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This is an interesting story all the way around.  First of all I hope all the medical devices found were disconnected from the Internet until the FDA gives the stamp of approval.  The manufacturer also said the device was not meant to be connected to the internet, but it was.  Last week in the story about Morgan Hill and the cyber attack, the hospitals system failed and paper charts were used for a day and they discovered they were more dependent on the outside world and web than originally thought.

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On The Torch blog, hosted by FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education), this post by Kyle Smeallie summarized the travails of “petition candidates” for the boards of trustees of two elite American universities (Dartmouth and Harvard). As we have noted, at most universities, the boards of trustees, the bodies ultimately responsible for upholding the universities’ missions, are closed shops. At most universities, the boards appoint new members to replace departing ones, without input from alumni, parents, students, faculty or anyone else who might be considered constituents. Thus, at most universities, even though the boards are ultimately responsible for the stewardship of the institutions, and upholding the institutions’ missions, practically, they are accountable to no one. At very few universities, there may be contested elections for a few board seats, and an opportunity for those outside the board, usually alumni, to place candidates on the ballot. However, even at those somewhat more enlightened universities, those candidates face an uphill battle. Thus, while Dartmouth and Harvard have somewhat more transparent, accountable, and representative governance than do most academic institutions, even that is under threat. Read the rest of this entry »

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel published another story in their series on physicians’ entanglements with health care corporations. This one tells the story of a single university faculty member who was seduced by pharmaceutical companies, then eventually became disillusioned.

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This is also very interesting what he has to say about the strain, and what makes up the composition.  It is called the Swine flu as that contains 2 parts, but theres also one part bird and one part human, so its a bit complex.  By getting a flu shot, you are being protected against the human side of the virus, but perhaps not the other portions.  His mission is to find out more about why Mexico and more of the origins to perhaps add information that the rest of the world as well as Mexico can use.  BD 

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I have heard from more than one potential nursing home or medical malpractice client, that they called an attorney because a treating physician told them to.

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Hospitals as a “Proving Ground” for tests of unproven health IT - upon children?

At my post “BusinessWeek on Health IT: The Dubious Promise of Digital Medicine” I began to discuss the responses made by health IT vendors and organizations regarding HIT problems and defects, raised in a very serious BusinessWeek article on these issues.

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Theres quite a bit going on this week, and one expo in particular is the Annual Bio-IT Conference.  Today, Microsoft announced Amalga Life Sciences Software.  The press release and early adapters follows below.  Additional Information can be read at the Bio-IT website.

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Ok, so I don’t think it is good news that nursing homes are making a profit… but even in this rough economy, some are flourishing.

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At “BusinessWeek on Health IT: The Dubious Promise of Digital Medicine” I began to discuss the responses made by health IT vendors and organizations regarding HIT problems and defects, raised in a very serious BusinessWeek article on these issues.

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One product mentioned in the winners circle is Merlin.  You can do a search of the blog as I have several posts relative to the product from St. Jude.

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