Employers Offer Employees Incentives To Promote Improved Health, Reduce Health Care Costs

The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined how a "growing number of U.S. employers and their insurers are enticing workers to stay healthy with prizes, discounted insurance and even cash" to help address "ever-rising health care costs." Some employers and health insurers -- such as Wells Fargo, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, UnitedHealth Group and Blue Shield of California -- have begun to provide employees with incentives -- such as electronics, jewelry and cash for medical savings accounts -- to exercise regularly, quit smoking, reduce cholesterol levels, manage chronic conditions or participate in prevention programs. However, according to experts, whether such incentives lead to reduced health care costs remains unclear (Yi, Los Angeles Times, 3/12).

Employers Offer Employees Incentives To Promote Improved Health, Reduce Health Care Costs

The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined how a "growing number of U.S. employers and their insurers are enticing workers to stay health...

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You can turn your practice around - Medical Economics

Interesting story on how one MD turned a practice around with changing the way she did business....BD<br /><a href="http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=410220&ref=25">http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=410220&ref=25</a><br /><br />One of Lander's first acts of financial self-preservation was cutting loose three insurers—Aetna, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare—whose miserly fee schedules were depressing revenue.<br />Landers' biggest move on the revenue side, though, was dropping her outside billing agency in 2004 and taking that job in-house. The company that she had relied on to collect her money was lackadaisical at best. Instead of getting claims out the door within 24 hours of the service, it sometimes sat on them for a month. The company also was slow to work denied or underpaid claims. If an explanation of benefits came back stating that the patient wasn't covered under a particular health plan, the company would dun—and irk—the patient instead of finding out if he had a new health plan. When checks from health plans and Medicare didn't arrive when they should, Landers' urgent calls to the billing agency were met with nonchalance.<br />To set up her own operation, <span style="font-weight:bold;">Landers purchased billing and scheduling software....</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">She's also implementing an EHR system</span> with the hope of reaping such benefits as quicker charting to get her out of the office sooner and more accurate coding to boost revenue. The system will also qualify her for a deeper discount on malpractice premiums.

You can turn your practice around - Medical Economics

Interesting story on how one MD turned a practice around with changing the way she did business....BD http://www.memag.com/memag/article/art...

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Not-for-profits still skittish on impact of IT subsidies (Modern Health Care OnLine)

<a href="http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070315/FREE/70315002/1029/FREE">http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070315/FREE/70315002/1029/FREE</a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Hospitals need physicians more than physicians need hospitals..good article about the need and perils of creating a working IT environment for physicians on staff for the ROI. BD</span><br /><br />"Physicians are the flexion point," he said at the time. "It's time to address the physician issue head-on."<br />One of Brailer’s earliest national prescriptions called for a waiver of federal Stark and anti-kickback laws in hopes it would spur hospitals to provide physicians with the money, infrastructure, technical help and <span style="font-weight:bold;">training</span> needed to extend their IT systems to doctors' offices.<br />Some hospitals, with more aggressive legal counsels, have requested "private letter rulings" on their specific plans and some have moved forward with IT extensions even under the current legal environment, she says. For them, the most common rationale hasn’t been financial.

Not-for-profits still skittish on impact of IT subsidies (Modern Health Care OnLine)

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070315/FREE/70315002/1029/FREE Hospitals need physicians more than physicians n...

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Microsoft to buy voice recognition company Tellme

<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070314/tc_nm/microsoft_tellme_dc_5">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070314/tc_nm/microsoft_tellme_dc_5</a><br /><br />Tellme, founded in 1999 by former Netscape executive Mike McCue, provides automated phone services to companies including Merrill Lynch and Federal Express and serves over 40 million people every month.<br /><br />Microsoft's Office Communications server already allows workers to access and make changes to calendars within the Outlook e-mail system through voice commands or call someone with a click of a mouse.

Microsoft to buy voice recognition company Tellme

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070314/tc_nm/microsoft_tellme_dc_5 Tellme, founded in 1999 by former Netscape executive Mike McCue, provides au...

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New Yorkers Feel Right at Home With House Calls

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/13/AR2007031301485.html?referrer=email">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/13/AR2007031301485.html?referrer=email<br /></a><br />But another kind of house call -- call it the convenience call -- also has growing appeal for young, relatively healthy professionals in New York and other high-income locales. They summon a doctor or physician's assistant with a cellphone call and a wait ranging from minutes to hours, and their demand fuels several Manhattan-based practices<br />The doctor texts back, one thumb flying over his Verizon Pocket PC, the other hand on the wheel. Natan Schleider, 31, then drives onto the curb to get around a car blocking his, parks illegally, props up the "Emergency Housecall" sign on his dashboard, and soon -- dressed in black scrubs, toting a black bag and black laptop -- is buzzing the bell of a West Village walkup.

