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Placing blame for the XTent failure

Science, Research, and Data Are Not To Blamefor these rest on the scientific method. Instead, other social factors are to blame:The irresponsibility of our public media in chronically sensationalizing news for the sake of entertaining rather than informing the public;The caution practicing physicians must exercise to avoid liability in...

Tags: comparative effectiveness, Paxil, XTent, stent

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Stop the lies about comparative effectiveness

Stop the lies about comparative effectivenessDoesn't belong on ZDNetI'm not sure why this column even belongs on ZDNet. The political point presented seems to be that somehow we are not collecting enough medical data or that throwing my tax dollars at this "problem" using some vague, unplanned database and decision...

Tags: Government, Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, Obama, comparative effectiveness, insurance, insurance company

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

Obama health agenda takes shape

Obama health agenda takes shapeAnd hisSocialist agenda rolls forth... with a 39% tax rate on the rich (coming soon from your friend with hope...) those that have earned their way up will be further punished for success. This of course will drive many to move their money off shore as...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Benefits, Comparative Effectiveness, health care, Medicare, hospital

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

Making comparative effectiveness partisan is malpractice

Making comparative effectiveness partisan is malpracticeA Couple Comments"Comparative effectiveness CE is a tool that tells doctors what is most likely to work, based on hard data, knowledge they can override if they are willing to defend their decision. What CE thinks works changes as the data changes."If you doctor isn't...

Tags: Taxes, Insurance, Personal finance, BPH, Hytrin, comparative effectiveness

Discussion threads 2009-02-05

Making comparative effectiveness partisan is malpractice

America is not debating a single-payer system. America is not debating the creation of a "health technology" bureaucracy that will tell patients what medicines they can't have and what procedures they can't buy. Comparative effectiveness is a tool that tells doctors what is most likely to work, based on hard...

Tags: America, Patient, Insurance Company, Health Care, Comparative Effectiveness, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-02-05

Is stimulus health IT money a trojan horse?

Is stimulus health IT money a trojan horse?From a free market to Socialism 101'Amerika' will be a model for its comrades in a few years, the days of having a choice will soon be decided for you by our new Socialist gov and don't worry about healthcare they will setup...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, SECURITY, trojan horse, information technology, Comparative Effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, Troy, health care

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

Additional Resources

Insurer research arm pushes comparative effectiveness

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Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, troll, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Insurer research arm pushes comparative effectiveness

Failure to pass health reform will have no impact on the move toward rationing care based on guidelines or using your genetic code to decide what is to be done with you. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Human Resources

Blog posts 2009-10-28

The ultimate guide to scareware protection

Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...

Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Search Engine, Antivirus, Malware, Social Engineering, Security Software, Search, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-13

Placing blame for the XTent failure

Doctors are hungry for data. In the absence of solid data they will grab what is at hand. If comparative effectiveness research is available, it will find an eager audience. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Doctors, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-08-07

News to know: University iPhones; Salesforce; Windows 7; Kindle app; DOJ

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Forget the Kindle; University "requires" iPhone Christopher Dawson: Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Engineering, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Should drug companies know what the doctor prescribed

One of the big controversies heading for the Supremes Court's docket soon will probably be the case of IMS Health vs. Ayotte. It's an interesting test case on what data can do for medicine, asking whether we want it done or not. At issue...

Tags: Patient, Data, Doctor, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-05-11

Industry commits to comparative effectiveness

Industry commits to comparative effectivenessUniversal Health Insurance CoverageI love your unstated assumptions. The first obvious one is that universal coverage will be deemed successful by the using public.It could be perceived as successful but I doubt it for the following reasons:1) Insufficient health care providers to handle the increased...

Tags: health care, patient

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Industry commits to comparative effectiveness

The industry and government have joined together in believing that comparative effectiveness can be made to work at the point of care, and are committed to moving toward it. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Government, Management, Strategy

Blog posts 2009-05-11

Testing Testing: Anti-Malware Evaluation for the Enterprise

Anti-malware software remains an essential defensive component for most enterprises, understandably anxious to get the right balance of affordability and effectiveness. Unfortunately, journalists, consumer groups and security amateurs keep finding ever more creative and inappropriate ways to test detection focused software. This paper, attempts to address a number of core...

Tags: Eset, Tools & Techniques, Security, Management

White papers 2009-04-16

Will HIMSS vendors oppose their best customers?

Evidence-based care and comparative effectiveness, concepts pushed heavily by insurers as a replacement for the HMO horrors of a decade ago, are finally ready to start proving their worth. Many doctors, and more politicians, believe in them. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Insurance Company, Health Care, Government Insurance Plan, Government, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-04-07

The code word at HIMSS 2009 is interoperability

Those who fear some sort of federal database that will control their health care based on comparative effectiveness should note that's what UnitedHealth has today. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Interoperability, Financial, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Where cheaper is not better

Where cheaper is not better$2,500 -v- $40,000The cost of an PET/CT or MRI scan was about $2,500 when I had mine and a round of radiation or chemo is going to be at least $40,000. Identifying the efficacy of a treatment early can save some major dollars when the...

Tags: Financial Planning, HEALTHCARE, PET/CT, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

Where cheaper is not better

Patients are being told that a reformed health care system will make such intensive therapies impossible, that shortages will result. The idea of comparative effectiveness is not to create shortages, however. It's not meant to deny care. Effective care, even if it's costly, can still be justified. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Scan, Radiation, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Gagging patients from online criticism

Gagging patients from online criticismThe empowered patient's perspectiveStrictly speaking, I myself didn't call it repulsive – I quoted the founder of RateMDs.com, as reported in the AP article. I called it disempowering and "an almost comical attempt to hold back the tide." :–)Check out, in that post, what Clay...

Tags: patient, online criticism

Discussion threads 2009-03-04