Trans-border ICU
Physicians and nurses in a Delaware command center will monitor intensive care unit (ICU) patients in six Maryland hospitals as part of the Maryland eCare initiative. From the Washington Post:
The program, funded with a $3 million grant, “allows us to provide the same high level of care at 2 in the morning as we provide […]
Plain Dealer to Live Blog Global Healthcare Investing Conference
The Global Healthcare Investing Conference opens in Cleveland tomorrow, April 30. The Cleveland Plain Dealer will liveblog seminars, post audio of interviews with investors and entrepreneurs, and publish breaking news during the two-day conference. Tune in if you have the chance.
Original post by David E. Williams of the Health business blog
Grand Rounds is up at Doc Gurley
Check out Grand Rounds at Doc Gurley. This one is a special Grand Rounds Smack Down edition that is not to be missed.
Original post by David E. Williams of the Health business blog
Health Business Blog and MedTripInfo in the Persian Gulf
I’m quoted in the latest edition of Dubai’s Medical Times, Middle East, about the rise of the Internet as a force in medical tourism. See Casting Your Net.
Original post by David E. Williams of the Health business blog
Where’s Aimee when you need her?
Last week I posted about Aimee, a web-based tool that allows patients and physicians to understand the radiation exposure they’re receiving from various medical scans. The site also suggests alternative scans that may be more appropriate (and less expensive) in specific situations. I also interviewed the CEO of SafeMed, a company whose real-time clinical decision […]
25 tips to protect against medical errors
RNCentral has compiled a list of 25 tips to help protect yourself from medical errors. My personal favorites are:
#2 Ask questions –you need to know what’s going on
#4 Don’t forget the details –small details can matter, and your caregiver should be interested
#16 More isn’t always better –the context here is surgery, but I would expand […]
EHR: 5 Whys for physicians
SoftwareAdvice.com has posted 5 Ways Physicians Can Profit from Using an EMR. The list is pretty good:
Stop paying staff to manage paper –imagine being able to find information as easily as you can do on Google
Reduce malpractice premiums –improved documentation helps the defense at trials and can also improve follow-up with patients
Stop downcoding and submit […]
e-health in Africa
Patients turn to Internet for medical solutions in Africa Business Daily covers ground that is familiar to US readers:
Patients are increasingly using the Internet to research medical conditions
Physicians view this behavior as a mixed blessing: on the one hand some patients are better informed, on the other hand patients may come in with a lot […]
Peta Announces In-Vitro Chicken Meat Contest
PETA is offering a $1 million prize to the first contest participant able to create in vitro chicken meat and sell it to the public by June 30, 2012. The contestant must do both of the following:
Produce an in vitro chicken-meat product that has a taste and texture indistinguishable from real chicken flesh to non-meat-eaters […]
Chastising Aimee
American Imaging Management (AIM), a radiology cost containment company owned by health insurer WellPoint, has a web-based patient exposure tool called Aimee that provides information for doctors and patients about the amount of radiation associated with various scans.
The site is well-designed and easy to use. Simply click on the relevant scan and portion of the […]
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