By Felice J. Freyer Journal Medical Writer http://www.projo.com When Anne Grant needed surgery on a painful arthritic hip, she didn’t go to a hospital in Rhode Island. She didn’t even go to Boston. Instead, she packed her bags for India. Yes, India — where Indian doctors and nurses performed the procedure that Grant wanted for […]

Home The European Renal Association-European Dialysis Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) today announced results from the first ever Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Anaemia Physician Behaviours Survey, commissioned by ERA-EDTA and sponsored by an educational grant from Amgen. Nephrologists surveyed say that the majority of CKD anaemia patients (59.5 percent) also suffer from diabetes and heart disease. Three […]

DURHAM, N.C http://carolinanewswire.com A clinical trial involving the use of stem cells to repair a torn meniscus (cartilage in the knee) is now being tested at Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, the Triangle’s premier orthopaedic practice. Triangle Orthopaedics is currently evaluating Chondrogen, a stem cell solution developed by Baltimore-based Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. for treating this common knee […]

By Sandy Clark Springfield Business Journal Contributor http://www.sbj.net For Donald M. Tucker, president and CEO of Focused Physicians LLC, success is tied directly to the viability of his clients’ practices. Tucker’s company provides back-office services to doctors such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, human resources, contract negotiations and new practice setup and evaluations. “We do […]

The Insurance professionals only source for News The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) has established physician and employer advisory groups to further enhance the market development of its Blue Health Intelligence (BHI) initiative, the nation’s premier healthcare database comprised of deidentified claims information from up to 80 million lives. “The addition of these […]

http://www.earthtimes.org Diabetes America (DA), the premiere network of diabetes care and management clinics based in Houston, Texas, and on the web at http://www.diabetesamerica.com/, announced today that Dr. Frank Basile, is joining the company as its new CEO and President. Dr. Basile joins DA with a strong background in both patient care and executive level healthcare […]

By Leslie Champlin http://www.aafp.org Diversity may be good in many circumstances. But in issues related to health care administration — such as credentialing requirements, health plan contracts, coverage, copayments and deductibles, and prior authorizations within and among insurance plans — can be crippling. According to the Medical Group Management Association, or MGMA, the annual cost […]

http://www.eurekalert.org Physician researchers with only an M.D. degree are less likely to receive NIH research grants than researchers with a Ph.D. degree or those with both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees, according to a study in the June 13 issue of JAMA. “Declines in the number of physician-scientist applicants and recipients of National Institutes of Health […]

http://www.eurekalert.org The average American spends a total of about 30 minutes a year with a primary care physician in a system that is less comprehensive than that of Australia or New Zealand, according to a new study comparing primary care practice in the three countries. Findings showed patient-physician time in the US is about half […]