MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'calls'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:22:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704660&cid=t_157878_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-patients-have-to-remind-doctors-about-their-appointments%2F2011.04.11 Like many offices, we have a policy of calling patients to remind them of upcoming appointments, usually one to two days ahead of time. With the advent of our new EMR, we have the option of having the system send them email reminders. The vast majority of folks who’ve received these just love them. But there are still several patients a day who get phone calls. The other recent change in the office, cutting the staff by 50%, means that my one remaining staffer is the one who makes the calls. She has other stuff to do, though — lots of other stuff, actually — so that she may not get around to these calls until later in the day. Thank goodness our patients are right on the ball: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Musings of a Dinosaur* (Source: Better H... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704660 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:00:56 +0100 4704660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907558&cid=t_157878_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Flatest-important-scientific-study-understanding-the-booty-call%2F photo: ThinkstockYes, you read that headline right. A study was just published that focuses entirely on booty calls. You know, those late night pleas you place to that certain guy/s when you’re in the mood (and vice versa). They aren’t relationships, and they aren’t not relationships — and that middle ground can be confusing for men and women. While both sexes tend to make booty calls for sex, women often think of them as being a precursor to a more committed relationship, while men think of them as just sex: No-strings-attached. Big shocker there.Do you think a booty call could develop into a meaningful, committed partnership? via ABC NewsPost from: BlissTreeLatest Important Scientific Study: Understanding the Booty Call (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907558 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:38:26 +0100 3907558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3896099&cid=t_157878_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F7ZJOJcAf6QE%2Fnovartis-increases-sales-calls.html Medial Marketing and Media notes that while the overall call rates for the Pharma industry are decreasing, Novartis has increased their sales calls in the first half of 2010 by 7% compared to 2009. The industry overall has seen a 1% drop in sales calls.Jason Fox, associate director of syndicated analytics at SDI, stated:“With the number of pharmaceutical sales reps being scaled back dramatically over the last few years, it's no surprise that sales calls across the industry are also declining. However, companies with new drugs or newly approved indications for existing drugs need to get the information into the hands of physicians and other practitioners, and in-person calls are still the most popular type of promotion, outside of product sampling.” (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3896099 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:58:00 +0100 3896099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3690841&cid=t_157878_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmy-brothers-keeper-revisited%2F2010.06.23 A few weeks back, I had introduced a patient who was willing to let her religious beliefs stand in the way of receiving the proper medical treatment she needed to stay alive. I want to revisit with you this dying patient, who hadn’t known me or any doctor for over 30 years. As the rest of the family, who were not as committed to a religious path, stood by her expectantly, I said to her: “I had a brother who was a true believer in the power of God and that faith could heal all things or be called God’s will. Like you, he was a competent adult in charge of his decisions. He wouldn’t listen to anyone else — not his wife, father, mother, children, brother — not even me, the doctor. He died two years ago, leaving behind 10 children and a wife who depended on him. We all bel... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3690841 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:00:11 +0100 3690841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3546846&cid=t_157878_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwondering-if-mom-is-safe-finethanx-calls-and-checks-for-you%2F2010.05.09 FineThanx is a new automated phone system that automatically calls your sick or elderly family members at home to check on how they’re doing. The system can check in with loved ones once or twice a day, and if no one answers or the person is unwell, the system calls a member of his or her ”care circle.” If everything is fine, the FineThanx system will send you a report by email, so you can continue working or finish those 18 holes of golf, then check in for reassurance on your iPhone or personal computer afterwards. Listen to a sample call here. *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3546846 Sun, 09 May 2010 11:50:20 +0100 3546846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3524110&cid=t_157878_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwondering-if-mom-is-safe-finethanx-calls-and-checks-for-you%2F2010.05.02 FineThanx is a new automated phone system that automatically calls your sick or elderly family members at home to check on how they’re doing. The system can check in with loved ones once or twice a day, and if no one answers or the person is unwell, the system calls a member of his or her ”care circle.” If everything is fine, the FineThanx system will send you a report by email, so you can continue working or finish those 18 holes of golf, then check in for reassurance on your iPhone or personal computer afterwards. Listen to a sample call here. *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3524110 Sun, 02 May 2010 14:00:20 +0100 3524110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2790262&cid=t_157878_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D7881 I wonder if the MOH will take similar measures in order to combat doctor shortage and doctor fatigue in Malaysia? It seems the Queensland Health Department is desperate enough to advice their doctors to take the equivalent of 6 cups of coffee a day in order to stay awake on the job! Doctors are up in arms over official Queensland Health Department guidelines which urge weary medics to drink six cups of coffee a day to fight off fatigue. Part of Queensland Health’s 102-page fatigue management strategy recommends 400 milligrams of caffeine to keep doctors awake on the job. That is the equivalent of five or six cups of coffee. Yesterday a union representing Queensland doctors said public hospital patients have died because medics are being forced to work up to 72 hours without a break.... