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Former Doctor in Massachusetts Gets Jail Time Over Death of Patient with Botched Abortion Surgery

The MD did not have the resuscitation equipment, and was not certified for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. He also failed to monitor her vital signs and as the video states the doctor did admit his guilt in this unfortunate loss of life. He...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2010 3:30 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Physician, doctor, abortions, Cape Cod Hospital, death

Physician Talks About the Red Tape, Forms and Administrative Time Required by CMS to get a Wheelchair for Patients – Sounds Complicated!

As the doctor mentions this falls under the DME (durable medical equipment) provisions, which also just happens to be the big area where a lot of fraud has taken place. A specific visit is needed for this purpose, face to face. He also addresses...

Published Sat, Jul 07 2010 1:21 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Physician, healthcare, CMS, Fraud, Red tape, DME, Power Mobility Evaluation, medical staff, wheelchairs

The Hospitalist Company (IPC) Designated by Medicare as a “Qualified Registry” for Physician

In case you have not heard of this company, they provide physicians for hospitals, in other words doctors that work on staff but are not direct employees of the hospital, contracted instead. In 2008 the company was awarded the Physician Entrepreneur...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2010 8:59 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Hospital, Physician, healthcare, medicare, CMS, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partners, The Hospitalist Company, practice group

The Hospitalist Company Acquires Austin Hospital Physicians Group – Contracted Physicians for Hire

In case you have not heard of this company, they provide physicians for hospitals, in other words doctors that work on staff but are not direct employees of the hospital, contracted instead. In 2008 the company was awarded the Physician Entrepreneur...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2010 2:03 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, Physician, healthcare, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partners, Vanishing Oath, The Hospitalist Company, practice group, Austin Hospital Physicians

Drug Enforcement Agency Investigating San Diego Charger/Major League Baseball Physician

Dr. David Chao is the target of the investigation after one player was arrested on suspicion of possessing controlled substances, Vicodin , 100 tablets in his car. No hearing has been set and it seems to me this is standards procedure as sports...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2010 11:19 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Physician, drugs, doctor, Heatlhcare, Vicodin, MLB, NFL, San Diego, Chargers, warrant

Scripps Using Mini Portable VScan From GE – Staff Competing for Who Gets to Carry It Each Day

This is nice to see it in action at the hospital. When you watch the film, the doctor states everyone competes over it as to who gets to carry the $7000.00 instrument all day as ti certainly makes the name for mobility. He also goes further...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2010 7:55 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Physician, healthcare, Medical Devices, Cardiology, Mobility, GE, Imaging, Scripps, Ultrasound, portal, scan, Vscan

Why Can’t Safety Rules and Laws Keep Up With Biotech – Congress And Others Can’t Keep Up with Technology

How do you create laws to protect citizens in areas where you are not familiar? That’s a very good question and today members of Congress are being presented with that exact task. There’s a ton of research to be done by staff members and what...

Published Fri, May 05 2010 2:43 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Physician, Genomics, healthcare, Lawsuit, Biotech, Pfizer, R and D, Safety, virus, stem cell research, embryonic stem cells, OSHA, chemist chemical spill, exposure, viruses, persoanlized medicine

Sleep Apnea Testing Done at Home – Less Expensive Than Sleep Clinics Solution

If you look at the expense of the “sleep labs”, this can make sense, plus you don’t need to sleep in a strange bed for a couple nights. The data is downloaded and analyzed. This device has been approved by the FDA since 2004. Sleep...

Published Mon, May 05 2010 12:14 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Physician, healthcare, Medical Devices, Patient, Diagnosis, Sleep Apnea, Sleep, Watermark

Sensohaler Device To Help Drive Compliance With Inhaled Medications – Smart Medical Devices

We have a new device on the inhaler end of drug delivery and this one also says the mission is to “Tune in to Compliance”, which means we are going to see if you are taking your drugs when you are supposed to and how much. This device looks like...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 1:55 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Physician, Patient, Medications, Asthma, chip, compliance, algorithm, devices that report data, Sensohaler

Ex-Pfizer Scientist wins $1.37 Million in Lawsuit Against Pfizer in Biotech Viral Exposure Lawsuit

I have posted on this before and below is the prior article about Becky McCain. This is fascinating to listen to her comments and anyone can benefit here. She states that the dangers are being hid and is requesting OSHA coverage for workers...

FDA Gives Plavix New Box Warning Relating to Metabolization in the Body – Step One Toward Personalized Medicine

As mentioned in prior posts, is Plavix a good candidate for personalized medicine, since it is a blood thinner. Right now with the new warning, it is basically telling you that it might not work for you so with a test perhaps the guess work someday...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2010 7:05 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Physician, personalized medicine, DNA, Genomics, healthcare, Health IT, Cardiology, Biotech, FDA, Information Overload, Pharmacogenomics, Sequencing, FDA warnings, Plavix

Kaiser Permanente Pediatrician Patricia Richards Explains How The Use of Electronic Medical Records Enhances Knowledge With Obesity and Adds Focus to the “Let’s Move” Obesity Prevention Campaign

No doubt you have probably heard about Michelle Obama’s new program, “Let’s Move” which is designed to draw attention to obesity problems with children and how it is our responsibility to dive in here, as we are creating some of the methodologies that...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2010 6:31 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Physician, healthcare, Email, PHR, Personal Health Records, Kaiser Permanente, Online, obsesity, interview, pediatrician, kp.org, growth charts, test results

Physicians Facing Pressures – Algorithms for Performance That Judge

Not too long ago one of my contact, a cardiologist wrote to his Congress person about the cuts for cardiology and received no a response after having met in person at a dinner, so we have distracted and disruptive people making laws too. Anyway...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2010 11:28 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Physician, healthcare, Business Intelligence, AMA, Algorithms, Advocacy, healthcare reform, decisions, hospital marketing, utilizaiton, pressure

Portable Vscan Ultra-Sound From GE is Now Available for Purchase

After GE announced the product in October 2009, it is now available for purchase for healthcare professionals. To find more information on the product, you can visit the website Vscan portal. I looked around a bit and there’s an informational...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2010 10:09 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Physician, healthcare, Medical Devices, Cardiology, Mobility, GE, Imaging, Ultrasound, portal, scan, Vscan

FDA Grants Extended Use of Crestor For Use With Patients Without High Cholesterol – Watch The Side Effects

The Jupiter study was one that literally shook up healthcare and one of the potential side effects is diabetes and muscles that hurt with the use of statins, but it appears the FDA says it’s ok for our muscles to hurt as you are going to lower your odds...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2010 2:49 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Physician, healthcare, Heart Attack, Pharma, Heart Disease, Prescriptions, Patient, stroke, tomatoes, Crestor, Jupiter report, LDL, cardiovascular disease, cholesteroal, COQ10

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