| 03/12/08 | Cancer And Poverty In Colorado (Colorado Health Insurance Insider) |  |
Publié le 03/12/08 00:04:17
... (which makes it harder to get to screenings and medical appointments). Then of course there?s the health insurance issue. People with Medicaid are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer when it?s in an advanced stage , and people without health insurance are also more likely to die from cancer than their insured neighbors. And those living in poverty or near it (in Colorado and... Source : Colorado Health Insurance Insider (subscribe) Explore : Colorado |
| 02/12/08 | Obama Team Hocks Obama-Themed Stocking Stuffers, Health Care Conversation (Political Punch) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 23:48:59
Last week the Obama Transition Team's Health Policy Team solicited ideas from voters on revamping the health care industry. In this video to supporters released this afternoon, Health Policy Team members Lauren Aronson and Tom Daschle -- President-elect Obama's nominee... Source : Political Punch (subscribe) Explore : Political Blogs, Politics |
| 02/12/08 | Sen. Don Gaetz heading Fla. Senate economy panel (Miami Herald) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 23:48:00
A lawmaker who made his fortune in the health care business will lead a state Senate panel's search for ways to stimulate Florida's slumping economy. Source : Miami Herald (subscribe) Explore : Florida, Government, Senate |
| 02/12/08 | Deputy named for managed care department (The Sacramento Business Journal ) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 23:46:48
Rick Martin became deputy director for plan and provider relations at the California Department of Managed Health Care, effective Tuesday. Source : The Sacramento Business Journal (subscribe) Explore : Business, California |
| 02/12/08 | Microsoft Partners With Implantable RFID Chip Maker VeriChip (RFID Journal) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 23:44:35
Users of VeriChip's VeriMed technology can now utilize a Microsoft HealthVault account to access and manage their personal health data stored in the VeriMed database. Source : RFID Journal (subscribe) Explore : RFID |
| 02/12/08 | Video: Sen. Tom Daschle Discusses Community Comments to Obama Health Care Plans (S.D. Watch) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 23:36:53
Sen. Tom Daschle comments on the comments the Obama-Biden transition team has received from citizens about health care. From the Obama-Biden health care transitition team: Source : S.D. Watch (subscribe) Explore : South Dakota |
| 02/12/08 | Sydney hospitals switch TVs for MFDs (ZDNet) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 23:32:01
Days after NSW's Health's technology was slammed as archaic, the Sydney West Area Health Service has gone to market for over 2,000 high-capacity bedside touch-screen computers for patient entertainment and clinician access to core health systems. Source : ZDNet (subscribe) Explore : Hospitals, Sydney, Telecommunication |
| 02/12/08 | Need Health Care? Go to Mexico (Right Truth) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 23:20:51
Need Health Care? Go to Mexico,by Robert Higgs of The Independent Institute Porfirio Díaz, the Mexican strongman of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, famously described his country?s situation by exclaiming, ?¡Pobre México! ¡Tan lejos de Dios y tan... Source : Right Truth (subscribe) Explore : Mexico, Political Blogs, Politics |
| 02/12/08 | Golden Innovations Donates $5,000 to Kettle Moraine Food Pantry (The Earth Times Online Newspaper) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 23:16:55
... than 40 locations. The Golden Innovations companies are leading providers of integrated senior health care services, partnering with more than 1,000 nursing homes, hospitals and other health care organizations in 37 states. The companies include Aegis Therapies, AseraCare Hospice and Home Health, 360 Healthcare Staffing, Ceres Purchasing... Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe) Explore : Business, Pantry, Retailers, Wales |
| 02/12/08 | How Does Destristry Impact your Multiple Sclerosis? (MS Maze) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 23:09:32
Dr. Gross, on The Health Central Network's Multiple Sclerosis Central, wrote a particularly enlightening post regarding the far-reaching implications of our lopsided health care "system." This is exactly the kind of information that we need to get out there -- as more members of the workforce find themselves out of ... Source : MS Maze (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | New Data on Risk Factors for Chronic Disability After Back Injury: Results May Aid Efforts to Prevent Long-term Disability in Injured Workers (Newswise) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 23:00:00
