 – More Medical Record Information on a Lost Drive

<h4><font size="2">In case you missed it last week, read round 1.  <strong>I don’t know why these drives are not put on lock down through Group Policy </strong>when it comes to medical record information.  I lecture physicians myself all the time about this issue.  Hospitals still allow the doctors to use them at their facilities too, so what gives here?  The hospitals need to lock these devices out and use a secured VPN for this type of activity when documents are needed for patient files.  </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SgCBQxv1U_I/AAAAAAAAPdE/jT2nHYBfwIU/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><font size="2"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="121" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SgCBShS7gKI/AAAAAAAAPdI/fd-gEldaTPc/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="161" /></font></a><font size="2"> </font></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/security-tightened-over-data-loss-flash.html"><font size="2">Security tightened over data loss – Flash Drives Can be One of HealthCare’s Biggest Nightmares</font></a></h4> <p><font size="2">Even though this happened in the UK, it could happen anywhere.  The officials stated this was the first time something like this has happened, and I think it is rather the first time something like this was reported, as the odds of losing a flash drive are huge.  The story last week tells about the drive being found at the car wash, so indeed this is the 2nd time of an incident like this being reported, not the first.  People like to take short cuts too on the ones that are encrypted too and not use a password or the software on the stick and simply copy and paste, which defeats the entire purpose of having a way to secure the data stored, such as this situation.  </font></p> <p><font size="2">The Department of Defense has locked USB drives out of the system after a worm from the drive infiltrated their system, so again I ask why does someone not address this situation.  It is a bomb waiting to explode in more ways than one.  Now we also have <strong><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/hospital-mri-and-other-medical-devices.html">MRI machines infected with the Conflicker virus too?</a> </strong> Security needs to be job number one.  BD</font></p> <blockquote> <p><b>A computer memory stick containing the records of thousands of hospital patients in Bradford has been lost.</b></p> <p>Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has started an investigation and admitted "established procedures were not followed". </p> <p>It has written to 2,650 patients whose details were stored on the device and 3,000 others on its waiting lists whose records may also have been lost. </p> <p>It is believed she took the non-secured memory stick off trust premises last month and lost it in the library of Leeds Metropolitan University. </p> <p>In a letter to patients, trust chief executive Miles Scott said: "I am writing to inform you that on Tuesday 21 April 2009 a computer device (USB memory stick) containing patient information was lost from the foundation trust. </p> <p>One heart patient, who wished to remain anonymous, told BBC News he feared his personal details might already have fallen into the wrong hands. </p> <p>Since the data was lost he said he had received "funny emails and phone calls" purporting to be from various banks. </p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bradford/8033172.stm">BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bradford | Hospital trust loses patient data</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/05/hackers-could-possibly-push-move-for.html"><font size="1">The Hackers Could Possibly push the move for PHRs – Medical Records Hacked in Virginia Department of Health Professions computers</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/security-tightened-over-data-loss-flash.html"><font size="1">Security tightened over data loss – Flash Drives Can be One of HealthCare’s Biggest Nightmares</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/its-raining-medical-recordstheyre.html">It’s Raining Medical Records…They’re Blowing in the Wind</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/conficker-and-malware-covered-by-cbs-60.html">Conficker and Malware covered by CBS 60 Minutes</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/keeping-private-health-data-private.html">Keeping Private Health Data Private - 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USB Memory Stick Round 2 – More Medical Record Information on a Lost Drive

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The Hackers Could Possibly push the move for PHRs – Medical Records Hacked in Virginia Department of Health Professions computers

<p>When all else fails, your PHR could stand to be a back up.  This is a strange case though as the <strong>extortion note says he wants to sell the medication <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf_2BRUaILI/AAAAAAAAPc8/gudEVDxAwjE/s1600-h/image%5B7%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="115" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf_2CjpBqZI/AAAAAAAAPdA/iLMaf9UpcfE/image_thumb%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="165" /></a>information, well a lot of that has already been sold anyway by pharmacy benefit managers to insurance companies</strong>; although the demographics information could be a big risk. </p> <p>The FBI is in on the investigation and it will be interesting to see how this one washes out.  This really makes a case to get the old law off the books with the MRIs not being updated too.  Everything better have some kind of protection.   </p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/hospital-mri-and-other-medical-devices.html"><font size="2">Hospital MRI and Other Medical Devices Infected with Conficker Virus – FDA Required 90 Day Notice before Windows Update Patch Could be Applied</font></a></h4> <p>We are at a place in time where security needs to be taken very seriously, everywhere, even the MRI machines. I wonder what ever happened to the extortion deal at Express Scripts?  BD</p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/express-scripts-offers-1-million-award.html">Express Scripts offers $1 million award to nab extortionist in data breach case</a></h6> <blockquote> <p>State and federal authorities are investigating a possible extortion demand that seeks $10 million for the safe return of more than 8 million patient records and 35 million prescription records that allegedly were hacked last week from the Virginia Department of Health Professions computers.</p> <p>An extortion note posted on WikiLeaks, a Web site that publishes anonymous submissions and leaks of sensitive government and corporate information, reads:</p> <p><em>"ATTENTION VIRGINIA I have your [stuff]! In *my* possession, right now, are 8,257,378 patient records and a total of 35,548,087 prescriptions. Also, I made an encrypted backup and deleted the original. Unfortunately for Virginia, their backups seem to have gone missing, too. Uhoh :("</em></p> <p><strong>The note demands $10 million within seven days, but it does not say from what date the count began. Hackers apparently infiltrated the health professions' computers last Thursday.</strong></p> <p>M.A. Myers, a spokesman for the Richmond office of the FBI, confirmed late today that an investigation has begun but declined to provide specifics. He said the FBI received a referral from the Virginia Information Technologies Agency.</p> <p>The ransom-note writer said if the money isn't paid in seven days, "I'll go ahead and put this baby out on the market and accept the highest bid."</p> <p>If the prescription data can't be sold, the writer says, then "at the very least I can find a buyer for the personal data" -- which the note says includes names, ages, Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/HACKGAT05_20090504-212004/265693/">Alleged hacker demands $10 mil for Va medical records | Richmond Times-Dispatch</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/security-tightened-over-data-loss-flash.html"><font size="1">Security tightened over data loss – Flash Drives Can be One of HealthCare’s Biggest Nightmares</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/12/malware-attack-department-of-defense.html">Malware attack - Department of Defense</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/its-raining-medical-recordstheyre.html">It’s Raining Medical Records…They’re Blowing in the Wind</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/conficker-and-malware-covered-by-cbs-60.html">Conficker and Malware covered by CBS 60 Minutes</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/phrs-getting-new-watchdog-ftc-to-help.html"><font size="1">PHRs getting a new watchdog – The FTC to Help Protect Privacy</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/laptop-theft-affects-14380-patients.html"><font size="1">Laptop Theft Affects 14,380 Patients – Security Breach Medical Records with Stolen Computer</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-lost-medical-records.html"><font size="1">More Lost Medical Records</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/express-scripts-offers-1-million-award.html">Express Scripts offers $1 million award to nab extortionist in data breach case</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/keeping-private-health-data-private.html"><font size="1">Keeping Private Health Data Private - "Inadvertent Disclosures" with Peer to Peer Networks</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/02/healthcare-workers-sharing-music-and.html"><font size="1">Healthcare Workers Sharing Music and they could also be sharing Medical Records and Files</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/02/medical-records-turn-up-online-mrecord.html"><font size="1">Medical records turn up online – MRecord transcription services</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/express-scripts-offers-1-million-award.html"><font size="1">Express Scripts offers $1 million award to nab extortionist in data breach case</font></a></h4> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:ca4af360-d599-4d0b-8de9-3007ee23b2ae" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/medical+records" rel="tag">medical records</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/breaches" rel="tag">breaches</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Virginia" rel="tag">Virginia</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hacker" rel="tag">hacker</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/FBI" rel="tag">FBI</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Security" rel="tag">Security</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Data" rel="tag">Data</a></div>

