The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck

Limited Genetic Knowledge Spur Industry to Ramp Up Physician Marketing

The Medical Quack — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:47:00 GMT

Most physicians today are not ready for this yet , with the knowledge and information required for patients who may need genetic testing. DeCode has already come out and announced an increased marketing approach for physicians and here in California...(read more)

Grady to other hospitals: Take your share of poor patients

The Medical Quack — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:56:00 GMT

The CEO did his own survey from the emergency room and took names and numbers. Granted, there are cases where patients are sent if the hospital does not have let's say a burn unit for a simple example that could compare and give the same treatment...(read more)

Joint Commission for Hospitals under review from Congress and a request to re-apply for certification has been made

The Medical Quack — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:34:00 GMT

Anyone in the hospital business knows exactly who the Joint Commission is. It is somewhat of a peers guided group that hospitals pay for to ensure they are up to standard, or in other words accredited. If you read below, one government...(read more)

Medical Research Institute Is America's Second Largest Charity Howard Hughes

The Medical Quack — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:27:00 GMT

This was a post from a few months ago, but in light of the recent Stand Up for Cancer broadcast I thought it was a good idea to run this through again. 60 Minutes does a very good job in showing what private research can do, since grants from the...(read more)

HMO to pay record 14m for failing to diagnose genetic disorder - Israel

The Medical Quack — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:52:00 GMT

This happened in Israel. How long have some forms of genetic testing been around? Today, the child is 18 years old, so I would say quite a while. The couple contended that if they had been properly advised from the start, the pregnancy...(read more)

Hospice Group Sues Bush Administration to Stop Cut in Medicare Payment

The Medical Quack — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:33:00 GMT

Hospice is not an issue anyone really wants to take a full look at, that is unless you or a family member are impacted. Budget cuts are already making things difficult in this area, so sad we have to resort to continued legal actions to allow the...(read more)

Free devices for Seniors in Taipei

The Medical Quack — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:06:00 GMT

Interesting concept and the fire department goes tech and goes out to install the devices. Senior are able to have the devices with no payment attached. Lifeline systems from the US is the technology used with cooperation from their offices...(read more)

Research and Development, Drugs and "Natural Substances" coming together?

The Medical Quack — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:48:00 GMT

This is just one example of many that appear today relative to the processes being looked at today. The true R and D folks don't really care what is being researched, the search for a cure or treatment plan is the goal. You almost have to think...(read more)

FDA Index on Drug Alerts

The Medical Quack — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:26:00 GMT

I spent a little time looking around today and there are many "red stars" on this page, which indicate a safety alert from the FDA. Safety alerts come in all shapes and sizes and a red start does not mean to stop taking medications by...(read more)

Placebo Television #14

The Medical Quack — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:05:00 GMT

Dr. Doug with the latest in Placebo Television. To see more, I pretty much have most of them in archive here, so do a simple search for Placebo Television, they are good, and each with their own message, presented with a bit of humor, do we need...(read more)

Health Care Priced at market value?

The Medical Quack — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:16:00 GMT

This almost reminds me of a menu in a restaurant that shows items like lobster, no price, just quoted at "market value". The price of healthcare has no set pricing established and as mentioned earlier, some facilities can and do charge...(read more)

The Changing Face of Research and Development with big Pharma

The Medical Quack — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:58:00 GMT

Many of the generic manufacturers started years back with knock off drugs to sell locally in India, but now the game is changing to where US Pharma is using some of the talent, which costs less than R and D individuals here in the states, to further develop...(read more)

Medicine is a Low Tech Business - Clinical Studies still done on paper too!

The Medical Quack — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:58:00 GMT

Hat's off to the Wall Street Journal for mentioning this. Great topic and I'm going to rant and bring a few more details of this entire issue to light here. As any readers of this blog know I am a tech person that work with medical...(read more)

Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps - retail

The Medical Quack — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:15:00 GMT

When I was still doing retail training for Intel last year I somehow watched this beginning to evolve at a Fry's store and from the start it began to enjoy some real success, lots of software questions out there to be answered with consumers having...(read more)

Concierge Physician vs. Blue Cross/Blue Shield

The Medical Quack — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:14:00 GMT

Open up a concierge practice, well this physician was canceled by one carrier. Other carriers have done the same in other instances. Read the full story for all the details. Physicians all over are changing business models and when they...(read more)