A wide range of factors--including variables related to health care and job characteristics--affect the risk of long-term disability for workers with back injuries, reports a study in the December 1 issue of Spine. Source : Newswise (subscribe) Explore : Disability, Health |
| 02/12/08 | Daschle's Health Care Response Video: Interesting, Or Not? (Personal Democracy Forum) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 22:56:33
A week ago, the Obama-Biden transition team solicited ideas for improving health care. Today, the team responded to our comments with a video from Tom Daschle (recently nominated for Secretary of Health & Human Services) and Lauren Aronson. Is this video something that we tech-politics geeks should be excited about? I'm cautiously optimistic. Source : Personal Democracy Forum (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to AmCOMP Preferred Insurance Company and AmCOMP Assurance Corporation (The Earth Times Online Newspaper) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 22:52:23
... Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers. For more information, visit A.M. Best Co.AnalystsEdward Keane, 908-439-2200, ext. 5291orMichelle Baurkot, 908-439-2200, ext. 5507orPublic RelationsJim... Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe) Explore : Glendale |
| 02/12/08 | Jason Rosenbaum: Insurance Industry Releases Their Plan - Will The Media Question It? (The Huffington Post) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 22:04:57
Tomorrow, America's Health Insurance Plans, the insurance industry front group, will release "a new comprehensive health care reform proposal that offers solutions to contain rising... Source : The Huffington Post (subscribe) Explore : Health Insurance, Insurance |
| 02/12/08 | Nova Scotia's Capital Health cuts surgeries to deal with deficit (CBC.ca) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 22:01:51
There will be 1,000 fewer surgeries in the Halifax region next year as Capital Health tries to fend off a $7-million deficit. Source : CBC.ca (subscribe) Explore : Nova Scotia |
| 02/12/08 | Doctors are losing money providing childhood vaccines (Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 22:00:00
Here's another example of how the health care system devalues prevention. More than 10 percent of pediatric practices failed to provide the full complement of vaccines, mainly because of poor reimbursement . Another factor is the recommended inclusion of newer, expensive vaccines like those protecting against human papillomavirus and meningococcus. 21 percent of family practices has... Source : Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog (subscribe) Explore : Health, Health Blogs, Vaccines |
| 02/12/08 | Comcast Raises Prices, Disconnects Complaint Line [Redonkulous] (The Consumerist) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 21:39:57
Reader Benjamin is pissed because Comcast in his town of Richmond, VA they raised his rates, and justified it by saying they have to pass on the cost of rising gas, technology, and health care. He... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source : The Consumerist (subscribe) Explore : Comcast, Energy and Water, Leisure, Shopping |
| 02/12/08 | Georgia battle: Palin vs. Ludacris? (Raw Story) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 21:34:53
WE HAVE MORE TO DO:Democrat Jim Martin is in a runoff against Bush Republican Saxby Chambliss for the Senate seat from Georgia. Bush's Saxby Chambliss voted against spending a few measly dollars to provide health care coverage for Georgia, and Americas needy children. But he supported wasting hundreds of billions of your dollars, and the life BLOOD of Americas finest on an... Source : Raw Story (subscribe) Explore : Georgia, Politics, Republican Party, Saxby Chambliss, Senate |
| 02/12/08 | 3 Reasons I like Hillary Clinton For Secretary Of State (Diggers Realm) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 21:32:28
I've never held the anger or dislike of Hillary Clinton that most Conservatives seem to hold for her. I have disagreed with her stances on issues and her drive for universal health care, but in general I haven't held any... Source : Diggers Realm (subscribe) Explore : Conservatives, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Secretary of State, The 44th President of United States |
| 02/12/08 | Reengineering Health Information Technology to Wire The Medical Home (Health Care Law Blog) | |
Publié le 02/12/08 20:59:10
Over at The Health Care Blog Dr. Kibbee issues Part 2 of his Confessions of a Physician EMR Champion , subtitled "A Conversation with American Physicians About How to Save Medicine in the Age of Information." The Part 2 post, Empowering Health IT for the Connected Medical Home, is a must read for all interested in the world of changing world of health/technology. Dr. Kibbe lays out... Source : Health Care Law Blog (subscribe) Explore : Law, Law Blogs |
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