Chiropractor Files Class Action Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Safeco Car Insurance – Use of Ingenix Data Base Claimants Were Paid Less

Filed Under (The Medical) by Admin on 27-10-2009

This appears to have been started back in 2005 and recently upon changing the case it is now a breach of contract for payments made for less than the amount the contract called for.  I am guessing these are medical treatments as a result of a car accident where the chiropractor gave treatment.image

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Sharing Your Content Pays With Bukisa

Filed Under (My Health) by Admin on 27-10-2009

Signup to Bukisa, Get Paid For Publishing your Knowledge!

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MEDICAL ERROR - YOU MAY NEED A VIRGINIA LAWYER

Filed Under (Legal Medical) by Admin on 27-10-2009

To err is human.. Or so I have heard.

And I am sure if you ask my husband, I have made a few major mistakes, today alone.

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Who Should Sponsor Comparative Effectiveness Research?

Filed Under (Health Care) by Admin on 27-10-2009

We have tried to argue why comparative effectiveness research is a good idea. To cut and paste what I wrote in a previous post,
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6 Harvard University Researchers Drank Poisoned Coffee – Treated at the Hospital

Filed Under (The Medical) by Admin on 26-10-2009

This is a strange story, but good in the fact that nobody was seriously hurt from the poisoning, which was found to be a chemical used frequently in the lab as a preservative.  It all came back to one coffee machine, what type is not defined, so who made the coffee or was it a vending machine.image

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Clinic’s medical files vanish

Filed Under (Health Care) by Admin on 26-10-2009

At “Data Malpractice on T-Mobile Sidekick: But Don’t Worry, Your Medical Data is Safe“, on Oct. 16 I wrote:
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BlueCross Blue Shield Office in Tennessee Received Bomb Threats – Nothing Found

Filed Under (The Medical) by Admin on 25-10-2009

All employees were evacuated and later returned to work, and with 5 buildings this sounds like a substantial amount of employees to get out of the buildings.  Nothing was found and all returned back to work.  The University of Tennessee had also received bomb threats this week.  BD  image

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Washington Post Article: Electronic medical records not seen as a cure-all

Filed Under (Health Care) by Admin on 25-10-2009

Regarding the extremely well done Sunday Oct. 25, 2009 story in the Washington Post “Electronic medical records not seen as a cure-all” by staff writer Alexi Mostrous - signup may be required for access - I have several observations.

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Windows 7 Will be an Asset and Improvement for Healthcare Software Applications – Touchscreen PCs

Filed Under (The Medical) by Admin on 25-10-2009

I have used a Tablet PC with touchscreen and now I dont know how to live without it, so with touch screen being supported in Windows 7, interacting with computers is going to become much easier even if you dont have a tablet.   I still love my slate tablet and it works great for presentations all over without having to imagepull out the digitizer.  With Windows 7 all you need is a computer that has the hardware support for touch and who knows, this could lead to fewer cases of carpel tunnel.

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Washington Post: EMR’s No Cure-All; Sen. Grassley Sends Letter of Inquiry to health IT vendors

Filed Under (Health Care) by Admin on 25-10-2009

Senator Grassley has sent a letter out to ten major health IT vendors seeking information on health IT problems and flaws. The letter can be retrieved from this link (PDF) at the Washington Post. Read the whole thing.

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