Giving Back: RAD-AID
Question: What do airships, 747 ’s, William Shatner, Radiology, and giving back have in common?Answer: RAD-AID International!Let me explain …A few years ago, I decided to bail out of the rat-race of private practice. My original goal was to retire altogether, but it seemed more reasonable to ease out slowly, maintain health insurance and some shred of income, and have something to do, at least periodically. And so I started out working 26 weeks per year, and now I ’m down to 22 weeks. Which leaves 30 weeks that need to be filled. I had originally thought I would ramp up my writing, but somehow that hasn’t happened;...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - September 18, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
On the Ethics of Accountable Care Research
This study provides some evidence of how one large … ACO appears to have achieved its stated savings….”). [5]
On May 1, Partners’ flagship hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital (where six of the eight authors are employed) aggravated these sins by issuing a press release about the paper that stated, “Today, researchers at Partners HealthCare published a study showing that Partners Pioneer ACO not only reduces spending growth, but does this by reducing avoidable hospitalizations for patients with elevated but modifiable risks.… The entire ACO population … reduced health care spending $14 per participant ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Harvard Medical School Partners Source Type: blogs
Trend: Biopharma embraces digital cognitive assessments to identify behavioral health biomarkers
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The hunt for behavioral health biomarkers is harnessing digital health at the research stage (MedCity News):
“Digital health companies are going through an interesting transformation as research institutions realize the benefit of their technology to collect and manage data for a host of studies. The biopharma industry’s embrace of some digital health tools to manage the costs of drug development has led to more frequent collaborations with research institutions, particularly in the behavioral health space…There’s also the great hunt for biomarkers and other clues that cognitive assessments can provide in p...
Source: SharpBrains - August 14, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology Behavioral Health Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center biomarkers biopharma brain testing app Brain-health cognitive-assessment depression digital health Mindstrong neurocogniti Source Type: blogs
VR Is Now a Part of the Patient Experience
Stanford Medicine is turning neuroimaging into a virtual reality game. The teaching hospital has developed a new software system that uses MRIs, CT scans, and angiograms to project a 3D model that physicians and patients can interact with. The Virtual Reality system functions as both an educational and clinical tool for physicians, surgeons, and patients. Through the headset, surgeons can use the system as a guiding map for strategizing upcoming operations. “It’s a window into the brain of the particular patient we’re going to operate on,” Anand Veeravagu, MD, head of the Stanford Neurosurgical Simulation Labtold ...
Source: radRounds - August 8, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Encouraging speaking up through trust wide engagement
NHS Employers - This case study outlines how York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust improved their levels of staff engagement across multiple sites and promoted awareness about raising concerns and the role of the Freedom to Speak Up guardian.Case studyNHS Employers news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 2, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
MOCAcare Review: Heart Monitor in Your Pocket and Blood Pressure Cuff on Your Wrist
The essence of digital health is making patients the point of care – no matter how unexpected the method. Could you ever imagine that there will be a time when you could measure your heart rate with a device slipped into your key chain holder or your blood pressure on your wrist? MOCAcare does both of that. Moreover, it provides its measurements in good quality and gives meaningful information even for laypeople.
The heart of the matter
MOCAcare’s tagline can be familiar as the title of a famous Graham Greene book about the destructive power of pity, but also as a song by Pete Doherty’s former band, The Libertines. ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 1, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers future gc3 Health 2.0 heart heart health heart rate Innovation Personalized medicine review wearable wearables Source Type: blogs
CMS Releases 2016 Open Payment Data
Conclusion
Visitors to the CMS Open Payments website can look up individual clinicians and hospitals to see what they have received from drug and device makers and compare their payments to national and specialty averages.
Related StoriesOpen Payments Starts Review and Dispute…On A SaturdayChicago Releases Pharmaceutical Representative Disclosure Log DraftCalifornia Gift Ban Bill to be Heard Tomorrow (Source: Policy and Medicine)
Source: Policy and Medicine - July 3, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
CMS Releases 2016 Open Payments Data
Conclusion
Visitors to the CMS Open Payments website can look up individual clinicians and hospitals to see what they have received from drug and device makers and compare their payments to national and specialty averages.
Related StoriesOpen Payments Starts Review and Dispute…On A SaturdayChicago Releases Pharmaceutical Representative Disclosure Log DraftCalifornia Gift Ban Bill to be Heard Tomorrow (Source: Policy and Medicine)
Source: Policy and Medicine - July 3, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
Why We Need to Care About the Psychological Toll of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship carries with it unique pressures unlike any traditional office job.
