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Prescription for Protecting Online Health Records
By Michael Liedtke http://www.washingtonpost.com SAN FRANCISCO — Hoping to persuade more people to store their medical records online, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and a hodgepodge of health care providers and insurers have agreed on ground rules for protecting the privacy of the sensitive information. The guidelines unveiled Wednesday are designed to reassure patients that they […]
Worldwide Surgery Rates Tied to Economic Status
HealthDay News http://www.washingtonpost.com WEDNESDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) — About 234 million major surgeries are performed worldwide each year, and surgery rates are much higher in high-income countries than in low-income countries, U.S. researchers report. Dr. Thomas Weiser, of the Harvard School of Public Health, and his colleagues defined major surgeries as any incision, excision, […]
Physicians weigh pros, cons of medication samples
Tom McMahon http://www.zwire.com
Wireless hospitals systems can disrupt med devices
ASSOCIATED PRESS http://www.nytimes.com
U.S. Health Insurers Look To China For Growth
By DIANE LEVICK http://www.courant.com
Health care found to be better with online help
By CHERIE BLACK http://seattlepi.nwsource.com
AMA Protects Patients Ahead of Protectionists
Rick Johnson http://www.healthleadersmedia.com The American Medical Association’s new policy on medical travel puts the rights of patients ahead of American physician protectionism. That’s good news for global hospitals, payers, employers, medical travel companies, and most of all patients. I spoke last week with J. James Rohack, MD, a cardiologist from Bryan, TX, and the new […]
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