The Hackers Could Possibly push the move for PHRs – Medical Records Hacked in Virginia Department of Health Professions computers

When all else fails, your PHR could stand to be a back up.  This is a strange case though as the extortion note says he wants to sell the me...

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Former IT Director pleads guilty – Breaking in and Deleting Organ Donation Database Information

<p> This is one of those “revenge” stories that really should not have taken place, but all too often when an IT employee either leaves or is dismissed, there are still avenues for access, such as this one tried to find.<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf_AiYF-mlI/AAAAAAAAPc0/JExVibCVxwk/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="140" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf_Ajd6zhkI/AAAAAAAAPc4/0yRyBXpMqJw/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="106" /></a></p> <p>She broke in remotely and from home and even tried to erase the audit trails, which we all kind of know today leaves a trail of it’s own.  Again, not knowing how sophisticated the system was, it’s hard to comment much beyond this.  One more item, how about the organ donor information to help those who are in need, did she somewhat forget the organization was in the business of saving lives, or was she too self contained and angry to give that a second thought.  BD   </p> <blockquote> <p>May 1, 2009 (IDG News Service) The former IT director for a nonprofit organ and tissue donation center pleaded guilty to a charge that she broke into the organization's computer network and <strong>deleted organ donation database records</strong>, invoice files, and database and accounting software, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said.</p> <p>Danielle Duann, 51, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to a charge related to illegally accessing the computer network of LifeGift Organ Donation Center in Houston. Duann was indicted in June on one count of causing damage to a protected computer.</p> <p><strong>LifeGift</strong> is the sole provider of organ procurement services for more than 200 hospitals in parts of Texas, the DOJ said.</p> <p></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132461&intsrc=news_ts_head">IT director pleads guilty to deleting organ donation records</a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:f16b04fa-f770-4822-9f6b-fe4c6f5f039a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Health+IT" rel="tag">Health IT</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Organ+Donations" rel="tag">Organ Donations</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/non+profit" rel="tag">non profit</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Texas" rel="tag">Texas</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hospitals" rel="tag">hospitals</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/database" rel="tag">database</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/breaches" rel="tag">breaches</a></div>

Former IT Director pleads guilty – Breaking in and Deleting Organ Donation Database Information

This is one of those “revenge” stories that really should not have taken place, but all too often when an IT employee either leaves or is d...

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Cerner PowerChart – The EHR Set to Music

<p>This a nice video with music showing how PowerChart works.  Nice job on the music, not boring at all, from Stanford.  It does a nice job showing how part of the chart use drag and drop capabilities.  This is how it works from the bedside.  BD  </p> <p>The potential of MPages within Cerner PowerChart, as demonstrated by Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. Compare LPCH's original Rounds tab with the new and improved tab featuring AJAX data loading, an iGoogle style drag & drop layout, and auto-login links to external resources. A single click on the icon for Bedside Monitor takes us directly from the patient's chart to their waveforms in real time. </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:e342e8bb-8804-44dc-ba1b-c67eb0dc7565" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="29e274ce-365a-4bdc-818a-dd2045f19dd0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sDq0tK5pbg" target="_new"><img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('29e274ce-365a-4bdc-818a-dd2045f19dd0'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"341\" height=\"255\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/0sDq0tK5pbg&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/0sDq0tK5pbg&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"341\" height=\"255\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf-xr0EwucI/AAAAAAAAPcw/f0BRoflO61s/videod732fdc3cf3a%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none"></a></div></div></div> <p><strong><u>Source:</u></strong>  </p> <p><a href="http://histalk2.com/2009/05/03/monday-morning-update-5409/">http://histalk2.com</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading</u></strong>:</p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/20-prosthetic-knee-designed-at-stanford.html"><font size="1">A $20 prosthetic knee Designed at Stanford</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/10/75-million-dollar-donation-to-create.html"><font size="1">75 Million Dollar Donation To Create Nation's Largest Stem Cell Research Center At Stanford</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/05/nhs-in-uk-issues-warning-to-cerner-and.html"><font size="1">NHS in the UK issues warning to Cerner and iSoft Contractor</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/cerner-incorporates-genomics-into.html">Cerner Incorporates Genomics Into Electronic Medical Records</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/09/cerner-and-international-serious.html">Cerner and The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium to Study Genetic Markers</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/07/cerner-makes-its-moves-beyond-software.html">Cerner makes its moves beyond software</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/07/protein-folding-put-your-computer-to.html">Protein Folding – Put your Computer to work for Science during Idle time – Stanford University</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/08/cerner-ceo-calls-for-change-with.html">Cerner CEO calls for a change with insurers</a></h6> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:659d2a1a-bcdc-4c07-84db-bcd19d419990" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Cerner" rel="tag">Cerner</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/medcal+records" rel="tag">medcal records</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/EHR" rel="tag">EHR</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/electronic+medical+records" rel="tag">electronic medical records</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Stanford" rel="tag">Stanford</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/PowerChart" rel="tag">PowerChart</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hospital" rel="tag">hospital</a></div>

Cerner PowerChart – The EHR Set to Music

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Sutter Hospitals and Ingenix working together on Business Intelligence Software

