Government
A number of people have asked me recently if healthcare IT initiatives will receive any funding from the recently passed stimulus package. Here is a nice summary I saw recently: The $787 billion economic stimulus package includes $19...
Medicare frauds are nothing new and I can't say I am too surprised about this one featured on "American Greed" on CNBC. A Mohs surgeon in Sarasota, FL milked millions out of Medicare for thousands of "skin cancer"...
More news today with announcement of BioImagene obtaining 510(K) clearance for their iScan assessment of HER2. Abbreviated press release below. BioImagene, the leading provider of innovative digital pathology solutions, today announced...
Dr. Wes has a recent post on price-breaks for the uninsured (table courtesy of Dr. Wes). While the names may mean little to folks outside of greater Chicago - an interesting bill, the Illinois Fair Patient Billing Act, recently...
The complete report is available through the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT) web site at http://biennialreport.nih.gov. NIH has just released a report that summarizes NIH technology developments. Today, technology...
Came across a recent article on stroke telemedicine, or "telestroke". Stroke telemedicine is a lifesaving practice that deserves further advancement, Mayo researchers write in the January 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Since...