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2790262 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2790262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734108&cid=t_157878_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fr71KUAUrI5k%2F We’ve all heard the stories about people who dial 911 for things like not getting the right meal at a drive thru restaurant, or being angry at someone in line at the store, or simply because they are lonely. They make for funny news headlines, but these types of events are costing the taxpayers money. As the battle for healthcare rages on, this issue has been brought to the forefront. While we often hear about the most outrageous calls to 911, the reality is that many of them are often just people upset with the medical system and looking for information. If they don’t get a response from their doctor, they dial 911. One source says half of the 911 calls in a specific “county are not really emergencies.” Calls can cost up to $500. If it turns out to be a non-emerge... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734108 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:14:38 +0100 2734108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788939&cid=t_157878_101_f&fid=38980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicthree.com%2F2009%2F08%2Ftake-note.html 2 grams of Coke, plus a dash of PCP will make you f'ing nuts. Psycho Nuts.It might just make you so nuts that you decide that your Super 8 motel room is the set of the next episode of The Detonators. Step one. Ingest Coke, plus PCP. Step two: Freak the F out! You can ALWAYS identify a PCP high when they have destroyed the porcelain god! Always.We wondered in through shards of drywall and porcelain, mixed with cheesy drywall and some shards of mirror to find 6 police officers with their knees on the back of a 165 lb man who was all but throwing them around. He had been shot 8 times by less than lethal rounds, OC'd twice, and was now restrained but by no means controlled.Law Enforcement didn't know what to do at this point, and honestly, we really didn't either. While he may have taken that ... medic(THREE) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788939 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:06:00 +0100 2788939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788942&cid=t_157878_101_f&fid=38980&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicthree.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fhypothermia-in-august.html Called at 0700 for a a Man Down. As we near the scene the update indicates it is a 93 year old woman in her driveway, confused and cold. I honestly expected the typical fall, and, it being 60 degrees out, she was likely a bit chilly....What I FOUND was actually much more serious. We found a woman, lying on the driveway, wet clothes, and COLD. Very cold. No longer shivering cold. Cardiac dysrhythmia cold. She could tell me her name, and that was it. Neighbors had found her while out walking, and told me she lived alone in this huge old house in the old money neighborhood of little big town.She was cold. Seriously cold. It is August, we're not supposed to have hypothermia cases... but a few things left her little chance... She weighed... soaking wet, might you say... 80 pounds. I suspect tha... medic(THREE) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788942 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:15:00 +0100 2788942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469477&cid=t_157878_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Ftop-ten-reasons-not-to-call-911%2F You have to check out this fascinating, funny, and downright bizarre list that Time has put together of Top Ten Non-Emergency 911 Calls. Here’s a sampling… A police officer who steals marijuana and gives himself a drug-induced fit of panic  His conversation with the dispatcher: “I think we’re dying. We made brownies, and I think we’re dead. Time is going by really really really really slowly.”  They survived and the  police officer was lucky not to have to do time. An Ohio man called 911 in May 2009 after his live-in adult son refused to clean his messy bedroom. An Oregon man called 911 because a  box of orange juice had been omitted from his younger brother’s order at a McDonald’s drive-thru. And that’s just the start of a list of... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469477 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:17:32 +0100 2469477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905968&cid=t_157878_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fhnblog.pl%3Fhnblog%3D928081 Wired reports tha Senator John McCain has taken a stronger stance against embryonic stem cell research lately. Wired says McCain would even "criminalize a promising branch of stem cell research." In his statement, McCain at first claimed to support ESC research. However, he said "clear lines should be drawn that reflect a refusal to sacrifice moral values and ethical principles for the sake of scientific progress" -- a qualification that disturbed many scientists and bioethicists with its ambiguity. McCain also took a harder line than the Bush administration with somatic cell nuclear transfer, better known as therapeutic cloning -- a cutting-edge process that could some day provide personalized embryonic stem cell therapies. Though currently legal, McCain would outlaw the technique. T... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905968 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0100 1905968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1720358&cid=t_157878_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4142 I just want to point out saxman’s blogpost which is in large part in reply to “Concerned Citizen’s” letter to the Star , and regarding the recent Call for more Call Allowance. He does make a very important point that is if you work a doctor beyond a certain period of time, then it has been shown that the doctors become more error prone. I think it should be legislated too that no doctor in Malaysia shall be allowed to work more than say 16-18 hours at a stretch in hospital. However, in reality, this will never take place as 32 hour stretches are all too common. Yeah, and being paid a pittance for working all that extra time in the mill. What can we do but whine? Related MMR post: Call for more call allowance a All doctors do is whine…. (Source: Malaysian Medic... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1720358 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1720358