<p> It appears this is another solution for physicians to look at cost as it is business intelligence.  Although the <strong><a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/05/04/bisa0504.htm">AMA had this to say</a></strong> on the topic:<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf-s9HBamPI/AAAAAAAAPco/yDn5B3-Narc/s1600-h/image%5B5%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="177" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf-s-iz_6QI/AAAAAAAAPcs/ijIJXkMoAko/image_thumb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="95" /></a></p> <p><em>“Cohen also warns against<strong> paying for data from a source that isn't entirely transparent.</strong> Like many smaller health plans, some physician practices relied on data from the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Ingenix.</em></p> <p><em>Physicians paid Ingenix for the same data as a way to benchmark their own fee schedules. Unfortunately, as New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office found in its investigation, the fees in the Ingenix database tended to be lower than the true "usual and customary" charges. Cuomo alleged that the insurers used a "closed loop" system to shortchange out-of-network physicians, feeding skewed charge data into the database to undercut what the same companies would turn around and cite as the basis for payments to out-of-network doctors.” </em></p> <p><strong>Would you trust them?</strong>  They are a subsidiary of United Healthcare and the related comments below contain some history on the data base that was determined to be not accurate and led to many issues with both physicians and patients as far as cost.  The lawsuits are still continuing with other states joining in.  <strong>As the AMA stated, there may be a lack of true transparency here.</strong>  Patients received balance billings and doctors were short changed on the fees.  </p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/unitedhealth-executive-testified-at.html"><font size="2">UnitedHealth Executive testified at the Senate – Rockefeller was not very satisfied</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/ingenix-inquisition-hearing-requested.html">The Ingenix Inquisition – Hearing Requested by Senator Rockefeller</a></h6> <p>From the Senate hearings the reports are not all back yet.  Sutter signed a 5 year contract.  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p><strong>EDEN PRAIRIE</strong><strong>, Minn.</strong><strong>, </strong>– <strong>April 30, 2009 </strong><strong>–</strong> Ingenix, a leader in health information solutions, today announced that Sutter Connect, a Sutter Health affiliate and health care management and administrative services company, has signed a five-year contract for Ingenix Impact Intelligence™ and services from Ingenix Consulting. Through the agreement, Sutter Connect will offer physicians in the Sutter Medical Network access to performance metrics and services they can use to measure and improve medical care and delivery.</p> <p>By selecting Ingenix, Sutter Connect will implement solutions and services that enable its physicians to: </p> <ul> <li><font size="1">Measure health care delivery against best practices and evidence-based medicine to understand key drivers of efficiency and effectiveness and to recognize high performance </font></li> <li><font size="1">Assess care delivery resources using a comprehensive, clinically-based approach to identify unique medical conditions for a patient and grouping all related services into episodes of care </font></li> <li><font size="1">Facilitate strategic planning efforts by identifying “total costs” and “total utilization” for different types of services (e.g., inpatient, outpatient, pharmacy, lab, radiology) </font></li> <li><font size="1">Improve quality of care by identifying high-risk patients and initiating condition management (including disease management) efforts accordingly </font></li> <li><font size="1">Identify disease categories that require additional management efforts</font> </li> </ul> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://ingenix.com/News/Article/101/">Ingenix and Sutter Connect Collaborate to Implement Performance and Quality Measures</a></p> <p><font size="1"><strong><u><font size="2">Source:</font></u></strong>  </font></p> <p><font size="1"><a href="http://histalk2.com/2009/05/03/monday-morning-update-5409/" title="http://histalk2.com/2009/05/03/monday-morning-update-5409/">http://histalk2.com</a></font></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-this-case-for-new-law-illegal.html">Is This a Case for a New Law – Illegal Algorithms? How Do You Sleep at Night Rockefeller asked the CEO of United Health Care</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/texas-joining-ingenix-inquisition-with.html">Texas Joining the Ingenix Inquisition with Introducing Bill for New Penal Codes – Fraud Against Practitioners</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/doctors-fight-balance-billing-ban-on.html">Doctors fight balance-billing ban on out-of-network costs to survive</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/texas-joining-ingenix-inquisition-with.html">Texas Joining the Ingenix Inquisition with Introducing Bill for New Penal Codes – Fraud Against Practitioners</a></h6> <h6><font color="#669966"></font></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/10/beware-of-geeks-bearing-formulaswarren.html"><font color="#669966"></font></a></h6> <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/ama-and-california-medical-association.html"><font size="1">The AMA and the California Medical Association file legal suit – WellPoint and Ingenix</font></a> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/02/search-for-john-doe-whos-running.html">The search for John Doe – Who’s running the queries (Algorithms) and wants to know</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/ingenix-inquisition-hearing-requested.html">The Ingenix Inquisition – Hearing Requested by Senator Rockefeller</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/02/andrew-cuomo-you-have-to-like-this-guy.html">Andrew Cuomo – You Have to Like This Guy – Healthcare Reform</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/prescriptions-risk-score-used-to-deny.html">Prescriptions risk score used to deny health insurance</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/consolidation-in-health-insurance.html"><font size="1">Consolidation in Health Insurance Carriers – Who will be the king of risk management?</font></a></h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:7e5dd7d2-9a84-45ec-a287-a84930446a86" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ingenix" rel="tag">Ingenix</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/health+insurance" rel="tag">health insurance</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/legislation" rel="tag">legislation</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Penal+Code" rel="tag">Penal Code</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Fraud+Against+Practitioners" rel="tag">Fraud Against Practitioners</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/database+mining" rel="tag">database mining</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/algorithms" rel="tag">algorithms</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/formulas" rel="tag">formulas</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/balance+billing" rel="tag">balance billing</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Texas" rel="tag">Texas</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Rockefeller" rel="tag">Rockefeller</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/United+HealthCare" rel="tag">United HealthCare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Sutter" rel="tag">Sutter</a></div>

Sutter Hospitals and Ingenix working together on Business Intelligence Software

It appears this is another solution for physicians to look at cost as it is business intelligence.  Although the AMA had this to say on th...

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Hydroxycut Warnings from the FDA – Weight Loss Products

<p> Potential liver damage is the side effect with the drug and perhaps some kidney issues.  Additional information can be found at the <strong><a href="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW02006.html">FDA site.</a></strong>  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>The FDA is <a href="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW02006.html">warning people</a> to stop using Hydroxycut products by Iovate Health Sciences Inc., of Oakville, Ontario. Hydroxycut is a popular <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf-kmtzNKnI/AAAAAAAAPcg/HqY8FkYvXPk/s1600-h/image%5B8%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="161" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf-knVblShI/AAAAAAAAPck/m6OErx5zYfw/image_thumb%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="67" /></a>weight loss supplement. The FDA says there have some serious cases of liver damage in people who have been using the product.   </p> <blockquote> <p>The FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. One death due to liver failure has been reported to the FDA. Other health problems reported include seizures; cardiovascular disorders; and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to other serious health problems such as kidney failure. </p> <p>Hydroxycut Regular Rapid Release Caplets <br />Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Rapid Release Caplets <br />Hydroxycut Hardcore Liquid Caplets <br />Hydroxycut Max Liquid Caplets <br />Hydroxycut Regular Drink Packets <br />Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Drink Packets <br />Hydroxycut Hardcore Drink Packets (Ignition Stix) <br />Hydroxycut Max Drink Packets <br />Hydroxycut Liquid Shots <br />Hydroxycut Hardcore RTDs (Ready-to-Drink) <br />Hydroxycut Max Aqua Shed <br />Hydroxycut 24 <br />Hydroxycut Carb Control <br />Hydroxycut Natural</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.shoppingblog.com/cgi-bin/sblog.pl?sblog=501094">FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Hydroxycut</a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:d07d0b3d-d21b-42b7-9454-8d028edf23ab" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Weight+Loss+products" rel="tag">Weight Loss products</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Hydroxycut" rel="tag">Hydroxycut</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/FDA" rel="tag">FDA</a></div>

Hydroxycut Warnings from the FDA – Weight Loss Products

Potential liver damage is the side effect with the drug and perhaps some kidney issues.  Additional information can be found at the FDA sit...

