Your daughter painted on the dining room wall….
Phone rang. ”Sit down”OK, I’m sitting.“Your daughter (MY daughter ) painted the dining room wall today”Me: “ok”Her : ” You’re not upset”Me: Nope… I have paint brushes and in 5…
New Telestroke Initiative Discussion Group Added
The Telestroke Initiative now has just initiated its discussion group for connecting, collaborating and communicating on issues related to telestroke systems and care. This is a public group and discussions are…
How Employers Plan to Respond to the New Health Reform Law
More than four in five (84%) are likely to make changes — e.g., raise premiums, deductibles, and co-payments — to offset increased costs thanks to the law; More than five…
Convenient, One-Page Summary of Medicare, and Other Links
Keith Hennessey: Everything you ever wanted to know about Medicare summarized on one page. Keith Hennessey: Everything you ever wanted to know about Medicare summarized on one page. Trickle down…
A Visit to Dr. Watson
Here’s Ezra Klein: Here’s Ezra Klein: In certain important ways, this will be less pleasant than the status quo. Dr. Watson won’t ask you if you’re scared or assure you…
Thyroid Drugs May Increase Risk for Fractures
According to a Health Day News article, seniors may be at increased risk for fractures because they take "excessiv According to a Health Day News article, seniors may be at…
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Final PHI Protection Rule Won’t Mandate Encryption. An HHS official has confirmed that the final revisions to the HIPAA privacy rules will not include a mandate for encryption of protected…
Cool Healthcare Tech : Square
Square has brought an elegant application to the marketplace which could help physicians’ office run in a simpler, more elegant, more efficient manner. And all the while they will be…
Bipartisan Cooperation on Medicare: I’m Getting More Optimistic
There’s been so much acrimony about health care on Capitol Hill that it’s easy to conclude that we’ll never find a political compromise on key issues. A month ago (Are…
Bayer’s New Twist on Aspirin–Fast Acting Advanced Formula
If you are not getting fast enough relief, here’s a chance to get faster relief as the web page states. Maybe this is why Johnson and Johnson sold off their…