New Yorkers Feel Right at Home With House Calls

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/13/AR2007031301485.html?referrer=email But another kind of house call -- call i...

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Paying for Care Episodes and Care Coordination -fee-for-service system

<a href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/356/11/1166">http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/356/11/1166</a><br /><br />The fee-for-service system of provider payment is increasingly viewed as an obstacle to achieving effective, coordinated, and efficient care.1 It rewards the overuse of services, duplication of services, use of costly specialized services, and involvement of multiple physicians in the treatment of individual patients. It does not reward the prevention of hospitalization or rehospitalization, effective control of chronic conditions, or care coordination.

Paying for Care Episodes and Care Coordination -fee-for-service system

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/356/11/1166 The fee-for-service system of provider payment is increasingly viewed as an obstacle to...

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CEOs grapple with Web 2.0

<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070314/tc_infoworld/86805">http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070314/tc_infoworld/86805</a><br />Why do we blog? Good story about the reality and value of blogging today. There are more and more medical blogs appearing all the time, including some from CEOs of hospitals too! We all learn and benefit from blogging. BD<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Most CEOs today are "digital immigrants," according to Sondergaard, struggling to understand consumer technologies that are being popularized by the young and creeping into business.</span><br />But Reif said he must think about ways to innovate first and consider the compliance implications second. "If you think first about regulations, you'll never do anything," he said.<br />A top executive with a management consulting company in Germany said his clients, which include traditional manufacturing companies, are not using Web 2.0 technologies today. Manufacturers don't have the right mindset, he said, because they are too focused on products rather than services.

CEOs grapple with Web 2.0

http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070314/tc_infoworld/86805 Why do we blog? Good story about the reality and value of blogging today. The...

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Bus offers prescription assistance across Valley.

<a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/270/story/34960.html">http://www.fresnobee.com/270/story/34960.html</a><br />On Monday, representatives of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance rolled into Tulare and Visalia in a big orange bus to help people like Lopez find assistance to pay for prescriptions.<br /><br />Armed with laptop computers, counselors aboard the bus can call up information on nearly 500 different aid programs offered by the government, nonprofit organizations and the pharmaceutical industry for free or discounted prescription drugs.

Bus offers prescription assistance across Valley.

http://www.fresnobee.com/270/story/34960.html On Monday, representatives of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance rolled into Tulare a...

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Marketing an unapproved new drug - ergotamine tartrate

<a href="http://www.fda.gov/cder/warn/warn2007.htm#Mar">http://www.fda.gov/cder/warn/warn2007.htm#Mar</a><br /><br />The FDA was busy during the month of February sending several warning letters all referencing ergotamine tartrate. This link is from the FDA site where images of any warning letters sent are posted.

Marketing an unapproved new drug - ergotamine tartrate

http://www.fda.gov/cder/warn/warn2007.htm#Mar The FDA was busy during the month of February sending several warning letters all referencing ...

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FDA Approves New Drug Treatment for High Blood Pressure

<a href="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01580.html">http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01580.html</a><br /><br />The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the approval of Tekturna (aliskiren) tablets for the treatment of high blood pressure, or hypertension, which affects an estimated 25 percent of Americans and causes increased risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, heart failure and death.

FDA Approves New Drug Treatment for High Blood Pressure

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01580.html The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the approval of Tekturna (...

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Own The Keenest Faucet On The Block...

<a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/8122/?cpg=49H">http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/8122/?cpg=49H</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/zoom/faucet_light_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/zoom/faucet_light_3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" /></a><br /><br />After looking at this, there could be some potential safety features with water temperature too.

Own The Keenest Faucet On The Block...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/8122/?cpg=49H After looking at this, there could be some potential safety features with water tempe...

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United Health Care - One More Acquisition

<a href="http://www.californiahealthline.org/index.cfm?Action=dspItem&itemID=131643">Acquisition Furthers UnitedHealth Growth in West, Medicare - California Healthline - Daily News Digest on Health Care Policy and Politics</a>: " <br />Today's News<br /><br /><br />Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group on Monday announced an agreement to acquire Nevada-based Sierra Health for $2.6 billion in an effort to expand operations in the West and Medicare business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the agreement, UnitedHealth will acquire Sierra for $43.50 per share in cash, a 21% premium over the price of Sierra shares at the end of Friday.

United Health Care - One More Acquisition

Acquisition Furthers UnitedHealth Growth in West, Medicare - California Healthline - Daily News Digest on Health Care Policy and Politics : ...