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CDC Now on Facebook….

<p>In case you have not read enough on Swine flu, here’s one more place to go.  Actually this is a good idea I believe.  You can become a fan and write on the wall too.  Already the site has over 3400 fans.  </p> <p>We have seen other government entities use social networks like Twitter and here’s the start of CDC at Facebook.  There are a couple videos on the site for starters and I’m sure we will see  more.  BD   </p> <p>CDC provides social media tools (widgets, mobile info, online videos, etc) to reinforce & personalize messages, reach new audiences & build communication infrastructure based on open information exchange. For official CDC info go to <a href="http://www.cdc.gov">www.cdc.gov</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/CDC#/CDC?v=wall&viewas=701003023"><img alt="image" border="0" height="318" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf-fNwcmO-I/AAAAAAAAPcc/iHL-kqTW0pQ/image%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="383" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/CDC">Facebook | CDC</a></p> <p></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:e0de1681-e812-4d1f-836d-f94e4887b296" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Facebook" rel="tag">Facebook</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/CDC" rel="tag">CDC</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Swine+Flu" rel="tag">Swine Flu</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/government" rel="tag">government</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Center+for+Disease+Control" rel="tag">Center for Disease Control</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/social+networks" rel="tag">social networks</a></div>

CDC Now on Facebook….

In case you have not read enough on Swine flu, here’s one more place to go.  Actually this is a good idea I believe.  You can become a fan a...

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Was It Babe’s Fault – The Swine Flu

<p>Is this the next Babe movie?  Poor Babe getting all the blame for Swine Flu.  If you have seen the Babe movies, the one character that really stands out is the Duck, my personal choice for obvious reasons.  In this case though, the Duck does NOT have it.  BD</p> <p><object data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1909705&fullscreen=1" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="380"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="true" /><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1909705&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1909705&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="360" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:818b2771-d55c-45dc-91ae-b6ce35de33f4" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Medical+Humor" rel="tag">Medical Humor</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Swine+Flu" rel="tag">Swine Flu</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Babe" rel="tag">Babe</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Pigs" rel="tag">Pigs</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Humor" rel="tag">Humor</a></div>

Was It Babe’s Fault – The Swine Flu

Is this the next Babe movie?  Poor Babe getting all the blame for Swine Flu.  If you have seen the Babe movies, the one character that reall...

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Swine flu Tests Emergency Response Systems at Long Beach Memorial – CDC Video Says Wash your Hands

<p> So far Long Beach Memorial has not seen one case of the flu yet, but they were busy testing.  Long Beach Memorial is the 2nd largest non profit hospital in the west.  The hospital has had a plan in place for pandemic influenza for a few years.  A short while back, <strong><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/long-beach-memorial-centers-conversion.html">I spoke with Dr. Leo</a></strong> about their transition to electronic medical records and you can bet tracking the information through the business intelligence reporting of the system is going to play a role in reporting statistics, how many were tested, results if any and all the demographic and other pertinent information.  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf3OOOQb4BI/AAAAAAAAPcU/Di3Hakv3j-A/s1600-h/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="95" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf3OPIHU-yI/AAAAAAAAPcY/ypBvQ6BQNhc/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="151" /></a> </p> <p>Drills are occasionally run, but right now, with the ERs being flooded a drill might have to wait.  The CDC has also issued a reminder in video format to tell everyone again, to wash your hands.  Some hospitals have had to resort to putting up <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/05/los-angeles-and-other-major.html">temporary tents</a> to handle the influx of patients at the ERs.  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>In the emergency room at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, where scores of frightened people arrived last week to have their nerves eased and their fevers abated, the triage was simple: <br />Those complaining of flu symptoms were masked and separated from the rest of the ER patients until they could be further evaluated. <strong>Those who were visibly ill were immediately isolated pending tests.</strong> Those determined to be the "worried well," in hospital lingo, were reassured and sent home. It was a choreography of salvation, danced time and again.</p> <p>"This is a lot of concern and appropriate watchfulness for something that is fortunately turning out to be clinically mild," said<strong> <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/long-beach-memorial-centers-conversion.html">Dr. James D. Leo,</a></strong> the hospital's associate chief medical officer.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:859f12cd-06f7-4893-8b19-e3db5498fc69" class="wlWriterSmartContent"><embed height="219" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="293" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XHISh559oho&hl=en&fs=1" wmode="transparent" /></div> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-week3-2009may03,0,486371.story">Swine flu scare gives hospital a practice run - Los Angeles Times</a></p> <p></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/long-beach-memorial-centers-conversion.html">Long Beach Memorial Center’s Conversion to Electronic Medical Records – Interview with Dr. James Leo</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/05/los-angeles-and-other-major.html"><font size="1">Los Angeles and Other Major Metropolitan Area ER Rooms are Busy with Patients Fearing Flu</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/05/first-case-of-pigs-with-swine-flu.html"><font size="1">First Case of Pigs with Swine Flu Reported in Canada</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/05/tests-confirm-flu-transfer-in-uk-he-had.html">Tests confirm Flu transfer in UK – He Had not Been to Mexico But His Friends Had Just Returned</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/two-probable-swine-flu-cases-found-in.html">Two probable swine flu cases found in Irvine, CA- Update</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/swine-flu-moving-closer-to-orange.html">Swine flu Moving Closer to Orange County, CA – One probable case at Cal State Long Beach</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/chief-complaint-swine-flu-video-from.html">Chief Complaint Swine Flu -Video from Mexico</a></h6> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:9db77493-bcae-4bf9-8b7a-33cf6a189a88" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Swine+Flu" rel="tag">Swine Flu</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hospitals" rel="tag">hospitals</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Long+Beach+Memorial+Hospital" rel="tag">Long Beach Memorial Hospital</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/pandemic+influenza" rel="tag">pandemic influenza</a></div>

Swine flu Tests Emergency Response Systems at Long Beach Memorial – CDC Video Says Wash your Hands

So far Long Beach Memorial has not seen one case of the flu yet, but they were busy testing.  Long Beach Memorial is the 2nd largest non pr...

