
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor give us her solution and suggestions to a better health care system...good reading...BD BIG NUMBERS, like ...
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor give us her solution and suggestions to a better health care system...good reading...BD BIG NUMBERS, like ...
I have recently updated the format used for the blog. The information that was previously located in the left hand column is now on the rig...
Errors on paper records are much more difficult to locate..something to think about by comparing to the use of electronic medical records. ...
Continues to be work in progress in California...BD SACRAMENTO - The Democratic leader of the Assembly canceled a vote on Gov. Arnold Schwa...
Sad but perhaps somewhat true....BD Finally, when doctors succumb out of fear for loss of income to any HMO's cost-cutting rules, even...
Sound like a move in the direction of getting rid of some additional red tape in the claim process...BD AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 /PRNewswir...
This, too, is in response to Al Puerini's letter where he wonders why electronic health records have not been widely adopted by the h...
Published online in Nature Biotechnology, the landmark study is the first to document the potential clinical utility of regenerating dama...
Use of transluminal coronary angioplasty, or PTCA, a procedure for opening blocked arteries in patients with coronary artery disease, is ...
This Labor Day, Mental Health America urges Congress to end a critical workplace inequity by passing legislation to establish parity betw...
"Doctors will scan the body from the outside, recognize where the injury is, focus the beam on the injury and use the beams to seal the...
New alternative to control surgical bleeding..derived from human donors and cattle...surgeons have the choice of which one they use...BD ...
This looks to have real possibilities and yet simple and easy to use. These same folks also make devices (phones) that can help you use Sky...
Good video on how the physician/patient relationship can work when it comes to paying the bills. As you see in the video, cash is good is a...
Well worth reading, especially for physicians...Medicare could also have all your information relative to medicare cases up on the web for r...
Perhaps an eventual end to the workstations as PCs get better and better with graphics..also this technology is taking advantage of a virtua...
(Business 2.0 Magazine) -- The power went out at Hammersmith Hospital just a few minutes after I started chatting with Sunil Shaunak, a p...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The prognosis for universal health care in California is grim this year, and experts say a failure could set back si...
I sure wish the execs would learn though, it would sure make it easier for everyone if they would at least do some data entry, even if for t...
LAKE GEORGE -- The Adirondacks are hemorrhaging doctors. More primary care physicians are fleeing the North Country than ever before. Bu...
As more hospitals add wifi to their systems, it might take some of the pressure off Starbucks...:) BD Now, in many cases, patients or vis...
A two sided touch screen tablet...now this one has me thinking and dreaming a bit...BD Microsoft is pioneering a new touchscreen that can ...
Support and training...#1 with medical records these days and this company seems to be banking on it with the offer of free software...as wh...
Interesting story about the most popular and famous plastic surgeon...he has a few suits following him as well...BD Brad Jacobs calls hims...
The bionic hand, arm...and now the bionic disc. and this could be good news versus spinal fusion if it can still offer more mobility. BD P...
One more new rule...who is going to do the inspections to be sure the outpatient surgery centers are compliant? Is this a rule with out a b...
This puts an end to investing or participating in anything that could be related to the practice if you own part of the business it appears ...
This one should come as no surprise...pharmacists see this every day and I really marvel sometimes as how they can read some of the handwrit...
Time for politics this week...BD America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) has launched a new national television ad campaign reminding C...
It has to be increasing at the same or similar levels here too in the US...BD Five years ago UK GPs prescribed 721 million drugs, in 2006 ...
I wonder what this will do for hot flashes? Perhaps you might see more of the female gender sporting these...if it works, it could be well...
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) and Bayer Diabetes Care, a division of Bayer HealthCare LLC and a member of the Bayer Group (NYSE: BAY), anno...
Great news...Tablet Kiosk now has a forum whereby you can post questions and comments. This will be a great help. Be sure to register in o...
Side effects can be many and vary ...and there could be multiple drugs being use by the patient as well...not as easy as it seems sometimes ...
GE Healthcare on Wednesday announced that it has received FDA approval for its mobile mammography screening device, Reuters reports. The ...
Anyone any size can make the transition...BD Contrary to conventional wisdom, new research from the HIMSS Analytics Database (derived from ...
By comparing brain tissue of people who had taken statins with those who had not, US scientists have established for the first time that ...
Do you know what your blood pressure and cholesterol readings are? Your employer may want to know soon as it will save money to ensure you ...
Having a job is not necessarily a passport to health insurance in New York City. One million New Yorkers -- some 17% of the adult populat...
WASHINGTON -- At a national convention of state legislators in Boston this month, Novartis spon sored a reception for women lawmakers, As...
Fascinating technology on how one of these portable hospitals can be rolled out and set up in a hurry...picture below shows an ICU bed...and...