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RSS Reader for the Medical Industry

This is worth a look and is presently in beta format, but it works well. You can select your area of interest. This will deliver the news to your desktop after you download the software. Nice, simple and appears to work well. BD<br /><br /><a href="http://www.medreader.com/">Medical News</a><br />What is Medreader?<br />MedReader is a RSS Reader specifically built for the Medical & Healthcare Professional. MedReader allows you to have information directly delivered to your desktop without the worries of Spam, searching for hours, or registering/logging into a web based system.

RSS Reader for the Medical Industry

This is worth a look and is presently in beta format, but it works well. You can select your area of interest. This will deliver the news ...

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Lilly Introduces World's First Digital Insulin Pen With Memory

<a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=65096&nfid=rssfeeds">Lilly Introduces World's First Digital Insulin Pen With Memory</a>: "<br />Eli Lilly and Company today announced the launch of the first insulin pen with memory, HumaPen® MEMOIR™, to help simplify the daily management of diabetes.<br /><br />MEMOIR is designed to meet the needs of people with diabetes who take several shots of mealtime insulin each day. It presents sophisticated technology and features in a consumer-friendly 'push-to-know' digital display that allows patients to record and review their last 16 insulin doses, including the priming doses. "

Lilly Introduces World's First Digital Insulin Pen With Memory

Lilly Introduces World's First Digital Insulin Pen With Memory : " Eli Lilly and Company today announced the launch of the first in...

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Exactech Cleared By FDA For U.S. Distribution Of Equinoxe(R

<a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=65066&nfid=rssfeeds">Exactech, Inc. Cleared By FDA For U.S. Distribution Of Equinoxe(R) Reverse Shoulder</a><br /><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=65066&nfid=rssfeeds">Exactech Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products including orthopaedic implants and biologic materials, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Equinoxe(R) Reverse Shoulder, the latest component in the company's shoulder arthroplasty line.</a>

Exactech Cleared By FDA For U.S. Distribution Of Equinoxe(R

Exactech, Inc. Cleared By FDA For U.S. Distribution Of Equinoxe(R) Reverse Shoulder Exactech Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer o...

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Sleeping Medications - a doctor's nightmare

<a href="http://www.centredaily.com/220/story/37771.html">www.centredaily.com | 03/12/2007 | A doctor's nightmare</a>: "The number of adults ages 20 to 44 using sleep medications increased 114 percent between 2000 and 2005, according to Medco Health Solutions Inc. of Franklin Lakes, N.J. Prescriptions for 10- to 19-year-olds increased 117 percent.<br /><br />The increases are disturbing to Dr. Lon Castle, a family physician and director of medicine and analytical affairs at Medco, which manages prescription drug benefit programs."

Sleeping Medications - a doctor's nightmare

www.centredaily.com | 03/12/2007 | A doctor's nightmare : "The number of adults ages 20 to 44 using sleep medications increased 114...

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Novartis To Market Newly Approved Procleix Tigris System In U.S.

<a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=64988&nfid=rssfeeds">Novartis To Market Newly Approved Procleix Tigris System In U.S. As The First Fully Automated System For West Nile Virus Blood Screening</a>: "Novartis announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Procleix Tigris System, the first fully automated nucleic acid testing system, to screen donated blood, organs and tissue for the West Nile virus."

Novartis To Market Newly Approved Procleix Tigris System In U.S.

Novartis To Market Newly Approved Procleix Tigris System In U.S. As The First Fully Automated System For West Nile Virus Blood Screening : ...

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Life Wave Device for Treatment of Bed Sores

<a href="http://www.life-wave.com/upload/bgr_home.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.life-wave.com/upload/bgr_home.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.life-wave.com/english/Article.aspx?Item=71&Section=70">- Life Wave</a>: "After years of researching the neuropathophysiology of wound, LifeWave introduced an innovative electrical stimulation medical device. LifeWave™ BST (Bed Sore Treatment) is a sophisticated medical device designed to treat chronic wounds using unique technology that leverages the body's natural healing powers by stimulating “life signs” that renew blood flow in order to induce local cell regeneration and wound healing."

Life Wave Device for Treatment of Bed Sores

- Life Wave : "After years of researching the neuropathophysiology of wound, LifeWave introduced an innovative electrical stimulation m...