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V.A. Hospital Patients Test Positive for Hepatitis – 18 So Far – Colonoscopy Tests with equipment not properly disinfected

<p>The problems arose when proper disinfectant procedures were not followed, thus exposing patients to Hepatitis and HIV.  In a related post, Cuba has <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-us-missing-out-with-cuba-biotech.html"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="140" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf3GKDioPeI/AAAAAAAAPcQ/YN5CfMtftsU/image%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="126" /></a>a <a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-us-missing-out-with-cuba-biotech.html">vaccine for Hepatitis B</a>, see the related reading below.  Are we missing out on this in the US?  It may be too late for the patients who had a colonoscopy procedure during the 5 year span.  Around 10,000 patients have been notified to have the Hepatitis and HIV tests.  BD   </p> <blockquote> <p>MURFREESBORO, Tenn.- The Veterans Affairs office now reveals 18 people treated at the V.A. Hospital in Murfreesboro have tested positive for Hepatitis.</p> <p>All of those people got colonoscopies at the Alvin C. York Medical.  The Veterans Affairs office now reveals 18 people treated at the V.A. Hospital in Murfreesboro have tested positive for Hepatitis.The Veterans Affairs office now reveals 18 people treated at the V.A. Hospital in Murfreesboro have tested positive for Hepatitis.v Center between April 2003 and December 2008.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=10292430">V.A. Hospital Patients Test Positive for Hepatitis - NewsChannel 5.com - Nashville, Tennessee -</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/01/sterilization-at-va-hospital-should.html">Sterilization at a VA Hospital – Should this be outsourced for another VA facility to sterilize tools and equipment used?</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/hiv-risk-at-miami-va-hospital.html"><font size="1">HIV risk at Miami VA hospital – Colonoscopy equipment sterilization questioned</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/va-warns-advises-thousands-to-be-tested.html"><font size="1">VA Warns Advises thousands to be tested for Hepatitis and HIV</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-us-missing-out-with-cuba-biotech.html"><font size="1">Is the US Missing out with Cuba – Biotech Collaboration in the Future</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/05/more-hepatitis-c-cases-tied-to-las.html"><font size="1">More Hepatitis C Cases Tied to Las Vegas Clinic</font></a></h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:9f542535-8c69-4ebc-9282-1a38629e5daa" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/VA" rel="tag">VA</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/sterilization" rel="tag">sterilization</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/HIV" rel="tag">HIV</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hepatitis" rel="tag">hepatitis</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/colonoscopy" rel="tag">colonoscopy</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Tennessee" rel="tag">Tennessee</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Florida" rel="tag">Florida</a></div>

V.A. Hospital Patients Test Positive for Hepatitis – 18 So Far – Colonoscopy Tests with equipment not properly disinfected

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Botox Getting some Competition in the next 30-60 Days - FDA approves new drug

<p> The FDA has approved a new product that is also an anti-wrinkle drug.  Originally the name of Reloxin was going to be the name, but it appears now the drug may enter the market under the name of Dysport.  Detailing side effects lead to a short delay from the manufacturer.  Dysport looks to be<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf3ARJZ_XZI/AAAAAAAAPcI/RrvKLqOztaQ/s1600-h/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="74" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf3AR5IGV6I/AAAAAAAAPcM/i_DrqAyV7Ik/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="172" /></a> cheaper, so this may really push Allegan into a much more competitive mode.  With the current economy, elective drug treatments have slowed down as well.  </p> <p>Medicis Pharma also has several other drugs on the market and the <strong><a href="http://www.medicis.com/products/index.asp">listing can be viewed here</a></strong>.  BD</p> <p><u>From the Website:</u>  <em>“Medicis is the leading independent specialty pharmaceutical company in the United States focusing primarily on the treatment of dermatological and podiatric conditions and aesthetics medicine. The Company is dedicated to helping patients attain a healthy and youthful appearance and self-image. Medicis has leading branded prescription products in a number of therapeutic categories, including acne, fungal infections, psoriasis, rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, and skin and skin-structure infections. Additionally, the company markets the leading dermal filler in the U.S., Restylane.”</em></p> <blockquote> <p>The Food and Drug Administration has approved a rival to Botox, the blockbuster wrinkle-reducing drug from Irvine-based Allergan Inc. </p> <p>Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. of Scottsdale and its partner, France’s Ipsen SA, said Thursday that regulators approved their Dysport drug as an anti-wrinkle treatment and for treating spasms of the neck muscles. </p> <p>The FDA originally was set to decide on the marketing application for Dysport in mid-April. But that was delayed as Medicis and Ipsen still were in talks with regulators about labeling and detailing of side effects, which led to worries about a potential approval delay.</p> <p>Medicis said it expects to launch the cosmetic form of the drug, which will use the<strong> Dysport name</strong> instead of the previously proposed <strong>Reloxin, within the next 30 to 60 days.</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.ocbj.com/industry_article.asp?aID=71367035.84057902.1776047.1817242.2439931.468&aID2=136610">Orange County Business Journal Online</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/01/having-little-work-done-at-mall.html"><font size="1">Having a Little Work Done (at the Mall)</font></a></h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:025add47-a850-46bb-889c-b49b19880442" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Botox" rel="tag">Botox</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Reloxin" rel="tag">Reloxin</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dysport" rel="tag">Dysport</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/wrinkles" rel="tag">wrinkles</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Allegan" rel="tag">Allegan</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Medicis+Pharma" rel="tag">Medicis Pharma</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/FDA" rel="tag">FDA</a></div>

Botox Getting some Competition in the next 30-60 Days - FDA approves new drug

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First Case of Pigs with Swine Flu Reported in Canada