Starting your own business means you shoulder personal risk, work longer hours, and encounter higher stress than most other workers.
New studies are now beginning to shed light on the psychological toll of entrepreneurship. Research shows nearly three-quarters of business owners have concerns about their mental health. Almost half have struggled with depression or anxiety before.
Society tends to glorify success and achievement. We shy away from talking about mental health due to the fear and stigma attached to it. Thankfully, that’s...
Source: World of Psychology - July 2, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melody Wilding, LMSW Tags: Depression Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Professional Psychology Stress Success & Achievement Women's Issues Career Change Career Goals Entrepreneurship Perfectionism Workplace Stress Worry Source Type: blogs
Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative
Grant Opportunity from the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH)
This notice solicits applications for the Empowered Communities Initiative, or ECI, program. The ECI Program is intended to provide support for minority and/or disadvantaged communities disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic, childhood/adolescent obesity, or serious mental illness. It seeks to prevent opioid abuse, increase access to opioid treatment and recovery services, and reduce the health consequences of opioid abuse; reduce obesity prevalence and disparities in weight status among children and adolescents; and reduce the impact of serious men...
Source: BHIC - June 27, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Children and Teens Mental Health Minority Health Concerns Opioid Abuse and Addiction Public Health Rural Scholarships and Grants Source Type: blogs
California Gift Ban Bill to be Heard Tomorrow
On Tuesday, June 27, 2017, California Senate Bill 790 will be heard in the Assembly Committee on Health, with limited testimony allowed per side. We have previously written about the bill, noting that the bill passed the California Senate back in May 2017
The bill, if passed as written, would prohibit a manufacturer of a prescribed product from offering or giving a gift to a health care provider. The bill would further prohibit a manufacturer of a prescribed product or an entity on behalf of a manufacturer of a prescribed product from providing a fee, payment, subsidy, or other economic benefit to a health care provider i...
Source: Policy and Medicine - June 26, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
Medical School Enrollment Soars; Allopathic and Osteopathic Schools Compete
I will readily admit to not being highly informed about the status of medical school enrollments or the competition between allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. A recent article thus caught my attention by describing the growth of osteopathic schools asblistering (see:Med School Enrollment Still Roaring, More So at DO Schools). Below is an excerpt from the article:First-year enrollment at the nation's 147 allopathic medical schools continues to grow at a healthy clip, but it's not keeping up with the blistering pace set by 33 osteopathic medical schools. As a result, allopathic ...
Source: Lab Soft News - June 14, 2017 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Cost of Healthcare Medical Education Source Type: blogs
AccessRx FAQs Posted on DC Department of Health Website
Conclusion
Even if a manufacturer did not make payments to healthcare providers in D.C., the manufacturer is not required to submit gift expenses to AccessRx. However, the manufacturer must still report aggregate and advertising expenditures to AccessRx if the manufacturer utilized detailers or employed/contracted with anyone who was engaged in marketing or advertising in D.C.
The annual report is to be submitted with a filing fee of $5,000.00, which is payable exclusively by check and checks are to be made payable to the D.C. Treasurer. Such a hefty filing fee (one that is required by any manufacturer/labeler who market...
Source: Policy and Medicine - June 8, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
How much does it matter which hospital you go to?
Of course, it matters a lot — hospitals vary enormously on quality of care, and choosing the right hospital can mean the difference between life and death. The problem is that it’s hard for most people to know how to choose. Useful data on patient outcomes remain hard to find, and even though Medicare provides data on patient mortality for select conditions on their Hospital Compare website, those mortality rates are calculated and reported in ways that make nearly every hospital look average.
Some people select to receive their care at teaching hospitals. Studies in the 1990s and early 2000s found that teaching ho...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 3, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/ashish-jha" rel="tag" > Ashish Jha, MD, MPH < /a > Tags: Policy Hospital Source Type: blogs
Association Between Teaching Status and Mortality in U.S. Hospitals
In an observational study of approximately 21 million hospitalizations of Medicare beneficiaries, adjusted 30-day mortality rates were significantly lower at 250 major teaching hospitals compared with 894 minor teaching and 3339 non-teaching hospitals overall (8.3% vs 9.2% and 9.5%) as well as for several individual common medical and surgical conditions. Read more here: https://news.nnlm.gov/bhic/to3n
(Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - May 25, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: terri ottosen Tags: Articles General Public Health Medicare Mortality rates Teaching Hospitals Source Type: blogs
