Lawmakers are going to have a difficult time with this one as they are not technically up to date enough as a whole to comprehend how all of this works in my estimation. with understanding the algorithms of finance and the economy, Wall Street showed us that. Sad, but it is true and this...
Posted to
The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-28-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, My Commentaries, healthcare, privacy, health insurance, Prescriptions, Congress, Hospitals, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Venture Capital, Reserve Funds, Profits
Instead of donating your own blood ahead of time for surgery, some hospitals are collecting it in the operating room for immediate re-infusion during or after surgery. Mislabeling, AIDS, bacteria are some of the big concerns with transfusions, but transfusions are still needed to save lives. The...
I don’t know of one doctor or hospital that is not writing off balances of what the insurance companies are not paying. On top of that it is one administrative nightmare, medical assistants can’t get the time in the consultation rooms with the doctors as they are tied up on administrative functions...
Posted to
The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-23-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, healthcare, health insurance, Claims, Hospitals, bankruptcy, Balance Billing, Patients, Sicko
In this interview article McKesson discusses visualization and showing the physicians the information they that need to know at the point of decision making at the point of care. The EHR will have to support genetic knowledge. They are working with Proventys to create an integrated product...
Posted to
The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-09-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, personalized medicine, healthcare, Medical Records, EHR, McKesson, Hospitals, Pharmacogenomics, Horizon
A couple months ago, the product was approved by the FDA and is now coming to market. According to the article hospitals and health organizations will be the first visits for marketing and sales, rather than a direct to consumer sale. Intel also has a pretty large interest in biotech related...
Robodoc is now coming to the US for robotic knee and hip surgeries. Just hot from the approval list of the FDA. ROBODOC also has a cousin, ORTHODOC(R). More information at the website. BD The robotic assistant has been used in over 24,000 joint replacement procedures worldwide...
Posted to
The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 08-25-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, healthcare, Robotics, Hospitals, Orthopedics, Knee Surgery, Robodoc, Hip Surgery