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Medical Isotopes - Will there be enough, treatment delays through October possible at US Hospitals

Last year when the facility shut down in Canada shutdown about 50,000 medical tests and procedures were canceled. This week Petten reactor in The Netherlands went down with technical problems. There are only 5 major facilities in the world...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 9:16 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, Cardiology, MRI, Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Nuclear Medicine, Parkinson's, Isotopes

Medical Bills You Shouldn't Pay - The balance billing issue is alive and well

In California we are well aware of this with the recent news with Prime Health Care being challenged on this practice as they have no contracts with the insurers and charge their published rates for out of network care, and the patient is stuck in the...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 1:13 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, My Commentaries, Hospital, health insurance, Physicians, Quest Labs, bankruptcy, Balance Billing, Health Insurance Coverage, Not for Profit Hospitals, Prime Healthcare

Desperate Hospitals - New York, Texas and California (More)

In Forest Hills, New York This hospital just emerged from a 3 year bankruptcy and hopes to have a plan in place before a September 30th deadline closing takes place. BD The State Health Department is reviewing the latest proposal for revamping...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 11:50 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, bankruptcy, Desperate Hosptials, Auction

Desperate Patients - Man stole pal's identity to pay for bypass surgery

Identity theft has reached a new plateau. How does one feel about a story like this, as he needed the surgery to save his life and he felt there was no other alternative. What he did was not right by any shape or form, but again, when threatened...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 11:09 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Hospital, Surgery, healthcare, medical, Medicaid, identity theft, Fraud, Heart Surgery

Visual Genomics as seen on Microsoft Surface Technology

This is hot stuff! Recently I had an in depth interview with Dr. Patrice Milos, Chief Scientific Officer at Helicos discussing genomics and where the future is going. Helicos has the software and the genomics machine, and wouldn't this...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 7:38 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Microsoft/Windows News, Hospital, Genomics, healthcare, microsoft, Surface, Cardiology, Touch Screen, HIMMS, Surface Technology, Helicos, Heart Transplant, MSDN, Scripps, Healthblog

Oncology Nurse turned Talk Show Host and a lot more..

I had a couple friends drag me away from the computer and the blog today to watch a taping of a new talk show series starting this fall. So why is this here on a medical blog, well Bonnie Hunt was an oncology nurse before moving in to the entertainment...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 12:57 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Hospital, Oncology, Charity, Nursing, Talk Show, Celebrities, Nurse, Extra Extra, Chicago

Man dies after waiting 22 hours at hospital with no assistance sitting in a chair

In case you missed this one from a few days ago, another incident of someone just being left to die in a hospital. Will be happy when articles as such no longer exist. Time to step back and focus on the quality of health care and reach a happy medium...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 7:26 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, healthcare

Ancient Principle Fuels Modern Heart Device

The procedure is not yet available in the US, but clinical trials are in place. Her doctors told her that she had congestive heart failure and that she was too high a risk and that surgery was not an option. " The Impella is threaded through...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 2:14 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Hospital, Cardiology, Heart Disease, clinical trials, Heart Surgery

LA hospital answers suit by Ed McMahon

In a related story the hospital states they would like to have the lawsuit thrown out of court. Mr. McMahon has been in the news lately over his default on his mortgage as well, with the likes of Donald Trump to help out. No doubt he...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 6:17 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, healthcare, Ed McMahon, Legal Suits, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

California fines 18 hospitals for violating healthcare regulations - Southern California

This was quite a listing, some of the hospitals I am familiar with and even Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach was fined for leaving a surgical instrument inside a patient, which required a second surgery to remove. Other issues...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 11:58 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Hospital, California, Medical Erros, Department of Public Health, Fines

Another Spooky Old Hospital Becomes Hot Real Estate - Kentucky

This was the center to house tuberculosis patient and now it will be a hotel when finished. If you like history, this website on the Sanatorium is very interesting. There are some work in progress pictures as well as some historical...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 7:46 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, Development, Historical Buildings, Hotels, Sanatorium, Rennoavation

Hospitals Expect to Refund Medicare - 1/3 now investing in software...

33% found a big part of the right answer - software. Business Intelligence software for a hospital is something you almost can't live without, otherwise the audits can do what they just accomplished. The auditors will have the software...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 5:02 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Hospital, Business Intelligence, bankruptcy, Medicare contractor, Auditors

Hospital Subsidies Are Off to a Slow Start with Electronic Health Records

Congress had paved the way with relaxed Stark rules and regulations for subsidies to take place from the hospital level, but what's still wrong with this picture? It all comes right back around to money. Hospitals are not in a position...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 2:23 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, EMR, Hospital, Kaiser, Medical Records, EHR, Start Laws, Epic, IT Health, Hospital Records

Maggots for MRSA and C Diff - Hospital Acquired Infections

Superbugs to cure superbugs! Not ready for prime time yet, 20 maggots for one drop of solution, I guess thank goodness maggots are in high supply, and maybe demand soon. BD http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2008/08/yum.html Technorati...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 2:34 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, MRSA, hospital acquired infection, Maggots, C Diff

New New Jersey law to pinpoint financially troubled hospitals - "Desperate Hospitals"

How important is the solvency of hospitals in the US? Just last week I commented on a recent situation here in southern California, a sting operation whereby hospitals were caught breaking the law in the search for additional funds from Medicare...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 12:55 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Hospital, bankruptcy, New Jersey, Health Treatments, State Budgets, Medical Services

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