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Traditionally conservative hospitals are opening up on social media platforms.
For those who follow this blog, or are on Twitter, you’ll probably notice that more and more medical institutions are having a Web 2.0 presence. Facebook groups, Twitter, blogs, or YouTube webcasts, for instance. Indeed, there’s even reports of academic centers using Facebook to recruit [...]
Good stuff from Dr. Val over at Better Health with her regularly featured medical cartoon.
It’s also somewhat sobering, as I’m sure the thought has crossed the mind of more than a few doctors.
Medical schools have traditionally used letter grades for their students, but to decrease the competitive atmosphere between these prospective doctors, some of gone with a simple pass-fail system.
Does it matter?
There has always been an underlying tension between obstetricians and midwives.
From the doctor’s side, the only times they interact with midwives is when trouble arises. Or, as this article in Time puts it, “When hospital-based obstetricians see midwives and their clients it’s usually because something has gone wrong . . . OBs don’t see [...]
In: Health Care Law
29 May 2009Thanks to Ted Eytan, MD for featuring Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and me as the “Photo Friday” models of the week. The photo was taken at the start of our testimony before NCVHS on the future of PHRs.
A hospital that denied a woman from visiting her dying partner at a hospital is now at the center of a federal lawsuit.
Tara Parker-Pope details the case, which is sparking outrage. I won’t rehash the discussion, which has been quite vigorous over at her blog. Indeed, the results of the pending lawsuit can [...]
In: Health Concerns
29 May 2009How many times have you wanted advice from a doctor, but didnt have time to drive somewhere to see one? How often has a medical question gone unanswered because finding a doctor to ask was just too much of a hassle? How frequently have you delayed medical treatment because you couldnt reach your own doctor [...]
In: Health Care Law
28 May 2009The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has issued its initial Report of Hearing on “Meaningful Use” of Health Information Technology.
The May 18,2009 report is directed to David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator of Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The cover letter indicates that NCVHS will be sending additional observations [...]
It seems inevitable.
A recent study showed that 64 percent of doctors use smartphones, such as an iPhone or a BlackBerry. Medical schools, such as Georgetown University and Ohio State University, are beginning to give them out to students.
And I can certainly see the allure. They’re more powerful than PDAs, and there’s a wealth [...]
Interesting case of a man detained at an airport because authorities couldn’t fingerprint him.
According to MedPage Today, he was taking the chemotherapy drug capecitabine which causes so-called hand-foot syndrome, or palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia. The chronic inflammation causes the skin on the hands to peel and blister, which can eventually eradicate a patient’s fingerprints.
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