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Ideology and self interest won't win health care debate: The knives have already come out in the fight against health care reform in 2009. On the one hand we have ideology, represented by former Rep. Dick Armey, who complains that some Republicans are getting weak-kneed in their rejection of any but the most "market-oriented" (i.e., tilted...; Tags: Physician, Ideology, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Sermo reality check says docs still like Vytorin: Sermo reality check says docs still like VytorinDoes Sermo information accurately reflect physician views?There are at least two independent physicians who would cast doubt on Palestrant's claims:http://HeartMDPhD.com/SermoExposed http://drmeehan.googlepages.com/home; Tags: physician, Sermo, Vytorin, reality check; Discussion threads 2008-05-03
Cellular medical imaging for the people: This is not an innovation which will make much sense to Americans. A UC Berkeley scientist, Boris Rubinsky, who also works for Hebrew University in Jerusalem has developed a system for moving complex medical images over cellular links. The key to success is placing the...; Tags: Phone, Hospital, Physician, Medical Imaging, Imaging, Image, Wireless Link, Mergers & Acquisitions, Telecom & Utilities, Healthcare, Investment, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Doctor iPhone, I presume?: The ClearHealth guys were so anxious to brag on their iPhone customer story they didn't even wait on the press release. Instead customer happiness guru David Uhlman dragged Shawn Bellina, CTO of Clearview Cancer Institute in Huntsville, Alabama, hiccups and all, to a quick phone conference this afternoon....; Tags: Apple iPhone, Physician, Electronic Health Record, E-health, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Road signs for physicians: According to BioMed Central, French researchers have developed a new iconic drug information system inspired by road signs. This icon system is named VCM, short for 'Visualisation des Connaissances Médicales' in French, which means 'Visualization of Medical Knowledge.' Like road signs, the VCM graphical language uses a small set of...; Tags: Physician, BioMed Central, Icon, VCM, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-28

33% of online physicians use blogs: 33% of online physicians use blogs, professional networks, forums, and message boards to connect with other physicians or content they have created monthly, according to JupiterResearch. by NB; Tags: Physician, Blog, NB; Blog posts 2008-02-05
66% of online doctors forwarded content to colleagues: 63% of connected online physicians participated in various pharma-sponsored marketing programs monthly including online detailing, versus 53% of unconnected online physicians, according to JupiterResearch. 66% of connected online physicians forwarded useful content to colleagues, while 58% recommended specific Web sites to patients. by NB; Tags: Physician, NB; Blog posts 2008-02-04
Virtual doctors still a long way off: Stephen J. Schueler of DSHI Systems in Florida wrote yesterday, asking that I check out their latest venture. FreeMD. It purports to be a virtual physician, but it's more like the ELIZA program from back in the 1960s. ELIZA was, in the end, more a...; Tags: Physician, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-31
Should doctors feel threatened by nurses?: Should doctors feel threatened by nurses?who needs real education anyway?Being a physician, I don't feel threatened myself, I feel exasperated. It seems like everyone wants to play doctor but doesn't want to go through the necessary step, it's called MEDICAL SCHOOL. What we have today are people trying...; Tags: office visit, patient, physician; Discussion threads 2008-01-24
How common are medical kickbacks?: How common are medical kickbacks?Self-Referring or Forced support of competitionLuckily your doctor owns the equipment and it is not part of a group assumption. If it was part of a group, and not the only machine in town, He may have been forced to send you to a competing doctor...; Tags: Insurance, patient, benefit, physician; Discussion threads 2007-12-12
Who will mandate electronic health records?: Who will mandate electronic health records?MD's should hesitate to implement EHRsAs an investment banker covering health IT and a former health IT executive, the MD's have it right and everyone else has it wrong. EHRs have typically been found to add an hour a day to the physician's workload,...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Benefits, hospital, eHR, insurance company, patient, physician, electronic health record, e-health; Discussion threads 2007-12-10
Examining Web 2.0: Phil Fasano, CIO of Kaiser Permanente talks about the company's latest approach to social networking, leveraging the knowledge base within its physician network to improve the health of its members. by Administrator; Tags: Web, Physician, Network, Web 2.0, Internet, Administrator; Blog posts 2007-12-04
Kaiser Permanente CIO: Phil Fasano - Transcript: Dan Farber: Phil thanks for joining me. Phil Fasano: Thank you. Dan Farber: You've been at Kaiser Permanente for several months now, new at the job, almost parachuted in to fix some problems there. What's the size and scope of your operation there?...; Tags: Patient, Physician, Analytics, Health Care, Information, Member, Medical Record, Organization, Kaiser Permanente, Software-as-a-service Obviously, Administrator; Blog posts 2007-12-04
Medsphere hires marketer as chief medical officer: A technology company's choice for chief medical officer is important. If he's a celebrity, he can bring cache. If he's truly involved, he can aid in development. If he's highly ethical, he adds lustre. What if he's a marketer? Medsphere has hired a marketer...; Tags: Billing, Physician, Open Source, Medsphere, E-health, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-11-14
The pay-off for hospital automation is decision support: Recently Robert Scoble interviewed Christopher Longhurst, a Stanford physician who also works in his hospital's IT department. While most of the excitement over automating records involves issues like handwriting and privacy, Longhurst said the most exciting potential really lies in decision support. He gave this...; Tags: Physician, Decision Support, Automation, Christopher Longhurst, Tools & Techniques, Data Mining, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-10-11
Today's Debate: Is open source the cure for health care?: Today's Debate: Is open source the cure for health care?The Coming Electronic Health Record Software Disaster[url=http://www.linuxmednews.com/1190745985]FYI[/url]RE: Today's Debate: Is open source the cure for health care?The link is to an Ignacio Valdes story at LinuxMedNews describing how financial incentives for EHR, if not matched by standards, will lead to disaster.Recommended.Cost...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, E-health, open source, health care, hacking, FYI; Discussion threads 2007-09-26
Today's Debate: Should doctors e-mail patients?: Today's Debate: Should doctors e-mail patients?Email AuthenticationSMTP needs to change to address one of the most notable defects--authentication of the sender's identity.There are proposed changes, e.g., SMTP-AUTH, but none is in widespread use uniformly or mandated in any way.Top that major deficiency off with email exploits like the latest [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Worm]Storm...; Tags: authentication, patient, e-mail, e-mail patient, physician; Discussion threads 2007-09-04
Today's Debate: Are MinuteClinics good or bad?: Today's Debate: Are MinuteClinics good or bad?yes!!!!I think it is a very good thing. What health care needs is good ol'fashioned hard-core corporate competition. I think these companies could make basic health care affordable again.Physician AssistantThe correct term is Physician Assistant, not Physician[b][i]'s[/i][/b] Assistant. When the industry was...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, physician; Discussion threads 2007-08-30
Today's Debate: How much equipment do you need?: Physicians' capital budgets are being squeezed on both sides.From above, hospitals and insurance carriers are pressing you to buy new computers to hold electronic health records.From below, others are investing to take away big hunks of your market.I find this in my own life. My family physician has an EKG...; Tags: E-health, Insurance, Financial Planning, HEALTHCARE, Dana Blankenhorn, physician, insurance carrier; Blog posts 2007-08-23
Alytrk (exe): Diabetes tracking system - Alytrk will store physician, pharmacy, insulin, and test data for up to 5 patients. The system will generate graphical displays of the entered data and produce reports that can be taken to the doctor on routine medical visits. Totally redesigned user interface. Version 2 features: main...; Tags: physician, patient; Software downloads 2007-08-16