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There were quite a few healthcare organizations affected as well. This video from 60 Minutes brings us up current with what is happening today. They are going after and finding more money. Those that actually took out more money than they invested might even be liable, as the trustees...
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I seems the future of CCHI now resides with David Blumenthal as HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has delegated much of Health IT, especially relative to electronic medical records. For a little recent history, the 2 links below have some updates on what is happening. What is Next on the Agenda ...
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It may be a while before meaningful use gets its full authority and I do hope they included medical devices in the interpretation too. What devices and their reporting data is meaningful? CCHIT has the authority to certify according to the news today until the end of the year. BD The...
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Mon, Aug 17 2009
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With the focus on the economy today, this is a prime example of where some of our heads seem to be today, in the money cloud perhaps instead of showing a little compassion and humanly concern. Sure, when you are in a public position there are demands and some loss of privacy, but when you look...
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Fri, Jun 26 2009
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Filed under: Medically Related, My Commentaries, healthcare, health insurance, PHR, personal health record, Obama Healthcare Plan, Steve Jobs, CEO compensation, healthcare reform, shareholders
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ABC News this week is focusing on health reform. Dr. Crounse, Senior Direction of Worldwide health wrote a post on his blog not too long ago, which you can read here: Affordable Healthcare Insurance—Say What? Watch the coverage this evening, this question will be running front and center...
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Wed, Jun 24 2009
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The pharmacy benefit manager does not sell drugs, MedImpact, and the information contained within will be viewable via HealthVault. What is also interesting is the physician access through cloud technology. 3.5 million is a pretty large crowd of patients who receive benefits through the vendor...
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Fri, Jun 19 2009
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Filed under: Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, health insurance, PHR, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, personal health record, Obama Healthcare Plan, Pharmacy Benefit manager, Michigan State Medical Society, MSMS Connect
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With healthcare being in the headlines today, this focuses on whether or not CEOs really need the expensive and detailed “executive physical”. Sometimes as mentioned, so of this information ends up being discussed with company Shareholders, look at Steve Jobs for a simple example at the link below...
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Due to Senator’s Kennedy’s Health Senator Baucus has had to pick up the ball and run, and he stated he has had to fully sit down and spend many hours studying and getting caught up. Tough job, and really what we need are the “smart people” today to help out too, since 95% of the decision we make today...
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The author here from Forbes details his plan with United. He only has catastrophic coverage, thus he pays for everything anyway and talks about how he is stuck with all the paperwork and deals with labs he has never heard of. As he states, he has not had to test the waters for any major medical...
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Well the business everyone loves to hate, health insurance. One more small concession, but not enough I’m afraid to suit all, self included. The Wall Street Journal came up with a couple videos showing physicians and patients who are upset. At the rate we are going, a Single Pay system...
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This is an interesting report here and relates back to business intelligence information needed to report back as to where and how the money is and will be spent. To accomplish this, you need business intelligence software to pull this all together and this indicates systems may need additional...
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Thu, Apr 9 2009
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Dr. Oz has been talking quite a bit of late. We now have stimulus funds for electronic medical records, so how about some funds to help keep the doors open in some areas. This month I will have a lengthy listing on my Desperate Hospitals update, thanks to readers supplying me with many more...
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One more from the “smart store”, and it is good to see doctors finally being involved to a degree where they can be heard and make a difference. Hopefully both he and his brother, will be approved by the Senate and taxes are paid. BD President Obama this evening nominated Dr. Howard...
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A couple bit of information include working at Massachusetts General Hospital, and substantial information technology involvement at Harvard, and it looks like the President shopped at the “Smart Store” with a physician who believes in electronic medical records and is in the know about the rest...
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Mon, Mar 23 2009
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The FDA is taking genomics seriously and is expanding their staff in this area. With so many of the new drugs submitted for FDA approval that are gnomically based, this certainly can’t hurt. Not only are drugs becoming more expensive to bring to market, they are also more specific in what...