Weekly Overseas Health IT Links - 21st September, 2013.

Here are a few I have come across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. ----- http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/09/managing-prescription-drugs Managing prescription drugs The quarter-of-a-trillion-dollar question Sep 12th 2013, 8:40 by G.F. | SEATTLE IN JULY Babbage, a 40-odd male, got a drug-coated stent in his left anterior descending artery. He unexpectedly found himself in need of the procedure, probably owing to radiation therapy to his chest 15 years ago. It had been administered as a prophylactic against the recurrence of Hodgkin's lymphoma (itself treated with chemotherapy) but a growing body of research suggests that can lead to early-onset coronary ailments. At a recent cardiac rehabilitation session he sat patiently and took notes as a nurse described the purpose... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Source Type: blogs