<p> Just as most of the cases being reported, the <strong>pigs were exposed to a worker who had returned from Mexico</strong>, so the<strong> Swine are getting Swine flu too.</strong>  If you have the flu, stay away from the pigs too.  The numbers sound pretty large too, with over<strong> 200 pigs being infected.</strong>  Like us, some get the flu <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf1UTBAbeHI/AAAAAAAAPcA/SMa0zb5yPmA/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="165" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sf1UVB-4DwI/AAAAAAAAPcE/Oj3ggP8cH7Y/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="173" /></a>worse than others.  As the article states, there’s no mutation, they are getting what we are and so far, <strong>none have died.</strong>  It is pretty unlikely that the flu can be passed from the pigs it states, and eating pork still is safe and does not pass the flu on.  </p> <p>All the pigs have been quarantined and so far, this has all taken place on one farm only.  If you are unfortunate enough to catch the flu, stay at home until you have recovered and stay away from the pigs too.  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>OTTAWA – Pigs on a Canadian farm have been infected with the new swine flu virus — apparently by a farm worker back from Mexico — and are under quarantine, officials said Saturday. It is the first known case of pigs having the virus.</p> <p>But officials quickly urged caution. Swine flu regularly causes outbreaks in pigs and the pigs do not pose a food safety risk, Dr. Brian Evans, executive vice president with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, told a news conference.</p> <p>The officials said the pigs in the province of Alberta were thought to be infected by a Canadian farm worker who recently visited Mexico and got sick after returning to Canada.</p> <p>The pigs in Alberta were thought to be infected by a farm worker who returned from Mexico on April 12 and began working on the farm two days later. <strong>Officials noticed the pigs had flu-like symptoms April 24,</strong> Evans said.</p> <p>Approximately 10 percent of the 2,200 pigs on the farm have been infected, Evans said.  The new virus has shown no signs of mutation when passing from human to pig, Evans said.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090503/ap_on_re_ca/cn_canada_swine_flu_10">Canada: 1st pigs found with new swine flu virus</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/05/tests-confirm-flu-transfer-in-uk-he-had.html"><font size="1">Tests confirm Flu transfer in UK – He Had not Been to Mexico But His Friends Had Just Returned</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/two-probable-swine-flu-cases-found-in.html">Two probable swine flu cases found in Irvine, CA- Update</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/swine-flu-moving-closer-to-orange.html">Swine flu Moving Closer to Orange County, CA – One probable case at Cal State Long Beach</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/chief-complaint-swine-flu-video-from.html">Chief Complaint Swine Flu -Video from Mexico</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/swine-flu-dr-oz-speaks-give-some-advice.html">Swine Flu: Dr. Oz Speaks Out and Gives Some Advice and Information</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/making-money-from-swine-flu-shirts-and.html">Making Money from the Swine Flu – Shirts and Games Appear on the Web</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/first-death-victim-of-swine-flu-in-us.html">First Death Victim of Swine Flu in US was visiting from Mexico</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/dr-sanjay-gupta-in-mexico-masks-are.html">Dr. Sanjay Gupta in Mexico – Masks are Everywhere</a></h6> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:43b7ae75-e3c7-43e1-80b9-0955efb56b09" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Swine+Flu" rel="tag">Swine Flu</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Infected+Pigs" rel="tag">Infected Pigs</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hospital" rel="tag">hospital</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/fever" rel="tag">fever</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/WHO" rel="tag">WHO</a></div>

First Case of Pigs with Swine Flu Reported in Canada

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Physicians Need to be Involved in Social Media

<p> This is a brief video of the opening comments of a lecture given by the Texas Medical Association.  We don’t get to hear the entire presentation, but the opening comments somewhat make the case for involvement and talks a bit about how it is the future for MDs too.  BD  </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:705f94c4-9298-4700-a58c-b4920c3ffac8" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="d941cc55-7bed-4de5-9bb5-b5c700de63c3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgUQAq1ME-o" target="_new"><img alt="" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('d941cc55-7bed-4de5-9bb5-b5c700de63c3'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"249\" height=\"186\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/FgUQAq1ME-o&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/FgUQAq1ME-o&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"249\" height=\"186\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfthbTY0bJI/AAAAAAAAPb8/yxsVhS3l-4g/videoa9328695b001%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none"></a></div></div></div> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgUQAq1ME-o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgUQAq1ME-o</a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:780ebf70-db50-4ceb-bda9-232ef4f43a26" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Social+Media" rel="tag">Social Media</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/physicians" rel="tag">physicians</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Texas+Medical+Association" rel="tag">Texas Medical Association</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/technology" rel="tag">technology</a></div>

Physicians Need to be Involved in Social Media

This is a brief video of the opening comments of a lecture given by the Texas Medical Association.  We don’t get to hear the entire present...

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Tests confirm Flu transfer in UK – He Had not Been to Mexico But His Friends Had Just Returned

<p> He describes how he felt and about how he caught it from friends who had recently returned from Mexico, so it is airborne in the UK.  He had no <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SftOB1O2fAI/AAAAAAAAPb0/JwRXg_TJXBk/s1600-h/image%5B5%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="131" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SftODHWcHrI/AAAAAAAAPb4/98fspKhgN5o/image_thumb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="121" /></a>idea he had the flu, just went to the doctor with not feeling well with a sore throat and fever.   He was surprised to get the call from the Health Department alerting him to the news that he had the Swine Flu.  BD   </p> <blockquote> <p><b>An NHS clerical worker has become the first person in the UK to contract swine flu without having visited Mexico, tests have confirmed. </b></p> <p>Graeme Pacitti, 24, of Falkirk, picked up the virus after contact with the UK's first cases Iain and Dawn Askham, the Scottish government said. </p> <p><strong>Meanwhile, the Health Protection Agency has confirmed two more cases in Merseyside and Gloucestershire.</strong> </p> <p><strong>A total of 642 possible cases are being investigated in the UK.</strong> </p> <p>The Health Protection Agency said the latest confirmed UK cases were a woman from the Merseyside who recently returned from Mexico, and a person in south west England. </p> <p><object height="200" width="212"><param name="movie" value="http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/external/player.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="FlashVars" value="config_settings_suppressItemKind=advert, ident&config_settings_showUpdatedInFooter=true&playlist=http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/emp/8020000/8029700/8029739.xml&config=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/config/default.xml?1.3.105_2.10.7938_7967_20090406152952&config_settings_language=default&config_settings_showFooter=true&config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType=eav6&config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&config_settings_showPopoutCta=false"></param><embed src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/external/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="312" height="200" FlashVars="config_settings_suppressItemKind=advert, ident&config_settings_showUpdatedInFooter=true&playlist=http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/emp/8020000/8029700/8029739.xml&config=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/config/default.xml?1.3.105_2.10.7938_7967_20090406152952&config_settings_language=default&config_settings_showFooter=true&config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType=eav6&config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&config_settings_showPopoutCta=false"></embed></object></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8028974.stm">BBC NEWS | UK | Tests confirm flu transfer in UK</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/two-probable-swine-flu-cases-found-in.html">Two probable swine flu cases found in Irvine, CA- Update</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/swine-flu-moving-closer-to-orange.html">Swine flu Moving Closer to Orange County, CA – One probable case at Cal State Long Beach</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/chief-complaint-swine-flu-video-from.html">Chief Complaint Swine Flu -Video from Mexico</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/swine-flu-dr-oz-speaks-give-some-advice.html">Swine Flu: Dr. Oz Speaks Out and Gives Some Advice and Information</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/making-money-from-swine-flu-shirts-and.html">Making Money from the Swine Flu – Shirts and Games Appear on the Web</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/first-death-victim-of-swine-flu-in-us.html">First Death Victim of Swine Flu in US was visiting from Mexico</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/dr-sanjay-gupta-in-mexico-masks-are.html">Dr. Sanjay Gupta in Mexico – Masks are Everywhere</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/influenza-tracking-project-now-you-can.html">Influenza Tracking Project – Now You Can Talk about it on Facebook</a></h6> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; 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Tests confirm Flu transfer in UK – He Had not Been to Mexico But His Friends Had Just Returned

