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• Do Electronic Medical Records Increase Revenues?

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 453
  Does EMR increase revenues? The economy has been in a recessionary trend for more than a year now. Whilst the economic conditions are challenging, the insurance companies are applying a squeeze on physicians to accept lower reimbursements. Funding by way of donations from private contributions is also reducing ...
  20 hours ago

• How doctors can show respect to patients

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 576
  "> "> by Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD “Angelina Gomez,” the medical assistant hollers out to the crowded waiting room. As always, I cringe when I hear this. It sounds so harsh, so cattle-like. I know that the assistant is actually a gentle and caring person, and I understand that he uses a loud voice so that ...
  1 day ago

• Sen. Bill Frist MD, Dr. Eric Prystowsky, NBA Hall-of-Famer Jerry West, and others present the AF Stat™ Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation in Webcast

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 526
  On September 16, 2009, the AF StatTM coalition launched two major reports, the AF Stat Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation and the Avalere Health report Medicare and Atrial read more
  3 days ago

• Patients using internet health information without physician guidance

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 576
  "> "> The advent of the internet, combined with social media, has made everyone experts and has increased the disdain for authority. No where is that more apparent than the firestorm that surrounds vaccines and its detractors. The Los Angeles Times’ James Rainey writes a column on the phenomenon, ...
  4 days ago

• NICE – The productive mental health ward – Toolkit for mental health wards

  
  Lancashire Care Library and Information Service — Authority: 143
  The productive mental health ward    November 2009, NHS Quality and Productivity Click on the title to access the full-text any problems see note below Abstract: From the success of The Productive Ward programme the NHS Institute has developed a toolkit for mental health wards supported by improvement ...
  4 days ago

• Is your computer network safe?

  
  CanadianEMR: EMR Comparisons, Ratings, Directory Services and Expert Discussions — Authority: 418
  What happens in the event of an unexpected accident with damage to your physical office space? When hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, many individuals lost their medical records which were stored in paper format. A web site was set up called KatrinaHealth to assist patients, pharmacists and physicians in ...
  5 days ago

• How doctors can stay up to date with current medical information

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 576
  "> "> Originally published in MedPage Today by Todd Neale, MedPage Today Staff Writer With the amount of research being published in medical journals and presented at meetings, it should not be surprising when a new finding slips by a busy physician. Nor should it be surprising, then, that some ...
  5 days ago

• Poll: How to control costs in end of life, or terminal, care

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 576
  "> "> It’s estimated that up to 30 percent of the 50 billion dollars Medicare spends on end of life care has no meaningful impact on patients. Is there a rational way to control costs when it comes to terminal care? Most patients want to spend their last days at home, but 75 percent die in either a ...
  6 days ago

• Cutting Health Budget NOT Same as Cutting Costs

  
  Real Health Reform — Authority: 115
  It is easy to cut budgets.  Not easy to cut real costs. Congress is looking for ways to pay for its expansion of medical coverage for the uninsured and underinsured. Their assumption is that most of those who are uninsured could not afford any premium payments for medical services.  They plan to pay for their plan ...
  1 week ago

• Doctors need to take care of themselves, for their patients’ sake

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 576
  "> "> by Nancy Rappaport, MD In order to be truly effective in our work, we physicians need to conduct our own personal exploration, take time for introspection, and replenish our personal reserves. Part of our job is to balance the demands of our work (be they finding a cure for cancer, caring for ...
  1 week ago

• Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 12/10: MSFT, NCR

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced that it intends to acquire Sentillion Inc., a privately held company specializing in software for the healthcare industry. Combining Sentillions products with Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS) will make it easier for healthcare professionals to deliver ...
  1 week ago

• Public Option Out?

  
  Real Health Reform — Authority: 115
  The “deal” is made. Or so it seems.  In the kind of back door bargaining that killed health reform in 1992-94 under President Clinton, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid believes he has come up with a compromise that will allow him to to 60 votes on passage of health reform bill in the Senate.  Since both those ...
  1 week ago

• Senate cuts Medicare home care by $43 billion!

  
  Real Health Reform — Authority: 115
  In a famous comment, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart said, “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced [by the word obscene] . . . but I know it when I see it . . . “  Well, we may all feel we know what fraud and abuse are when it comes to Medicare payments ...
  1 week ago

• The 12 Things You Must Look For In An Arthritis Expert

  
  Healthy Living Times — Authority: 135
  Finding the right arthritis specialist is extremely important since arthritis not only can cripple you but it also can significantly shorten lifespan. I give a lot of talks and the questions I hear a lot are: “I went to an arthritis specialist and they weren’t anything special” or “How do I find a good ...
  1 week ago

• Free the Doctor

  
  John Goodman's Health Policy Blog — Authority: 482
  A doctor, writing in The New York Times , explains something many health policy wonks do not understand: The one person who typically makes all the important decisions about the use of resources and patient care in a hospital is the person who is trapped in a government-regulated, third-party payment system that ...
  2 weeks ago

• Senate Health Bill Amendment Debate in Full Swing

  
  Real Health Reform — Authority: 115
  Senate debate on the aggregate bill produced from the work of senate committees is now underway.  Democrats are pushing to get the job done by years end, mostly in a political move to achieve a goal set by the President.  Centrists and Republicans feel the debate will likely go on well in the new year.  The key is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Some Patients Diagnosed With HIV Experience Improved Outlook On Life

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 143
  A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center reaffirms that some patients with HIV experience an improved quality of life following their diagnosis. These findings are being published in the November issue of the journal AIDS ...
  3 weeks ago

• Mammogram recommendation makes sense

  
  Action For Better Healthcare — Authority: 120
  By Kester FreemanRetired CEO, Palmetto HealthI know that there are varying opinions on the latest mammogram screening guidelines released last week and I appreciate the sensitivity surrounding the issue.I realize there is concern from some, especially from women who may be worried about their health or who have a ...
  3 weeks ago

• How to talk with your family about end of life care

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 576
  "> "> Like last year, I’m participating in the Engage with Grace blog rally. I’ll be signing off until Monday. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Last Thanksgiving weekend, many of us bloggers participated in the first documented “ blog rally ” to promote Engage With Grace – a movement ...
  3 weeks ago

• UPDATE: Details on “the plan” for Real Health Reform

  
  Real Health Reform — Authority: 115
  Here is a continuing update detailing, in greater depth, various points of “The Plan” designed to address the reasoning behind these ideas and the objections some have voiced. (1) All persons must have health insurance from the private sector or government sponsored plans. Many have objected to this as ...
  3 weeks ago

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