Jul 29 14:55 Scholarships Available for Southern Obesity Summit Those interested in obesity and food policy can apply for a scholarship to attend the Southern Obesity Summit in Atlanta, September 12-14. This is a part of national strategy to combat […]
Jul 29 17:16 Atul Gawande Examines End of Life Care Atul Gawande, always insightful, examines the health industry’s views on end of life care and how what’s best for a patient may not always be life-prolonging treatments. Read the article […]
Jul 28 11:28 First Generic Blood Thinner Approved The FDA recently approved the first generic version of Lovenox, a blood thinner used by hospitals to prevent life-threatening blood clotting conditions. The approval of a generic version could save hospitals and […]
Jul 28 11:33 Study Determines Whether Reading Doctors’ Notes Is Helpful A new study, “Open Notes,” will follow doctors and patients at three medical centers to determine whether a patient’s access to his or her doctor’s notes can help increase […]
Jul 28 11:38 Patients Can Receive Some Preventive Care at No Cost One portion of health care reform now receiving widespread attention is the provision of certain preventive care at no cost to the patient. Certain tests, such as recommended […]
Jul 28 11:48 Thin White Line: Doctors Don’t Report Colleagues A new study finds that a majority of doctors do not report fellow physicians that may be performing impaired or incompetently. Is it because most believe that someone else will […]
Jul 28 11:58 President Obama Explains New Healthcare Site in 3 Minutes or Less In a WebMD exclusive, President Obama walks us through finding health insurance on the new website www.healthcare.gov. Even if you don’t make it through the video, […]
Jul 28 12:04 Hospitals Racing Toward Accountable Care Organizations An article in the Los Angeles Times examines the sudden rush toward Accountable Care Organizations, which will be given preference under health reform. Now, primary care doctors and hospitals are on […]
Jul 28 12:11 AUGUSTA: Protest Calls for Congress to Approve Medicaid Funds When Georgia passed its budget for 2011, it built in $375 million in federal Medicaid funding. However, with Congress stalling on passing this extension of federal money, Georgia’s […]
Questions About Health Exchanges? Under health reform, by 2014 states will be required to set up health exchanges, where individuals will be able to select and compare insurance plans. The goal is to keep choices open and transparent while lowering […]
