We like MrHISTAlk over at THCB, even if he has a bit of a tendency to mouth off like the southern redneck he may be. So go read his thoughts on clinical information systems and CPOE in an article called Thoughts on Clinical Systems: introduction.
POLICY: Abstinence and universal health insurance prove very popular
Now I’m 42 and never been married, so I don’t agree with most Americans about the very last question on this new Harris/WSJ survey. But the rest of it shows that we’re a damn site more of a liberal nation than our leaders in DC and on Fox News would have us believe.
On the other hand there is some chance that one day we’ll have universal health insurance, which is not the case for abstinence before marriage, whatever 62% of Americans believe. How many hypocrites are in that number?
BLOGS: TCHB tech traumas over
Thanks to John, the tech traumas are over and when you go to www.thehealthcareblog.com you end up in the right place, and it looks like it’s really on a standalone domain although it actually lives on typepad, yet you can get away from there to other sites. Very clever (although for those of you who care apparently TypePad’s instructions are wrong!)
BLOGS: Wednesday dog blogging
Now that I’m a newly "domestic partnered" person rather than a swinging single, much of my day seems to revolve around walking Charlie, who moved in with Amanda (the other domestic partner).
So I’m thinking much more about dogs than I ever thought I would. So I thought you’d appreciate this story about a New Mexico official promoting a law against dangerous dogs, who’s own dog badly bit him. And this story about a police dog in the UK, who just wasn’t into police activities and would rather hang with the trouble makers
POLICY: You’re poor, you’re uneducated, you’re sick?
You are screwed.
BLOGS: THCB hosting prob
Your crack technical team here is trying to get the address bar in your browser to say "TheHealthcareBlog.com" but add all that stuff after the slash that indicates which page you’re on, rather than either just saying "TheHealthcareBlog.com" whatever page you go to, or having that long Typepad address.
Part of that process means that for a little bit (hopefully just a few hours) if you go to "TheHealthcareBlog.com" you’ll end up at a GoDaddy parking site. It may not do you much good, but if you got here anyway, for now you might want to try http://matthewholt.typepad.com/the_health_care_blog/ when you come back for the next few days.
PHARMA: Can you trust Tufts and should we trust the FDA?
Today I’m off to San Diego to hear David Brailer et al at the AHIMA conference, so expect some more about that later on this channel.
Meanwhile, the pro-PhRMA academics at Tufts have a new study which suggests that rushing drugs through the FDA process is neither better nor worse than slowing them down. Note these are the same guys who keep coming up with the BS numbers of $800 million plus, plus, plus on how much a new drug costs, a stat that has been well fisked by the anti-big Pharma forces on many web sites. However, take a look at their new study and consider whether it’s the speed of approvals that’s the problem, or whether it’s that the FDA cannot be trusted to be open with the public about all the data it knows about a particular drug.
Then consider again whether any of the top brass at the FDA can be trusted, given all the recent shenanigans about Plan B, and Crawford’s recent rush to get out of town — allegedly ahead of an indictment — and the latest news that he won’t help an investigation about whom he was carrying the bag for when he stopped Plan B’s OTC approval. (Hint: it might be some people who have other problems on their minds right now.)
QUALITY: Job at DM company Lifemasters
So if you’re not quite as cynical as me about the future of disease management, LifeMasters is looking for a Product Development Manager in its South San Francisco offices. This is a position that works on the product team and is responsible for development of new products and features. The candidate must have insatiable curiosity about how things work and a desire to improve them.
It’s a stimulating, intellectually challenging environment in an industry-leading DM company that’s growing like gang busters. And you get to work with the ever-wonderful Mary Cain, my former IFTF colleague. If you’re interested, scroll down in this listing till you find it, and if you still think it’s you, email kwaxmanATlifemastersDOTcom
Do NOT email me!!
POLICY/PHARMA: Pure drug war fascism
So a sick patient is pulled from his hospital bed in another country and extradited and denied all pain medication for days on end? Nothing but pure fascism dressed up in drug war clothing.
TECH: A tawdry tale of practice management software gone south
I’ve never heard of this little practice management company Dr Notes, but thewhole scam seems quite fun. This is why it’s good that there are finally real companies that doctors can deal with.
