http://www.dcmedmalblog.com Hundreds of thousands of children in the U.S. face the prospect of a life-threatening asthma attack at a time when they have no health insurance, according to a new study recently published in the journal Ambulatory Pediatrics. Researchers utilized data collected in 2003 and 2004 at the National Center for Health Statistics and determined […]

http://www.earthtimes.org MyMedicalRecords.com, Inc. (“MMR”), a leading provider of Web-based Personal Health Records (“PHR”), has introduced MMR Pro, an easy-to-use, low-cost system to enable physicians and other healthcare providers to store their paper-based patient medical records in a secure online environment without requiring upfront costs for special hardware or software. There is mounting pressure from the […]

by: Bobby Shuttleworth http://www.waff.com The state’s free clinics may be getting help from state Senator Arthur Orr. He’s pushing a bill that would let retired doctors practice medicine, while the state pays for their malpractice insurance. This measure will benefit both doctor’s and patients.

State medical group plans to seek greater oversight By GETAHN WARD • Staff Writer Johnny Daniels has a doctor, but after feeling dizzy one afternoon last week, he went to the Take Care Health Clinic inside a Walgreens drugstore near his home in Hermitage. “It was convenient, fast, I didn’t have to wait and the […]

By Bruce Japsen | Tribune staff reporter http://www.chicagotribune.com The nation’s hospitals, which have enjoyed steady and even improving finances in recent years, could see some rough times ahead, according to a new report. New York-based Moody’s Investors Service, which provides financial ratings and evaluates debt of the nation’s nonprofit hospitals, said its “stableâ€? outlook for […]

By VANESSA FUHRMANS http://online.wsj.com Health plans are drawing scrutiny for offering financial incentives to entice doctors to prescribe cheaper generic medicines, including paying doctors $100 each time they switch a patient from a brand-name drug. Pharmaceutical companies have long gone to great lengths to try to get doctors to prescribe their brand-name pills. They spend […]

By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter http://www.washingtonpost.com A co-pay as small as $10 can stand in the way of a woman getting a potentially lifesaving mammography, new research suggests. When women in Medicare managed-care plans were asked to contribute a small co-pay, in some cases around $10 to $20, 8 percent of the women decided to […]

http://www.democratandchronicle.com The worsening problem of physician shortages in the Rochester region and upstate finally is prompting solutions. Gov. Spitzer has a good plan to help new doctors pay their schooling debts if they open their practices in underserved areas. And locally, the region’s largest provider and largest insurer, with the vital intervention of the Rochester […]

by Satta Sarmah Landing page Dr. Kari Cataldo practices primary care in Sullivan, population 4,326. She said she grew up in a small town and likes that environment despite some of the professional concerns. “One of the challenges is that I don’t have other colleagues in the office with me,â€? Cataldo said. “It’s also challenging […]