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Microsoft Emergency Operation Center – Free Help for Mexico and WHO

<p> Microsoft working with WHO to help out with free data assistance.  The websites are getting over loaded with individuals looking for information relative to the flu pandemic.  It is called the Microsoft Emergency Operation Center, help for governments and non profit agencies.  Interesting that the video states that “few” people know they are there.  In addition to internet services, they also deploy people on site to get everything back together.  The websites that need addition space can use Microsoft Servers to host their websites as well to enable more traffic to get through for the information they need.  <strong><a href="http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=355866">Watch the local news video for more information.</a></strong>  </p> <p>The systems operate in over 160 countries.  BD  </p> <p><a href="http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=355866"><img alt="image" border="0" height="178" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SftByOdxsOI/AAAAAAAAPbo/LGLZ-BtbpAM/image%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="314" /></a> </p> <p>The service is free.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SftB1tz7-CI/AAAAAAAAPbs/AY67VnZlsCg/s1600-h/image3%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="179" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SftB5xA3h9I/AAAAAAAAPbw/iLl89QhxkiQ/image3_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="317" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=355866">http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=355866</a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:879d98b8-4a14-4bdf-a8c7-0299b6275887" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Mircrosoft" rel="tag">Mircrosoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Swine+Flu" rel="tag">Swine Flu</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/emergency+services.+healthcare" rel="tag">emergency services. healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/data+systems" rel="tag">data systems</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/websites" rel="tag">websites</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/pandemic" rel="tag">pandemic</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/government" rel="tag">government</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Emergency+Operation+Center" rel="tag">Emergency Operation Center</a></div>

Microsoft Emergency Operation Center – Free Help for Mexico and WHO

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NHS in the UK issues warning to Cerner and iSoft Contractor

<p> Just recently in the news there was also a situation in Chicago that questioned a Cerner installation.  With so much going on at present, it’s really<img align="right" height="112" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/DucknetServices/SGpXenoTixI/AAAAAAAAH9s/C0gXkEBUW4o/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="168" /> hard to comment one way or another as <strong>software vendors definitely have their hands full today.</strong>  This could be more of an issue with the contractor too.  Check out the related reading below and you can see a multitude of projects Cerner is currently involved with, including adding genomics to the medical records too, a big project to say the least.  It appears this is a question of whether or not the system from Cerner will perhaps provide what the NHS has requested, so again without any details,<strong> it’s hard to comment one way or another</strong> and they are working with existing software installations that may need upgrading or replacement too.   Cerner has many hospital installations in place in the US.  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>The National Health Service in England wants to see Cerner Corp. and British software vendor iSoft quickly improve their ability to implement electronic health records software. </p> <p>Cerner and iSoft are the EHR subcontractors of prime contractors BT and Computer Sciences Corp. in the Connecting for Health national I.T. program. Christine Connelly, the Department of Health's CIO, has told BT and CSC that they and their partners have until November to prove they can effectively implement EHRs, according to multiple British media reports. The program is four years behind schedule. </p> <p>The NHS is opening competition to other vendors to offer EHRs in England's Southern Region. CSC and BT have had that business since last May, when NHS terminated prime contractor Fujitsu.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/National_Health_Service-28143-1.html?ET=healthdatamanagement:e859:120588a:&st=email&channel=electronic_health_records">NHS to Cerner & iSoft: Perform Better</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/software-upgrade-could-cost-chicago-4.html"><font size="1">Software Upgrade could cost Chicago 4 Clinics – Software Issues with bills not being submitted reflects an adjusted budget</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/electronic-health-records-not-enough.html"><font size="1">Electronic Health Records Not Enough – Aggregation and Better Interfaces Needed</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/hospital-tv-vendor-raises-10-million-in.html"><font size="1">Hospital TV Vendor Raises $10 Million in Funding – Internet and more at bedside</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/cerner-incorporates-genomics-into.html">Cerner Incorporates Genomics Into Electronic Medical Records</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/09/cerner-and-international-serious.html">Cerner and The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium to Study Genetic Markers</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/07/cerner-makes-its-moves-beyond-software.html">Cerner makes its moves beyond software</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/03/cerner-hill-rom-join-smart-hospital.html">Cerner, Hill-Rom join smart hospital beds with e-medical records</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-microsoft-direction-in-health-care.html">New Microsoft direction in Health Care - Partners with Cerner and the Patient gets to play X-Box</a></h6> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/09/cerner-adds-first-client-hospital-in.html"><font size="1">Cerner adds first client hospital in Latin America</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/08/cerner-ceo-calls-for-change-with.html"><font size="1">Cerner CEO calls for a change with insurers</font></a></h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:1458bda1-dcb6-43b4-a535-cb8949cedcb0" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Cerner" rel="tag">Cerner</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/EHR" rel="tag">EHR</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/NHS" rel="tag">NHS</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/medical+records" rel="tag">medical records</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Health+IT" rel="tag">Health IT</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/iSoft" rel="tag">iSoft</a></div>

NHS in the UK issues warning to Cerner and iSoft Contractor

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Los Angeles and Other Major Metropolitan Area ER Rooms are Busy with Patients Fearing Flu

