Category Archives: Health
In the Wake of Healthcare Reform: Policy Thought Leaders, Health-System and Health Plan Executives Meet to Discuss Strategic Issues, Opportunities and Best Practices In an Uncertain Time
MedeAnalytics-sponsored summit focuses on perspectives and initiatives for clinical integration, ACOs, value-based purchasing, hospital-physician alignment and other major topics – Uncertainty created by Washington politics, coupled with the uncharted territory inherent in significant areas of healthcare reform, have contributed to … Continue reading
Multiple States and Vendors Agree on Standard Health Data Connectivity Specifications
A group of states and vendors focused on eliminating the barriers to sharing electronic health records (EHRs) today issued a set of technical specifications to standardize connections between healthcare providers, health information exchanges (HIEs) and other data-sharing partners. The specifications … Continue reading
Consumers Remain in Denial about Planning for Long-Term Care According to New Study
The majority of adults believe that long-term care insurance should be purchased between the ages of 45-64, yet 82 percent of this age group have not purchased a policy, finds a new study from the 3in4 Association. The study, sponsored … Continue reading
Twitter Provides New Way to Fight Pharmacy Crime
Purdue Pharma L.P. provides another tool to fight pharmacy crime through Twitter.com/RxPATROL. Pharmacy staff, law enforcement officials and loss prevention personnel can now follow updates about pharmacy robberies, burglaries and potential threats in their area and nationwide through Twitter. The … Continue reading
Baby Boomers Go Under the Knife
A recent study released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) indicates that 13.1 million cosmetic procedures were performed in 2010, up 5% from previous years. Facelifts rose among 9% in 2010 with nearly 113,000 procedures performed. As the … Continue reading
Hundreds of Soldiers & Vets Dying From Antipsychotic–Seroquel
As a neurologist who has discovered and described medical diseases, I (FAB) read the May 24, 2008, Charleston (WV) Gazette article “Vets taking Post Traumatic Stress Disorder drugs die in sleep,” and opened and financed my own investigation into these … Continue reading