Healthcare, your treatment and rubber band economics

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The Book Copper on sale now at Amazon.com

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Wrong is still wrong: Arthur Andersen, Enron and now

Enron had 85,000 employees that depended on a reliable form of income to provide a livelihood for them and their family. Enron's immoral accounting, along with Arthur Andersen's unethical auditing resulted in both companies crumbling.

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The other job boards: Part 2

In part one we listed several good job boards that you may not have thought of when looking for employment.

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Such as I have

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The other job boards: Part 1

Still looking for a Job, we have posted a short list of Job Boards were traffic is a bit lighter, your resume will stand out better.

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Mental health and managed plans in NY: Capitation at work

On January 5, 2011 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed an Executive Order establishing the Medicaid Redesign Team. It will effect everyone in NY and possibly your state as well.

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Budget breakdown or how a goverment budget is born

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Social Media, Healthcare and Developing Better Relationships

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The thorn that fell the lion: the PPACA's downfall

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Have new health insurance, will seek primary care physician

In the last few weeks two articles, one from Hospital & Health Networks and Managed Healthcare Executive have come across my desk, both discussing how hospitals will deal with the issues mentioned above.

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When your waiting for the answer to your prayer and it will not come...

Why isn't your prayer being answered? Good question, maybe it will but not right now. Why do you have to wait when you are really in need, why must you wait so much? Well, we might have an answer to that question.

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Avandia: Safe for you?

If you're currently taking or considering the drug, Avandia, the news regarding the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) increased restrictions on Avandia should prompt you to talk with your doctor about what's best for you.

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Congressional Insanity: Cut Medicare by 21% but expand services?

As of June 18, 2010 the Senate failed to postpone the 21% cut in Medicare and TRICARE. The postponement amendment failed to pass. If the amendment to postpone the cut would have passed it would have been attached to H.R. 4213 which was a larger jobs bill.

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Why we can't shop for a bargain CAT scan

The quality of most consumer products for purchase is apparent through review, comparison and competition.

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HHS Issues Guidance On Waivers For Health Plan Limits

The Department of Health and Human Services has released guidance for health plans seeking a waiver from the healthcare reform law's restrictions on plans' ability to place annual limits on essential health benefits

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Why is your seed not growing?

Offense and being offended is an enemy of increase. When you are afflicted do not be offended.

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Hear some evil, see some evil, report no evil

Croskerry has suggested that the magnitude of the health system problem with mistakes was unmasked and that "the new century ushered in an era of openness

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New Taxes for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers/Importers/Distributors : FDA Law Update

Unlike the medical device tax, the new tax on pharmaceuticals is complicated at best, and convoluted at worst.

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ER Intervention Addresses Aggression, Alcohol in Teens

Among adolescents seen in the emergency department and reporting recent alcohol use and aggression, a brief intervention may reduce both aggression and alcohol consequences, according to research published in the Aug. 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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Medical Care Prices Fell for First Time in 35 Years

Then again, maybe the deflationary apocalypse really is upon us: For the first time in 35 years, the one sector of the economy always guaranteed to get more expensive suddenly became a bit cheaper in July.

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Calcium supplements may raise MI risk

Calcium supplementation is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI), according to a meta-analysis published online July 29 in BMJ and reported by HealthDay News.

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Medication Compliance Three Months After Stroke Is Poor

Nearly one quarter of stroke patients discontinue at least one of their prescribed secondary prevention medications within three months after hospital discharge, leaving this group at higher risk of another stroke, according to research published online Aug.

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NetSuite, Zoho Joint Venture Develops Online Autism Tracker

Autism experiences led the wives of NetSuite and Zoho CEOs to create MedicalMine and its ChARM cloud application, which helps parents manage the condition. A version for physicians is also in the works.

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Scrip Clinical Research - Bias in drug trials leads to call for more transparency

Whether from selective reporting or other factors, clinical trials funded by pharmaceutical firms are significantly more likely to report favourable results than those funded by academia or government agencies, suggests a new study by researchers from Children's Hospital Boston.

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