July 2009

The story of how journal editors, the clinical research community, and Big Pharma managed to work together to protect the public health, ensure the continued advance of medical science, and safeguard vital intellectual property.

You may have seen advertisements, or may already have been contacted by people who’ve promised to help you figure it all out so you can get your share of the stimulus money. Be wary.

We have been publishing MDNG for a decade now, and healthcare technology has changed in so many ways in those years.

Unexpected technology applications are transforming daily practice—everything from how you search for clinical information to how you share and store your data.

If existing case law and legislation is clear and well-developed, then an asset protection plan that falls within the pre-set boundaries should have favorable and predictable results.

Sermo.com CEO Daniel Palestrant recently proclaimed that the AMA no longer speaks for US physicians, and that now is the time to “turn to entities like Sermo where physicians are establishing a new voice to collectively discuss the future of our profession.”

Many states are seeing the HITECH money as an opportunity to aggressively promote health IT to improve healthcare through adoption of EHRs and health information exchanges.

What 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.

How much money does it take to pay for healthcare?