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It keeps happening along with recalls, but nobody has done a thing and yet the technology is here to help. Eli Lilly Pill Heist in Connecticut – Worth a Few Million on the Black Market And Should Have Been “Tagged” for Identification To Help Identify Reselling By the Thieves Anyone who reads the blog...
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The first time I heard of the implant was in the movie “Sicko” where the insurance company would only pay for one cochlear implant for a baby losing its hearing and a lot has happened since that time with many being able to hear again so the recall is for devices that have NOT been implanted yet, so...
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This is good as if you read the news there has not been a way to track these issues and earlier this year we had some pretty tragic incidences relating to software issues with the use of medical radiation treatments. The software issues are critical and I will mention once more in an area like...
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Thu, Sep 30 2010
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This is a nice walk through that talks about what happens at the FDA and how they are looking into safety compliance when approving medical devices and some of the present day processes. The FDA would do well to use Twitter and feature some of the information they put put too. I noticed just...
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Mon, Sep 27 2010
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I have many posts on this topic and just yesterday I looked at my Tag Heat Map – awesome. There are some cereals in the super market that have Tags too. Microsoft Tag Bar Codes–Who’s Been Scanning the Medical Quack–The Bing Heat Map Tells All And Could Help Find Stolen or Expired Drugs and Devices...
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Wed, Sep 22 2010
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Ok remember a while back where I said stolen drugs could be located with Tags, well here we have a suggestion or an idea, a heat map from Bing. The products could be tagged by “lot” number and/or products. Obviously on a large scale we are looking at one grand “cloud” operation here. ...
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Wed, Sep 22 2010
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I didn’t have a video showing how it works on an iPhone so here’s one I ran across today. As usual here’s the pitch for using these for FDA Recalls and having all being able to use your cell phone as a scanner. Here’s a nice tweet from Twitter from a Mom that would have welcomed this opportunity...
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Mon, Aug 30 2010
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The size of the award may be reduced as the article sates and one of their facilities in northern California was found negligent and short handed on staff with not meeting the guidelines and rules as set in California. The company operates 22 nursing facilities in the state. The award in court...
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Sat, Aug 28 2010
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Declining patient volumes are the main reason and everyone doesn’t agree with the decisions made. Last year 130 employees were laid off. In less than a year the hospital has lost over 11 million. The nurses union states that patient care will definitely be affected. BD PITTSFIELD...
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This looks like some of the areas I have been writing about in reference to recall matters and the safe shipping and documentation of drugs. The bill would also give the FDA authority to recall and not just send warning letters out asking for recall, they would be able to actually police the efforts...
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Thu, Aug 5 2010
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I mention the EHR portion of this as it’s a possible area that could be entertained. With the new certification rules and ONC getting organized and set up to start the process, this is something to think about too, as the focus with certification has primarily been around the user interface and...
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Wed, Jul 28 2010
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Biopharmaceutical companies will have a solution to assess risk and track information as submitted from patients, doctors, and pharmacies participating in various research project. The FDA with all submissions requires risk assessment and in short this is a software program to allow for those studies...
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Tue, Jul 27 2010
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This is great and goes right along with my advocacy for using Microsoft Tag Bar Coding. At present I have about 30 articles on the Medical Quack written on this topic, why, because the technology stands to save lives is the the biggest reason. Secondly it offers the FDA a solution to handle...
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Fri, Jul 23 2010
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The Medical Quack is somehow turning into a blog about bar coding, why, because the news is full of articles about recalls, fake drugs, stolen drugs, defective devices, you name it. We need the technology right now to be able to get the word out. Would you not like the availability to scan...
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Fri, Jul 23 2010
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Back in November of 2008 with the initial visits to China by former FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach and former HHS Secretary Leavitt was kicked off with a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the first US FDA Office in China. First US FDA office unveiled in Beijing This was a major issue with contaminated...
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