MONDAY
November 17, 2008
Remote Health Monitoring: Using Communications Technology to Deliver Health Care Services
Disruptive Women in Health Care
Medicare tests multiple PHRs including Google
ZDNet Healthcare
No doubt they're hoping for Best Case Scenarios
TUESDAY
November 18, 2008
The destruction of the NHS begins
NHS Blog Doctor
A U.K. doctor's take on patients (willingly) paying extra for critical care.
Scienta est Potentia, Google est Scienta
MindBlizzard blog
A different take on the Google flu tracking story.
Chronic Disease Costs More Than 2 Wall Street Bailouts Per Year
Medpolitics, A Political Network of US Doctors -
Predicting Flu Season With Google Flu Trends
Health Care Law Blog
Larry Brilliant discussed this epidemiological informatics approach in his 2006 Ted Prize speech.
Motrin Bows to Social Media Pressure From Moms, Removes Controversial Ad
ReadWriteWeb
Don't mess with #Motrinmons.
"Fat": What the Experts Know (Part 1)
Health Beat
Not much, unfortunately, as society grows more prosperous.
Patient Satisfaction with Healthcare Systems: Do Different Funding Models Lead to Different Results?
eHealth News EU
A study finds consumers in the U.K., U.S., France and Spain are similar -- but check the last chart.
Home Is Where Health Is
Disruptive Women in Health Care
A better way: “medical homes” through which nurse practitioners coordinate care, especially for chronic illness.
WEDNESDAY
November 19, 2008
Older Cancer Patients Often Excluded From Research
Well
Why do so many clinical trials of new cancer treatments exclude older patients?
Modulating presence and impulsiveness by external stimulation of the brain
Positive Technology Journal
Who Would Provide Charity Care if the Government Didn't ?
Medpolitics, A Political Network of US Doctors -
The Dangers of Do-It-Yourself DNA Testing
Health Beat
"...neat and fun, but it can also have deep psychological implications”
THURSDAY
November 20, 2008
Crestor, Guidelines, Rationing and Other CRP
The Covert Rationing Blog
Analyzing the recent news storm
Update: Global Consortium for Neurocognitive Fitness Innovation
SharpBrains
Close to 1 billion ... brains over the age of 60
Surveillance On the Average Joe [the Plumber]: Another Blow To Patient Confidence In Electronic Medical Records?
Health Care Renewal
Potential Data Breach and Extortion at Express Scripts
Health Care Law Blog
Information blackmail using electronic medical records
InforSense Tools Enable Virtual Drug Discovery
eHealth News EU
Grid computing for distributed research. (PR)