Somerset County senior citizens who thought they were getting help with the doughnut hole provision of Medicare Part D prescription drug...
Also, California has the 10th largest economy in the world...one state...BD When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a sweeping proposal i...
Good article on assessing Health Care in California...all eyes are watching what happens here as California has the 10th largest economy in ...
Web site link below to preview of the documentary created to save Grady Hospital in Atlanta...BD The fight for survival for Grady Memorial ...
Tenet Healthcare Dismisses Garden Grove Hospital Worker Rally as Contract Negotiating Ploy A few weeks ago, we asked several Orange County...
Health insurance flyers at the ball park...handed out with the beer and hot dogs...BD CBS) When Massachusetts' experiment with univer...
Comparison to the laws requiring car insurance...would a new law solve issues? BD Most Americans accept the idea to drive a car they nee...
More robotic surgery coming to Orange County, CA...BD With a $1 million grant, Vitek and his wife Marilyn, 73, of Dana Point are establis...
Is this still happening? The article states the mission is still receiving 2 or 3 each week? Bd LOS ANGELES Police are investigating whe...
The game helps educate patients about their disease at the same time..good thinking and innovation...BD ORANGE, Calif. - Chase Crawford fu...
About 150 people, most dressed in white lab coats or decorative scrubs, filled the auditorium at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center ...
Charges were dropped, but the goods have not been returned. BD SANTA ANA, Calif.Two Orange County medical marijuana users want police to ...
It calls for each state to lead the role with support from the federal government...BD WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romn...
One man's opinion and information on how to sort out what is best...as he states things are just so very confusing these days, "it ...
One too many toe nail clips...and incorrect coding..BD NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ A podiatrist pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding Medicare by bi...
Diabetes patients could benefit from new research at the University of Liverpool that has identified a molecule in the intestine that can...
Both sites feature a video for additional information as well. Looks like a nice 6700 pocket pc phone being use for this demonstration. Mo...
Interesting how the body fat shifts regions in the body after menopause...something to be said for big hips prior to the change as well....B...
Good news for those who need insulin...I would also think the pen is a little more convenient to carry with you as well...initial cost is a ...
In this case it was a life saver and he is now a patient for 2 specialists after the visit...BD CHICAGO - After three months of feeling le...
Claims not paid as the premium was paid 56 cents short...BD LOUISVILLE (WAVE) -- A Louisville man who thought he had insurance coverage fo...
Employment of the "fittest"...BD Thousand Oaks, CA -- August 23, 2007 -- ThinkVitaminsOnline.com, a national leading provider of...
This article compares how Health Partners did the same thing, but perhaps not as stringent in it's provisions and even admits the new po...
Dr. Jeffrey Cadeddu, associate professor of urology and radiology, performed the "single keyhole access" surgery, the first of ...
The state would start with a pilot program that would require Medicaid patients in two contiguous counties to join HMOs, according to pe...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A common cause of pneumonia can kill by causing bleeding in the lungs, researchers said on Thursday in a finding ...
Picture says it all....rare condition and one huge hand...BD On July 20 surgeons undertook a seven-hour operation to reduce the size of Liu...
Warning to those who like Red Bull...don't drink too many...BD Ever wondered what would happen if you overdosed on Red Bull? Answer: y...
There is no perfect solution on either side, but could we regulate health insurance like a utility, just like we do the power and gas compan...
Lithium gets some competition in this area...BD The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Johnson & Johnson's (J&...
Amazing story..scary how he was the picture of health one week and close to death the next due to a viral infection that weakened his heart....
Fascinating technology to measure the depth of a wound...and appears to be another use for PDAs/Phones ....BD The SilhouetteMobile hand-he...
Sad story and reason is even worse...claims the acne medicine made him impotent and that is why he killed the doctor? I don't think so...
Convenience can be good, but time will tell the story on how they work long term...BD The concept has been called urgent care lite: Patien...
This is a huge jump from 44% to 69% being dissatisfied with health care in California...did Sicko have some influence after all? BD (08-2...
SACRAMENTO After Republicans lifted a one-vote blockade, the Senate sent the governor a $145 billion budget yesterday that ends a 52-day ...
PITTSBURGH - A doctor was charged with involuntary manslaughter Wednesday for administering a chemical treatment that state police say ki...
It does exist...after all...BD With the continuing attention given to women in menopause, and the controversy over whether men undergo a s...
So it is a good thing after all if needed...BD Surgically induced weight loss produces as much as a 40% reduction in deaths in the 10 years...
This is a recent post on You Tube showing the Sahara i44D tablet from Tablet Kiosk in use with Windows Vista and a couple interesting graph...