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Many Physicians Don’t Identify Red Flags In Teen Athletes’ Health
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Cardiologist Expresses Doubt About Implications Of New Leadless Pacemaker
From Medgadget via The Medical Quack: EBR Systems, a start-up out of Sunnyvale California, and Cambridge Consultants, the technology design and development firm, have developed a leadless pacemaker...
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Advancing Medical Progress With Case Studies While Maintaining HIPAA Compliance
It was an interesting tweet that referenced a soon-to-be-published case report from the Annals of Emergency Medicine (via @EmergencyDocs) that piqued my interest: Thrilling case study: emergency doc...
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Reducing Health Care Spending: When Rationing Resources Goes Too Far
A sure-to-be controversial article appears in the Chicago Tribune earlier this asking the sensitive question of ‘Health care at any age, any cost?:’ “If you want to save all lives, you’re in trouble,”...
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Several days ago, the world’s leading cholesterol-lowering “statin” drug, Lipitor, went generic. Doctors are bearing the brunt of the conversion with little information about what the new drug will...
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Medicare Ramps Up Rationing Of Cardiac And Orthopedic Care
With the announcement that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin auditing 100% of expensive cardiovascular and orthopedic procedures in certain states earlier this week, we see...
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Dealing With The Problem Of Hospital Readmissions For Heart Failure
“How are you feeling, Ms. Jones?” “Fine.” “Have you been more short of breath lately?” “Not really, just when I exercise.” “How much exercise?” “I dunno. But after I go to the mailbox and walk back up...
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Pill Bottle Caps Use Wireless Communication To Remind Patients When To Take...
Just saw this advertised for patients taking Multaq (dronedarone): interactive pill bottle caps called “GlowCaps:” GlowCapsTM is a bottle with built-in wireless communication… When you receive your...
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Getting Doctors And Patients On The Same Team: A Basketball Metaphor For...
It is tough playing man-to-man when coaches on the sideline keep insisting your team plays zone. Such is it with health care. For doctors, the man-to-man defense never ends. Stay with them. Glue to...
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When Breaking The Rules Is The Right Choice
The call never should have been made. It broke every proscribed rule. After all, I was not on call. Thanks to the wonders of computer technology, it was very clear that I was being covered by my...
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Many Physicians Don’t Identify Red Flags In Teen Athletes’ Health
Before reaching for tests like EKGs to screen teen athletes, we should first ask ourselves if we’ve taken a careful history: The new study consisted of Madsen and his fellow researchers sending out...
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Cardiologist Expresses Doubt About Implications Of New Leadless Pacemaker
From Medgadget via The Medical Quack: EBR Systems, a start-up out of Sunnyvale California, and Cambridge Consultants, the technology design and development firm, have developed a leadless pacemaker...
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Advancing Medical Progress With Case Studies While Maintaining HIPAA Compliance
It was an interesting tweet that referenced a soon-to-be-published case report from the Annals of Emergency Medicine (via @EmergencyDocs) that piqued my interest: Thrilling case study: emergency doc...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reducing Health Care Spending: When Rationing Resources Goes Too Far
A sure-to-be controversial article appears in the Chicago Tribune earlier this asking the sensitive question of ‘Health care at any age, any cost?:’ “If you want to save all lives, you’re in trouble,”...
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Medicare Ramps Up Rationing Of Cardiac And Orthopedic Care
With the announcement that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin auditing 100% of expensive cardiovascular and orthopedic procedures in certain states earlier this week, we see...
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Dealing With The Problem Of Hospital Readmissions For Heart Failure
“How are you feeling, Ms. Jones?” “Fine.” “Have you been more short of breath lately?” “Not really, just when I exercise.” “How much exercise?” “I dunno. But after I go to the mailbox and walk back up...
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Pill Bottle Caps Use Wireless Communication To Remind Patients When To Take...
Just saw this advertised for patients taking Multaq (dronedarone): interactive pill bottle caps called “GlowCaps:” GlowCapsTM is a bottle with built-in wireless communication… When you receive your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Getting Doctors And Patients On The Same Team: A Basketball Metaphor For...
It is tough playing man-to-man when coaches on the sideline keep insisting your team plays zone. Such is it with health care. For doctors, the man-to-man defense never ends. Stay with them. Glue to...
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When Breaking The Rules Is The Right Choice
The call never should have been made. It broke every proscribed rule. After all, I was not on call. Thanks to the wonders of computer technology, it was very clear that I was being covered by my...
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Many Physicians Don’t Identify Red Flags In Teen Athletes’ Health
Before reaching for tests like EKGs to screen teen athletes, we should first ask ourselves if we’ve taken a careful history: The new study consisted of Madsen and his fellow researchers sending out...
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