The Medical Home: The Bottom-up Problem
No commentsSunday, September 21, 2008
There is no consensus definition of the term “patient-centered medical home…in 2007 the AAFP, the AAP, the American College of Physicians, and American Osteopathic Association issued principles defining their vision of a patient-centered medical home. The core features include a physician-directed medical practice; a personal physician for every patient; the capacity to [...]
Baxter to Proceed with Recall of Remaining Heparin Sodium Vial Products
No commentsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — DEERFIELD, Ill., February 28, 2008 – Baxter International Inc. announced today that the company is proceeding with the voluntary recall of all remaining lots and doses of its heparin sodium injection multi-dose, single-dose vials and HEP-LOCK heparin flush products. The company initially recalled nine lots of heparin sodium injection multi-dose [...]
Health 2.0 User-Generated Healthcare
No commentsHow are Web 2.0 technologies like social networks, wikis and online communities changing the face of the health care industry? How are hospital systems and physician practices evolving as a result of rapid technological change? How can health plans evolve…
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In Online Health Content We Trust?
No commentsBy Fard Johnmar Late last week, Susannah Fox of the Pew Internet & American Life project announced that the nonprofit had updated its statistics on the number of adult Americans using the Internet. Currently, 73 percent are Web users. Of…
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