“We’re talking about a hamster, for God’s sake!”
Janice Lynch Schuster of the Altarum Institute has written a warm and delightful article for Aging Today, the newspaper of the American Society on Aging. It's called "Goodbye to Jumpy: Lessons for the health system." Using the example of the family's pet hamster, she draws some good lessons about end-of-life work. Excerpts:In the early days of what would prove to be, in hamster years, a long illness, Jumpy just didn’t look right: his ears were swollen and he scratched incessantly. Diagnosing either a parasitic infection or an allergic reaction, our vet treated Jumpy with the full arsenal of veterinary w...
Source: Running a hospital - February 6, 2013 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs
Physician Payment Sunshine Act Final Rule: Definitions
Discussion
CMS provided clarification for some of the above definitions based on comments. First, CMS noted that for “applicable manufacturer,” they never intended to “capture foreign entities that may contribute to the manufacturing process of a covered product, but have no business presence in the United States.” However, “entities based outside the United States that do have operations in the United States are subject to the reporting requirements.”
CMS also clarified that “entities that have operations in the United States are not permitted to circumvent the reporting requirements by making paym...
Source: Policy and Medicine - February 5, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Goodbye to Jumpy: Lessons for the health system
This article was originally published in Aging Today, the newsletter of the American Society on Aging. (Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care)
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - January 29, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Caregiving Children End of Life Source Type: blogs
Essentials of Veterinary Parasitology review
Excerpt from a book review of Essentials of Veterinary Parasitology:"a nice instructional resource for both veterinary students and veterinary technology students. Although it may be viewed as a little more involved than is necessary for students studying veterinary technology it is quite informative and educational for those wanting to go the extra mile in their education ... Throughout this book, excellent pictures and diagrams are shown of various parasites from the microscopic perspective as well as gross examination of an animal. Pictures depict the effects observed to various internal organs on post mortem exam. Pict...
Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. - January 25, 2013 Category: Microbiology Tags: Microbiology Book Reviews Parasitology Book Reviews Source Type: blogs
Natalie Irish: Artist with Diabetes.
Natalie Irish is an artist who paints portraits with her mouth, using lipstick as her "paint" and her lips as the brush. While this is impressive all on its own, she creates her art all while wearing her pink insulin pump on her hip. I heard of Natalie through my friends at Animas, and when I watched her on Conan O'Brien, talking about her artwork with her insulin pump infusion set up on her arm, I knew I wanted to know more. Natalie was kind enough to spend some time chatting with me on the phone, and the girl is an advocacy powerhouse, using her talent and creativity to bring both art, and dia...
Source: Six Until Me. - January 23, 2013 Category: Diabetes Tags: Diabetes Advocacy Source Type: blogs
A Bird's Eye View of Family Medicine
Considerable time has passed since I last made an entry to my blog site. Basically, I ’ve decided the healthcare train is going down the tracks in its predetermined direction and nothing I say or do is likely to change the direction or the time interval at which it slows down, stops, and considers a new direction. Meanwhile I have decided to continue in my small way to help those t hat fall between the “train tracks” by doing a bit of palliative care and giving sought after advice by some of my friends. < br / > I ’m writing today to suggest a totally new and novel approach to the shortage of family physicians...
Source: What's Wrong with Healthcare? - September 15, 2008 Category: Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Peggy Hamburg: A Complete Response
The FDA is not a monolithic entity. The agency is comprised of over 16,000 dedicated public servants whose areas of expertise and responsibilities range from pharmaceuticals to food, veterinary products, cosmetics, medical technology, dietary supplements, and beyond.
No one person calls all the shots – but the Commissioner is in charge and sets the tone and direction of the body that regulates more than a quarter of the American economy. A really good commissioner is measured by the impact he continues to have once she has departed. By that measure Peggy Hamburg rates an “A.” (Source: drugwonks.com Blog)
Source: drugwonks.com Blog - September 6, 2007 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: blogs
