Healthcare and the way it is practices has certainly changed over the last few years, no doubt about it. Technology though is not the reason to blame in it’s entirety though, it’s the other stuff that goes along with others initializing technology and software benefits that hits below the belt...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-18-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, healthcare, Medical Records, medicare, Congress, Medicaid, software, Patient Advocacy, Health Insuance, Point of Care, Physician Overload
Thanks to the Wall Street Journal for putting the numbers together for us. There are 2 physicians in the Senate and this seems like a very good time to include a video from a post earlier this year with Robert Scoble interviewing Senator Dr. Tom Coburn, who by the way has a few fans if you check...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-06-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Congress, Scoble, Tom Coburn, Bloggers, Election 2008, Physicians in Congress
Even though he was not able to attend personally, modern technology of video conferencing made it possible for the Senator to continue his efforts and participation. As fuel prices continue to rise, along with just general state of the economy, video conferencing is finally coming of age. ...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 09-22-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Microsoft/Windows News, My Commentaries, healthcare, microsoft, Cancer, Congress, Senate, Senator Kennedy, Skype, Video Conferencing
Nice interview with Senator Tom Coburn, one of two doctors in Congress, but he is the only medical doctor that continues to practice. Imagine going to see you doctor the Congressman! Robert Scoble in his Washington series discussed blogging, Healthcare and how Congress operates, good topics...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 07-23-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, Blogging, Congress, Politics, Senate, Tom Coburn, Senator