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- Today's Debate: What would reform do to medical IT?
- Today's Debate: What would reform do to medical IT?Increased CompetitionIf medical reform includes standardization and interoperability it may increase the efficiency of medical IT, and they could do more with fewer resources. IT work-arounds and redundancies would not be needed.However, such reform would also increase the ability for companies...
- Tags: Strategic planning, medical IT, standardization, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- Veriscrip built on government regulation
- One fact that marks healthcare IT is how you can build a profitable business just based on the need to enforce government regulations.VirtualHealth Technologies of Lexington, Kentucky, for instance, is building itself on HIPAA, through a unit called Veriscrip.HIPAA requires secure tracking of medical information, and controls who can access...
- Tags: state government, Physician Information, Medical Records, Medical Office IT, Medical IT, General
- Blog posts 2007-08-03
- What scares doctors about technology
- I think I know what most frightens physicians about technology.It's the fear of becoming part of a roll-up, like Esse Health, profiled recently by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. On the surface Esse is simply a collection of doctors' offices. But when new CEO Mike Castellano talks about it, he's describing something...
- Tags: Physician Information, Payment Processing, Medical Records, Medical Office IT, Medical Office Equipment, Medical IT, General
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
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- The key barrier to health care reform
- The key barrier to health care reformReducing residenciesHey, at least Georgia [b]has[/b] residencies. Arizona's University Hospital has, thanks to Andrew Weil, turned all of its general practice residencies into NCCAAM-funded "alternative health care" training programs.If you think it's bad now, wait until your insurance only covers "therapeutic touch" and...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, barrier, health care, residency, physician
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- The running scandal of long-term care insurance
- The running scandal of long-term care insuranceLong-term Care Insurance"With 79 million of us now headed past our warrantee expirations, the cost of caring for us is about to explode. It’s a ticking bomb under the economy, and the free market does not have an answer for it."Here's the answer: Plan...
- Tags: Vertical industries, long-term care, long-term care insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- U.S. health care not getting better
- U.S. health care not getting betterThe study has predetermined the result[Michael Cannon, the Cato Institute's director of health policy studies, summed up what's wrong with the study: "The report does nothing more than reveal which nation does the worst job of satisfying the subjective preferences of the people who conducted...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, U.S. Health, medical care, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- In America money is life
- In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...
- Tags: Warm-Weather, Woody Allen
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Is a wired hospital a better hospital?
- Is a wired hospital a better hospital?Is a wired hospital a better hospital?I would think a wired hospital is a better hospital. If they are wired they would have more resources to do research and collaborate with other hospitals. Luckily I haven't had to be checked into any those...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, hospital, wired hospital
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Zoo Vet 2: Endangered Animals (exe)
- Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a real-life veterinarian? Here's your chance! You're responsible for treating endangered animals, including elephants, lions, zebras, crocodiles, polar bears and many more! You need a steady hand as you use realistic medical tools to treat broken bones, cuts, diseases and even...
- Tags: Legacy Interactive, Productivity, Games, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?
- Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?a little betterIt's better, in that it involves some competition between private companies, and not full government involvement. It's also good that it provides coverage to everyone.However, as you stated, much of it is paid for by "the wealthy", which...
- Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Dutch model, right reform, U.S. Healthcare, health care, reform, government, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough love
- Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough loveTough love indeedI had a similar experience with "Amanda" that bled/blended with the whole hacker debate and ended in a congruent way to your interaction. The strange thing was that I wasn't even talking about the hacker ethic at all, but rather...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Amanda Chapel, Strumpette
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- Numbers show Obama plan won't work
- Numbers show Obama plan won't workMany families of four ....... have a single wage earner making only minimum wage. You and Obama are the ones that are fudging. besides any cost placed on the business is passed on through the goods and services offered making us even less...
- Tags: Financial Planning, Obama, insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- DeBakey's last act throws medical savings out the window
- DeBakey's last act throws medical savings out the windowRich ,you live-Poor , you dieThat's the norm for America. I was an Ambulance Officer in NZ, during the 70s and 80s, and I recall being told during my training about American values. The first thing an American Ambulance...
- Tags: DeBakey, patient, window
- Discussion threads 2008-07-12
- A health policy turning point?
- A health policy turning point?Who can blame the doctors?Especially if they get irritated calling "1-800-Mommy-May-I" to get approval for a procedure they consider necessary. And who is on the phone at the insurance company making a decision on your health care? Some high school graduate?The simple fact is...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, health policy, insurance, insurance company
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
- Are hospitals really safe?
- Are hospitals really safe?More on the Medical Device Interoperability Program MD PnPDear Mr. Piquepaille, Thank you for referencing our work.The Technology Review story may have left the impression that I'm not very optimistic about the adoption of medical device interoperability. However, the story didn’t have enough room to convey that...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, medical device, hospital
- Discussion threads 2008-07-09
- Are hospitals really safe?
- Now that we have access to more information about health care and what goes on inside a hospital, what should we be most worried about? How do human errors prevent us from getting the best possible health care when we do have access to fabulous diagnostic tools and intelligent health...
- Tags: Software, Interoperability, Patient, Hospital, Researcher, Medical Device, Healthcare, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Insurance vs. coverage in New Jersey and elsewhere
- Insurance vs. coverage in New Jersey and elsewhereCorollary to 'Insurance is not the same thing as coverage.'Coverage does not guarantee availability of the covered service.RE: Insurance vs. coverage in New Jersey and elsewherethank you! the whole thing is such a scam, doctors aren't even allowed to offer discounts to their...
- Tags: Financial Planning, Linux User, insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-07-09
- Wii-habbing your way back to health
- Turns out video games can be good for your health. At San Francisco's St. Mary's Medical Center, a trauma rehabilitation doctor prescribes Nintendo Wii sessions as part of treatment. CNET's Kara Tsuboi takes a look at this "alternative" medicine and meets patients who seem to forget their pain thanks to...
- Tags: Health Care, Games, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, News, kara tsuboi, nintendo wii, st. mary's medical center, trauma, rehabilitation, medicine, dr. justin liu
- Videos 2008-07-09
- A Modest Privacy Proposal
- The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on Privacy Implications of Online Advertising. Appearing before the committee headed by long-time Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) are lawyers for Google and Microsoft, as well as Facebook's chief privacy officer -- and Robert R. Dykes, the chairman...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Internet Service Provider, Service Provider, Internet Service, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Deskless Workers, Useless Services: Microsoft Online Misses the Mark
- I spend a lot of time tracking the deskless souls who inhabit the workworld, the factory workers, nurses and others who spend more time on their feet and less time on their butts than the rest of us. So I was all ears as Stephen Elop, Microsoft's latest Business Division...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Worker, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
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