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Ok to Use Cell Phones at the Hospital

This has been an ongoing scenario for years and most of the wireless connectivity used in hospitals today operate on the same frequencies as many cell phones, good to see a positive on this topic. BD<br /><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=64865&nfid=rssfeeds">Hospital Equipment Unaffected By Cell Phone Use, Study Finds</a>: "Technology also can threaten implantable rhythm devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators outside the hospital setting, according to a journal report. The report outlines two cases of retail stores' anti-theft devices causing people's heart devices to malfunction.<br /><br />The anti-theft devices are commonly placed near store exits and entrances, triggering an alarm if customers leave with merchandise that was not purchased. In two instances in Tennessee, customers with a pacemaker and an implantable cardiac defibrillator experienced adverse reactions after nearing anti-theft devices. "<br /><br />Calls made on cellular phones have no negative impact on hospital medical devices, dispelling the long-held notion that they are unsafe to use in health care facilities, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. Cell phone bans inconvenience patients and their families who must exit hospitals to place calls, the study's authors say.

Ok to Use Cell Phones at the Hospital

This has been an ongoing scenario for years and most of the wireless connectivity used in hospitals today operate on the same frequencies as...

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» SoundGate,Tablet PC for Musicians

<a href="http://www.gadgetroad.com/wp-content/uploads/Image/2007/March/Laptops-and-pcs/soundgate/sound-gate2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.gadgetroad.com/wp-content/uploads/Image/2007/March/Laptops-and-pcs/soundgate/sound-gate2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" /></a><br />Musicians also getting in touch with tablets...BD <br /><br /><a href="http://www.gadgetroad.com/laptops-and-pcs/soundgate-the-computer-for-musicians/2007/03/07/">» SoundGate, the computer for musicians GadgetRoad - Daily Gadget News</a>: "What makes SoundGate special is its design, basically a tablet PC, and preloaded software tools that help individual learning, add tutor lessons and live playing. Also SoundGate facilitates creative artists by recording playing sessions, recognizing and transcribing music, prompting sheet music and lyrics."

» SoundGate,Tablet PC for Musicians

Musicians also getting in touch with tablets...BD » SoundGate, the computer for musicians GadgetRoad - Daily Gadget News : "What makes...

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Using a UMPC Tablet as a Desktop Replacement

Nice image at UMPC Portal showing using a UMPC as a desktop replacement. The device can be both your desktop and mobile device as your lifestyle demands. BD<br /><br /><a href="http://www.umpcportal.com/gallery/d/1587-3/IMG_1795.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.umpcportal.com/gallery/d/1587-3/IMG_1795.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" /></a>

Using a UMPC Tablet as a Desktop Replacement

Nice image at UMPC Portal showing using a UMPC as a desktop replacement. The device can be both your desktop and mobile device as your life...

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GPS Coming to a Cab Near You Soon

Interesting story about GPS being used in cabs..the drivers have mixed reaction, but it appears we will have one more screen with GPS and advertisements in the cab...BD<br /><br /><a href="http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Taxi_strike_coming/7335.html">metro</a><br />Last year Philadelphia taxi drivers staged a one-day strike over the installation of GPS devices. The system was installed anyway.<br /><br />Desai said the 1998 strike here was successful: “We were able to get the attention of the City Council to intervene, which is exactly what we’re looking for again.”

GPS Coming to a Cab Near You Soon

Interesting story about GPS being used in cabs..the drivers have mixed reaction, but it appears we will have one more screen with GPS and ad...

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R2-D2 Mailboxes Confirm Rumors

Interesting new look for the US Post Office....BD<br /><a href="http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/R2D2_Mailboxes_Confirm_Rumors_104142.asp">TheForce.Net - Latest News - R2-D2 Mailboxes Confirm Rumors</a><br /><br />The rumors are no more! Feast your eyes on what will soon be popping up at local United States Post Offices!<br /><br />As reported here earlier, the USPS will be helping Star Wars celebrate its 30th anniversary.

R2-D2 Mailboxes Confirm Rumors

Interesting new look for the US Post Office....BD TheForce.Net - Latest News - R2-D2 Mailboxes Confirm Rumors The rumors are no more! Feast ...

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Microsoft Announces HD Photo

<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/mar07/03-08HDPhotoPR.mspx">Microsoft Announces HD Photo, a New Imaging File Format With Advanced Features for Today’s Digital Photographers: Plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop and HD Photo Device Porting Kit to help speed usage and adoption.</a><br />Microsoft expects to release finished plug-ins, which will be free of charge, in approximately 60 days. HD Photo offers compression with up to twice the efficiency of JPEG, with fewer damaging artifacts, resulting in higher-quality images that are one-half the file size. In addition, HD Photo offers increased image fidelity, preserving the entire original image content and enabling higher-quality exposure and color adjustments in the image. This new format offers the ability to decode only the information needed for any resolution or region, or the option to manipulate the image as compressed data.

Microsoft Announces HD Photo

Microsoft Announces HD Photo, a New Imaging File Format With Advanced Features for Today’s Digital Photographers: Plug-ins for Adobe Photosh...