<p> As of today, the status of the flu has not been changed so we are still as listed yesterday.  Awareness and concern is rising as indicated by the additional visits to the ER.  The picture below shows Loma Linda putting up a “tent” to handle the over flow of patients.  Loma Linda is a pretty large facility to begin with, so this might give you an idea of the influx of patients.  BD  </p> <p>The <strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-swineflu-flash,0,5444368.htmlstory">Los Angles Times also has a map</a></strong> whereby you can view current virus activity.</p> <blockquote> <p>At Loma Linda University Medical Center near San Bernardino, emergency room workers have set up a tent in the parking lot to handle a crush of similar patients. In Chicago, ER visits at the city's biggest children's hospital are double normal levels, setting records at the 121-year-old institution.</p> <p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-swineflu-hospitals1-2009may01,0,6976867.story"><img alt="image" border="0" height="278" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sfsz5jHlueI/AAAAAAAAPbk/50JJJBGklKA/image%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="377" /></a> </p> <p>Hospitals have increased their supplies of staples such as face masks, and many have trained employees to care for patients out in the field. <br />In the last three years, California has spent more than $400 million to upgrade its readiness, including purchasing three fully equipped mobile hospitals and nearly 7,200 ventilators to respond to an outbreak of respiratory illness.</p> <p>In Los Angeles, several hospitals are also reporting increased numbers of patients in their emergency rooms, though the surge hasn't caused hospitals to begin diverting other patients, said Cathy Chidester, director of Los Angeles County's Emergency Medical Services Agency.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-swineflu-hospitals1-2009may01,0,6976867.story">Hospitals swamped amid flu fears - Los Angeles Times</a></p> <p><strong><u>Related Reading:</u></strong></p> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/two-probable-swine-flu-cases-found-in.html"><font size="1">Two probable swine flu cases found in Irvine, CA- Update</font></a></h4> <h4><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/swine-flu-moving-closer-to-orange.html"><font size="1">Swine flu Moving Closer to Orange County, CA – One probable case at Cal State Long Beach</font></a></h4> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/chief-complaint-swine-flu-video-from.html">Chief Complaint Swine Flu -Video from Mexico</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/swine-flu-dr-oz-speaks-give-some-advice.html">Swine Flu: Dr. Oz Speaks Out and Gives Some Advice and Information</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/making-money-from-swine-flu-shirts-and.html">Making Money from the Swine Flu – Shirts and Games Appear on the Web</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/first-death-victim-of-swine-flu-in-us.html">First Death Victim of Swine Flu in US was visiting from Mexico</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/dr-sanjay-gupta-in-mexico-masks-are.html">Dr. Sanjay Gupta in Mexico – Masks are Everywhere</a></h6> <h6><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/influenza-tracking-project-now-you-can.html">Influenza Tracking Project – Now You Can Talk about it on Facebook</a></h6> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:ce3eb44a-8fcc-4aaa-a560-361608a3edfc" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Swine+Flu" rel="tag">Swine Flu</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Texas" rel="tag">Texas</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Mexico" rel="tag">Mexico</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Orange+County" rel="tag">Orange County</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Cal+State+Long+Beach" rel="tag">Cal State Long Beach</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/California" rel="tag">California</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/hositals" rel="tag">hositals</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Chicao" rel="tag">Chicao</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/New+York" rel="tag">New York</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/ER+Room" rel="tag">ER Room</a></div>

Los Angeles and Other Major Metropolitan Area ER Rooms are Busy with Patients Fearing Flu

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Read the Medical Quack in other languages – Microsoft Translation Services

<p>Thanks once again to all my readers.  I added one additional feature for those who want to read the Medical Quack in another language.  On the right hand side you will now see the Microsoft Translator.  I have had translation services on the blog before, but now this makes it a lot easier and doesn’t require a secondary page to load, it is a easier to use.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfssouYc2NI/AAAAAAAAPZ4/jIhWwxT7WlE/s1600-h/image%5B2%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="102" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfsspdVwYWI/AAAAAAAAPZ8/VgdsgTmuqmY/image_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="228" /></a> </p> <p>Use the drop down to select your language and give it a few seconds to go to work.  I have noticed many in Germany using the translation services quite a bit.  A bar appears at the top showing the translation from English to……</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfssqExtm5I/AAAAAAAAPaA/av9-bsmsmGw/s1600-h/image%5B7%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="25" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sfssq5kaMWI/AAAAAAAAPaE/2KOcCkv7pFc/image_thumb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="360" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfssuGhfHBI/AAAAAAAAPaI/3kLk6VEm8R0/s1600-h/image%5B12%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="301" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfsswG4ATLI/AAAAAAAAPaM/3lCTmqs7hGM/image_thumb%5B6%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="351" /></a> </p> <p>Here’s how the page looks in Spanish.  All items on the right hand side though may not translate, but all the posts, etc. will be done.  To go back to English, just use the x at the top of the translator bar that loads and you go back to English.  </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfsszUs69MI/AAAAAAAAPaQ/m2kF7Naj4Ds/s1600-h/image%5B16%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="310" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sfss1XH4wyI/AAAAAAAAPaY/Vo1xa5EcrsM/image_thumb%5B8%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="image" width="364" /></a> </p> <p>This is the page in German.  I know I have several European readers and hopefully this might help out.  Again, thanks for reading the Medical Quack and pass the word along.  BD  </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:1b51c167-f291-4166-96c6-d5a63144fd81" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/MedicalQuack" rel="tag">MedicalQuack</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft+Translator" rel="tag">Microsoft Translator</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/blogs" rel="tag">blogs</a></div>

Read the Medical Quack in other languages – Microsoft Translation Services

Thanks once again to all my readers.  I added one additional feature for those who want to read the Medical Quack in another language.  On t...

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Read the Medical Quack in other languages – Microsoft Translation Services

<p>Thanks once again to all my readers.  I added one additional feature for those who want to read the Medical Quack in another language.  On the right hand side you will now see the Microsoft Translator.  I have had translation services on the blog before, but now this makes it a lot easier and doesn’t require a secondary page to load, it is a easier to use.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sfsvk3Ps4FI/AAAAAAAAPac/zL28gjji4Lc/s1600-h/image2.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="102" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfsvltRXabI/AAAAAAAAPag/WGYKKH1-PEg/image_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="image" width="228" /></a> </p> <p>Use the drop down to select your language and give it a few seconds to go to work.  I have noticed many in Germany using the translation services quite a bit.  A bar appears at the top showing the translation from English to……</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfsvmM7956I/AAAAAAAAPak/-Q4FONc1Du4/s1600-h/image7.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="25" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sfsvmh6sFhI/AAAAAAAAPao/O3UzclCZOl4/image_thumb3.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="image" width="360" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sfsvp5fz4CI/AAAAAAAAPas/zaRpv91YMrs/s1600-h/image12.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="301" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/Sfsvr1rKH8I/AAAAAAAAPaw/6tYqMIPwgVU/image_thumb6.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="image" width="351" /></a> </p> <p>Here’s how the page looks in Spanish.  All items on the right hand side though may not translate, but all the posts, etc. will be done.  To go back to English, just use the x at the top of the translator bar that loads and you go back to English.  </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfsvvYuZmcI/AAAAAAAAPa0/CCCWFm9lbcs/s1600-h/image16.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="310" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_v3zjJigoAPE/SfsvxqBuTKI/AAAAAAAAPa4/3eMNnb_t0nQ/image_thumb8.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="image" width="364" /></a> </p> <p>This is the page in German.  I know I have several European readers and hopefully this might help out.  Again, thanks for reading the Medical Quack and pass the word along.  BD  </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:1b51c167-f291-4166-96c6-d5a63144fd81" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/MedicalQuack" rel="tag">MedicalQuack</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/healthcare" rel="tag">healthcare</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft+Translator" rel="tag">Microsoft Translator</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/blogs" rel="tag">blogs</a></div>

Read the Medical Quack in other languages – Microsoft Translation Services

Thanks once again to all my readers.  I added one additional feature for those who want to read the Medical Quack in another language.  On t...

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