If you are familiar with Wikipedia , Knol will be no problem to understand and work with. There are a few changes though with authors not being anonymous with their entries as is the case with Wikipedia. They would like real names, but that is an option. Readers can also request changes...
According to Forbes, the HMO business and stocks are sick. Also, we still have President Bush stating he’s still going to veto the Medicare bill that was passed this week, why? The bill is veto-proof, so what’s the point? Let’s just make this difficult situation a little more...
With the narrowing of the aortic valve, this new procedure offers some very dramatic results, without open heart surgery. A catheter is inserted through the groin area and the new valve is then fed up through the catheter to the heart. Recovery time is almost instant and very little post...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 06-17-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Surgery, Health Care, Breakthroughs, Open Heart Surgery, Aortic Valve
There are 2 sides to this, and I would guess it would all depend on what the secret shopper would be looking for. Personally myself, I think as a person, this would be somewhat difficult to do to be an imposter at a medical office, as it’s not like the retail game of mystery shoppers. They...
In addition, Health Information Technology has a series of upcoming web events to to teach interoperability. One subject that I have written about substantially on the site here is Business Intelligence, and yes there’s a seminar for that too! Back to the story at hand, I agree, we do need...
Posted to
The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 06-13-2008
Filed under: Technology, Other Items of Interest, Computers, Medical Records, EHR, Health Care, Electronic Medical Records, PHR, Heatlh IT
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services stated the system in California is flawed , but the California Hospital Association thinks miscommunication is at the root of many complaints and that perhaps stronger hospital workers who oversee a case, could be part of the answer. A strong advocate...
Having a stroke, well bring on a stink bomb…well not exactly, but hydrogen sulphide is being tested with very small doses. One single breath could kill, but in a very small dose it is being shown to protect against bleeding. The technique has the potential of buying additional time for patients...