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Bells and whistles - optional for a successful practice

<span style="font-style:italic;">It is not how much technology you have, it is how you use it that matters.<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070309/FREE/70306013/1031/FREE">Modern Healthcare Online</a>: "In my own paperless office, I manage patients very efficiently and track outcomes data without a CCHIT-certified EMR. I tried a host of certified EMRs. They were not designed around our workflow and actually impeded patient care by needlessly tying us to the screen when we could be doing more tangible work. Many doctors like me have done tremendous work in our own practices to improve efficiency, reduce patient waiting times, provide cost-effective care, reduce error and also (unlike the VA) provide very secure portable records to patients and doctors. Because of poor-quality products that have flooded the market, many of us have resorted to designing our own software to suit our workflow and our specific needs. The proof of utility of electronic tools is a successful practice and a waiting list of patients who want to come in for consultation. It is not how much technology you have, it is how you use it that matters.<br /><br />N. Murali, M.D.<br />Gastroenterology Associates of Orangeburg<br />Digestive Endoscopy Center<br />Orangeburg, S.C.

Bells and whistles - optional for a successful practice

It is not how much technology you have, it is how you use it that matters. Modern Healthcare Online : "In my own paperless office, I ma...

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Instant Hospital Room Availability Checking for Emergencies

<a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2007/03/09/hospital_tracking_system_now_up_in_state/">System allows instant tracking of hospital capacity - Boston.com</a><br />PAWTUCKET, R.I. --Emergency workers can instantly track patient capacity in Rhode Island hospitals under a new program that's been in the works since rescue workers scrambled to find places for people injured during The Station nightclub fire.<br />The system is connected to regional emergency dispatch centers. It will allow rescue workers to bypass time-consuming phone calls to hospitals and instead check the computer to determine where hospital beds are available.<br /><br />The $200,000 program was funded by the Department of Homeland Security.

Instant Hospital Room Availability Checking for Emergencies

System allows instant tracking of hospital capacity - Boston.com PAWTUCKET, R.I. --Emergency workers can instantly track patient capacity in...

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The Tablet Kiosk Ultra-Mobile PC

This is another recent video with Gail from Tablet Kiosk going over several possibilities for the UMPC from use as a point of sale instrument in a restaurant to use in the medical fields. It almost makes you put your thinking cap on! The video was created by the Connected Traveler.<br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yq0l58yJh1U"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yq0l58yJh1U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

The Tablet Kiosk Ultra-Mobile PC

This is another recent video with Gail from Tablet Kiosk going over several possibilities for the UMPC from use as a point of sale instrumen...

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Send Google Maps to a BMW

This really has no place on this blog, other than other areas of interest, but the video does a very good job in showing how GPS and a PC can communicate, and save time. <br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MgTx9nUJfOc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MgTx9nUJfOc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

Send Google Maps to a BMW

This really has no place on this blog, other than other areas of interest, but the video does a very good job in showing how GPS and a PC ca...

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Lipitor Receives FDA Approval For Five New Indications In Patients With Heart Disease

<a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=64731&nfid=rssfeeds">Lipitor Receives FDA Approval For Five New Indications In Patients With Heart Disease</a>: "Pfizer announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lipitor(R) (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets to reduce the risk of nonfatal heart attacks, fatal and non-fatal strokes, certain types of heart surgery, hospitalization for heart failure, and chest pain in patients with heart disease. Lipitor is the first cholesterol-lowering medication to receive FDA approval for the reduction of the risk of hospitalization for heart failure."

Lipitor Receives FDA Approval For Five New Indications In Patients With Heart Disease

Lipitor Receives FDA Approval For Five New Indications In Patients With Heart Disease : "Pfizer announced today that the U.S. Food and ...

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The Solo Practitioner: Postcards From the Edge of Extinction

<span style="font-style:italic;">Good Information from a family practice physician, you may need to log on or create an account to read..from Medscape..BD</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/552431?src=mp">The Solo Practitioner: Postcards From the Edge of Extinction</a>: "Blogging is a little different: partly teaching, partly PR, partly venting, under the guise of raising awareness of the issues facing medicine -- specifically solo family practice -- in this day and age.<br /><br />The opportunity to reach a much wider audience is thrilling and a little scary. It's been 6 months now since this dinosaur crawled back from the edge of the tar pit and took the leap out into the blogosphere, and frankly, it's been a hell of a ride."

The Solo Practitioner: Postcards From the Edge of Extinction

Good Information from a family practice physician, you may need to log on or create an account to read..from Medscape..BD The Solo Practitio...

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