Frequent Health News
In: Health Care Law
24 Apr 2009Next month I will be co-presenting on an American Health Lawyer Association Teleconference on the topic of HIPAA Privacy Regulation Fundamentals – An Introductory Course.
The teleconference is scheduled for May 13, 2009, 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST. My co-presenter is Rebecca L. Williams of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and the moderator will be Phyllis Granade [...]
Many hospitals prefer so-called “closed” intensive care units solely managed by intensive care specialists.
The reason being that specialists can supposedly better adhere to quality measures, and hence lower costs, which are goals that hospital administrators pine for.
Would you rather have your kids get measles or autism?
That’s the choice that anti-vaccine proponent Jenny McCarthy lays out on the talk show circuit. But in a LA Times column, pediatrician Rahul Parikh comments, “At best, that’s a false choice; at worst, it’s a sick, horrible wish for her or anybody else’s child.”
He further [...]
A few weeks ago, I cited a case where a urologist failed to follow-up on a deadly cancer found on a pre-operative chest x-ray.
Jeffrey Parks takes exception to my opinion, and instead, wonders why the radiologist shouldn’t shoulder some of the follow-up responsibility.
A doctor is sentenced to 9-months in jail after prescribing Prozac to a teen who later committed suicide.
The contract physician, who had a restricted license in Colorado, prescribed generic Prozac for the patient after reading his questionnaire online. It’s one of the first criminal convictions for a doctor practicing medicine over the phone or [...]
Today Microsoft Corporation and Mayo Clinic announced a new consumer online health service called Mayo Clinic Health Manager, build on the HealthVault platform.
The press release states that Mayo Clinic Health Manager provides individuals “a place to store medical information and receive real-time individualized health guidance and recommendations based on the clinical expertise of Mayo Clinic [...]
When it comes to disciplinary action, Texas punishes doctors who engage in consensual sex with patients seriously.
Hospitalist Chris Rangel says they’re going overboard.
In: Health Concerns
21 Apr 2009Today, I will give a luncheon keynote at the annual Council on Employee Benefits gathering at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Last evening, I joined the group for what turned out to be a very memorable evening at the Ronald Regan Presidential Library and Museum in [...]
Hemp: Some Say It Can Feed The World, Others Fear It Could Topple Industries! The story of hemp being banned for cultivation in the U.S. in 1937 under the Marijuana Tax Act is a story of criminal conspiracy to deprive Americans and most of the world of one of the best plants given to us [...]
Im writing this today from the beautiful Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles; just a stones throw away from the tony enclave of Beverley Hills and Rodeo Drive. From my room on the 18th floor of the hotel I look out at the MGM Tower and the Fox studio lot. The setting seems [...]
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