Healthcare | Avatar Posted by katrin125 4 days ago (http://www.thehealthcareblog.com)
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By Bob Wachter I’m on clinical service now and my patients are dying left and right. And I’ve never been prouder of my own care, and that delivered by my colleagues and hospital. When I was in training, a patient’s... read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by ffnstuff 9 days ago (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com) | Health Tags: health care
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In related news, Shannon Brownlee, an author and visiting scholar at the NIH Clinical Center, and author and oncologist Ezekiel Emanuel on Sunday in the Washington Post examined five myths about the U.S. health care system. Summaries appear below."America has the best health care in the world": read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by katrin125 10 days ago (http://www.thehealthcareblog.com) | Health Tags: hospitals aha
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Forty percent of American hospitals have seen drops in inpatient admissions, according to the American Hospital Association. In the AHA's survey, Report on the Economic Crisis: Initial Impact on Hospitals, it's clear that hospitals are already experiencing... read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by katrin125 13 days ago (http://www.thehealthcareblog.com)
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By THCB Staff Caring.com and the Alzheimer’s Association have teamed up to spread awareness about the disease through an online Purple Ribbon campaign. The official campaign ended earlier this year with 1,000 blogs and websites displaying the purple ribbon, but... read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by katrin125 17 days ago (http://www.thehealthcareblog.com)
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By Maggie Mahar & Niko Karvounis By now you know that Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) has offered a “Call to Arms” for health care reform by way of a 98-page policy document. There is much to think about in Baucus’... read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by Fred007 17 days ago (http://www.themedica.com) | Health Tags: medical devices medical instruments medical device reuse medical instruments reuse medical tools
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Just as healthcare costs skyrocket and landfills & medical waste disposal add to the woes of healthcare providers, reprocessing single-use labeled medical devices and medical instruments takes on priority. Not to say that the practice or medical device reuse hasn't been questioned on account of pa read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by uius 22 days ago (http://blog.cerecons.com) | Health Tags: healthcare iphone ipod doctors
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Epocrates today announced hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals and consumers, including more than 50,000 U.S. physicians, have downloaded its drug and formulary reference application to an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch device in only four months. read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by katrin125 23 days ago (http://www.thehealthcareblog.com)
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By Jim Walker “Contagious” is an interesting word, especially when used outside the world of health care, carrying both positive and negative connotations, such as, “her laughter was contagious” or “a financial contagion has hit the markets.” Of course, within... read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by norma 25 days ago (http://www.palmbeachpost.com) | Health Tags: medicare
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In 2003, Congress passed a law that for the first time gave a prescription drug benefit to all seniors. Before the law was implemented in 2006, Medicare did not pay for outpatient drugs. Five steps offered for selecting a Medicare plan... read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by cactushair 26 days ago (http://www.healthmad.com) | Health Tags: birth defects causes of disorders
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Congenital defects is inevitable but there are things that can be done to reduce cases of such disorders. read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by katrin125 26 days ago (http://www.thehealthcareblog.com)
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By Sarah Arnquist The Web was filled this week with bloggers and newspapers speculating about what an Obama presidency will mean for health care. Here on THCB, we had three days of commentary ranging from the cautiously optimistic to outright... read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by katrin125 27 days ago (http://www.thehealthcareblog.com)
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By John Halamka When Obama takes office in January, the economy will be his first priority, followed by the war in Iraq. Health care will follow as his next major issue to address. What will he do? I imagine he'll... read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by webmatt 40 days ago (http://online.wsj.com) | Health Tags: health care
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As the financial crisis has worsened and the economy has deteriorated, basic pocketbook issues -- taxes, jobs, retirement -- have taken center stage in the presidential race between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by puremind 41 days ago (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com)
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American Heart Association Scientific Statement Reports Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Is The Key To Survival read more »
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Healthcare | Avatar Posted by katrin125 45 days ago (http://www.thehealthcareblog.com)
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By Christine Gray Gina Kolata's must-read article in last week's Science Times points out vast differences in the quality of MRI's as well as vast differences in the expertise of the radiologists who interpret them. Patients need to understand this,... read more »
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