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Digital Illiterate GOP Senators Asking President to Withdraw Don Berwick Nomination-Back to the 8 Track Mentality

Here we go again, back to the soap operas and and attention getting commentaries. I am guessing once more, based on what I read here that we have a return of the 70s folks with 8 track tape values. Dr. Berwick has not even had enough time...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 5:54 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, medicare, Business Intelligence, CMS, Obama, Berwick, IBM Watson, Health IT. Donald Berwick, digital illiteracy, Senators

Prominent Lawyers and Security Professionals Lobbying Government to Increase the Budget for the SEC-This Is A Big Deal and Way Beyond Just a Discussion

Now this may sound strange but actually it’s a bit of wisdom coming through in a not so anticipated manner. Many of the individuals lobbying here to support the SEC started there and now are on the other side, and believe me they know what’s going...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2011 12:29 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Facebook, Congress, Budgets, Obama, Algorithms, SEC, lawyers, Goldman Sachs, IT literacy, power, lessons, Whtie House

Obama Voices Support For Limiting Malpractice Medical Suits And Add Drugs and Devices-Need Better Safety Information and Recall Solutions First

As the article from the Los Angeles Times states, this took all by surprise. We have it in California and it has been in place for years. In addition new provisions suggested even going further with malpractice to include errors from drugs...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2011 2:43 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, Heatlhcare, Medical Errors, Politics, Obama, Doctors, Patients, White House, Lawsuits, malpractice, lawyers

AHRQ Needs Ideas Asking for Input from Experts As to How to Improve and Increase PHR Use by Consumers - Duh! Start By Becoming Role Models No Experts Required

This is hilarious as I have said for the past 2 years we need role models and today I had some fun on twitter asking which PHR members of the ONC use? Anybody up for discussion there? If they are so good, then why doesn't anybody in positions...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2011 10:40 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, Cell phone, Education, Congress, Personal Health Records, HHS, Obama, information, Computer, role models, Goober, tech denial, health literacy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

President Obama Created Council to Advise Federal Government On Ways to Promote Social Community Projects and Philanthropy Via Executive Order

The committee is to be headed by former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Patty Stonesifer so perhaps this was why Bill and Melinda Gates as well as Warren Buffet were visiting today, caught that on Twitter. You can find the details of...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2010 8:17 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Philantrhopy, Obama, White House, non profits, social services, Council for Community Solutions

Walgreens CEO And CFO First to Speak Out -Repeal of Healthcare Law Would Wreck Their Business Models (aka their Algorithms)

I just made this post yesterday on the same topic, those folks need to get some Algo Men before opening their mouths as this big retailer has already ran theirs, so it makes you wonder is everyone except politicians in the know here with business models...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2010 6:47 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, Cell phone, Education, Congress, Personal Health Records, HHS, Obama, information, Computer, Walgreens, tech denial, health literacy

Talk of Repealing Healthcare Law–How About the Expense of the IT Infrastructure Algorithm Resets And Costs That Would Be Required?

Ok so this is the side that maybe nobody thinks about . There has been talk about “starting over” but when it comes to data systems today and getting operations in place, does anybody give this any thought? The technology specialists...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2010 1:20 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, Cell phone, Education, Congress, Personal Health Records, HHS, Obama, information, Computer, tech denial, health literacy

Election Is Done-Future for Healthcare Needs Role Models And Hopefully Not A Return to the Era of 8 Track Tapes and Old Paradigms

This is going to be a challenge for sure this year and whether or not I am in agreement doesn’t make any difference at this point, but rather will we be able to see a group of of leaders who can actually work together and leave the 70s behind. We...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2010 11:51 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, Cell phone, Education, Congress, Personal Health Records, HHS, Obama, information, Computer, role models, tech denial, health literacy

Mad As Hell Doctors Makes a Stop in the OC in Irvine, CA

This was quite a large showing with physicians in Orange County participating, one an ER room physician from Kaiser Permanente. Many consumers also attended to find out more about what a single payer plan would entail. As I have mentioned...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2010 8:30 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, health insurance, Physicians, Politics, Obama, Doctors, healthcare reform, Madashelldoctors.com, Irvine

Recap of New Healthcare Reform Insurance Provisions That Take Place On September 23, 2010 From HealthCare.Gov

This is basically good news if you fit into the parameters of this next level. It is still a pain and everybody hates this qualification process and when you are sick this is the last thing on one’s mind, but it looks like complicated algorithmic...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2010 7:48 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, health insurance, Congress, HHS, CMS, Obama, Algorithms, formulas, Profits, healthcare reform, Magpie Healthcare, Executive Office

Mad As Hell Doctors Hit the Road for California Tour

The physician’s group from Oregon is on their next road show starting this week in several cities in California. They are advocating a single pay system and based on what we are seeing today, it’ might be looking a little better and who knows we...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2010 6:40 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, health insurance, Physicians, Obama, Doctors, healthcare reform, healthcare politics, Madashelldoctors.com

One Third of Cell Phone Users Have Apps–Very Few Use Them–Games Are the Most Popular According To This Survey

Read this quote from the article below: “The most popular downloaded apps were games, followed by news and weather, and social networking. This brings me right back to an earlier post today – tons and gluts of mobile and other software that consumers...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2010 8:44 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Windows Mobile, Cell phone, Education, Congress, Personal Health Records, HHS, Obama, information, Computer, role models, tech denial, health literacy

What’s On the Agenda Tonight–World of Warcraft or Work on My Personal Health Record

Where do I start with this? I t has been 2-3 years of writing about healthcare software applications both for the professional and for the consumer. The medical records business side is crawling along, but the the consumer side just sucks...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2010 6:46 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Technology, My Commentaries, Cell phone, Education, Congress, Personal Health Records, HHS, Obama, information, Computer, role models, tech denial, health literacy

Dr. Berwick Gets a Letter Today From Senator Grassley – Healthcare and Health IT Literacy Out Shadowed Again with 8 Track Tapes?

By taking a look at this letter, I can see what nothing gets accomplished in Congress today requesting the Forms 990 from IHI to include all schedules. Senator Grassley is also asking about his benefits and I assume this might be inquiring as to...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2010 8:28 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, My Commentaries, Cell phone, Education, Congress, HHS, Obama, information, Computer, Grassley, role models, tech denial, health literacy, Berwick

Aetna Profits Raise by 42% for 2nd Quarter – Membership Down and Profits Rise

Here’s yet one more carrier with increased profits and in the news Aetna stated they were going to cut unprofitable contracts with employers to attain greater profits. If you read further Aetna says they stand to make even more money with their projections...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2010 1:59 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, health insurance, Education, Aetna, Obama, Algorithms, United HealthCare, Ingenix, Wendell Potter, heatlhcare reform, membership

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