Bonus or Bogus? Are federal funds for health IT a true stimulus, or merely a stopgap?
July 14th 2009What do physicians really think about the HITECH act, health IT stimulus incentives, and the government’s new role in their lives? Using the power of social media, we did a little research and asked MDNG readers to share their opinions, concerns, and advice.
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Robots May Help to Monitor Emotional State of Autistic Children
February 19th 2009Vanderbilt University professor Nilanjan Sarkar "developed a method that uses physiological measurements, including heart rate, galvanic skin response, temperature and muscle response, to monitor the emotional state of individuals."
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Hospitals Looking Toward the Future
December 22nd 2008Last month, The Joint Commission, the nation’s primary standards-setting and accreditation organizations for hospitals, published a report detailing the issues that hospital leaders face today, as well as what issues they might need to plan for in the near future.
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Sleepless Children at Risk for Becoming Overweight
November 19th 2008Most parents will tell you that their child/children have had at least one sleep-related problem from the time they are born to about six years old. It’s a common occurrence, with the most frequent issues being night terrors, bed wetting, and grinding teeth.
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Nebraska Worries about Parents Dropping Children at Hospitals
November 18th 2008Nebraska’s safe haven law was "intended to allow parents to hand over an infant anonymously to a hospital without being prosecuted." However, of the 34 children who have been dropped off since the law has been enacted, none have been an infant.
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Expert Medical Witnesses: Should You Get Involved? We Plead the Fifth
September 16th 2008Many physicians are skeptical about getting involved in the practice, and rightfully so. Sermo and other online physician communities are rife with posts and comments from physicians who know colleagues who have stretched the truth or even lied on the stand because of personal beliefs or compensation.
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Expert Medical Witnesses: Should You Get Involved? We Plead the Fifth
September 16th 2008Many physicians are skeptical about getting involved in the practice, and rightfully so. Sermo and other online physician communities are rife with posts and comments from physicians who know colleagues who have stretched the truth or even lied on the stand because of personal beliefs or compensation.
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Unraveling Autism Piece by Piece
July 17th 2008As the causes and links to autism continue to baffle, researchers tirelessly work at finding any new information that could potentially lead to a better understanding of the condition. Evidence that genetics play a large role in autism continues to surface.
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You Say You Want a Revolution?
June 11th 2008Steve Case is on a mission to save healthcare, and he intends to do it by harnessing the consumer-empowering capabilities of the Internet. He's a personally motivated billionaire with plenty of Internet experience, and co-founded with two other entrepreneurs one of the greatest success stories in American business history.
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