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 'corp'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820959&cid=t_122434_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fnew-it-companies-bring-innovation-emergency-situations My recent blog on “Mobile Solutions Key to Evolving Emergency Care” prompted me to further ponder the current availability of mobile healthcare devices that enable a patient to initiate communication – even at a very basic, even non-verbal level - with caregivers before they arrive at the ER. Two companies – both relatively new to the industry it seems – caught my eye. No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820959 Fri, 13 May 2011 13:01:00 +0100 4820959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789382&cid=t_122434_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Fneil%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2Fchicago-hospitals-embark-on-long-hie-journey%2F I live in Chicago, a highly competitive healthcare market with some world-class medical schools (Northwestern, University of Chicago, Loyola, Rush) and a pretty decent record of EMR adoption. At least four major institutions/health systems run similar Epic EMRs: University of Chicago Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rush University Medical Center and, in the northern suburbs, NorthShore University HealthSystem (formerly Evanston-Northwestern Healthcare). Three NorthShore hospitals–Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital and Highland Park Hospital–were among the first in the country to reach Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model.(NorthShore’s Skokie Hospital since has reached Stage 7). Several others, notably Rush, Advocate Lutheran General Hospita... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789382 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:01:25 +0100 4789382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265684&cid=t_122434_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkPzv5Q_HkbE%2F By Walter OlsonThe Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which has long agitated for wider government intervention in food and nutritional matters, has filed a lawsuit charging that McDonald’s is violating California consumer laws by marketing Happy Meals with toys. It wants to force the burger chain either to drop the toy, or to replace the meals’ food components with something more whole-grain-and-vegetable-y. The New York Daily News invited me to have my say on the controversy, and I did. I pointed out that the lawsuit seemed to be aimed at an end run around the reality of individual choice: No one forced [named plaintiff Monet] Parham to take her daughters to McDonald’s, buy them that particular menu item, and sit by as they ate every last French fry in the b... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265684 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:17:44 +0100 4265684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515490&cid=t_122434_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fthree-key-icd-10-questions-providers-should-answer-right-now What with many vendors and providers behind schedule on both HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10, Computer Sciences Corp. published a report offering advice on creating a balanced approach to migration and implementation. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515490 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:22:29 +0100 3515490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411070&cid=t_122434_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fhospitals-under-knife-sacrificing.html A WSJ article on the financial condition of NY hospitals, and specifically a line by NY Mayor Bloomberg, caught my eye:Wall Street JournalMar. 26, 2010Hospitals Under the KnifeNew York City System Aims to Cut 2,600 More Jobs as State Funding DropsBy MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL and SUZANNE SATALINENEW YORK—The nation's largest public hospital system plans to slash its work force—including doctors and nurses—by about 10% over two years as government aid drops and the number of uninsured patients jumps.With its budget deficit set to top $1 billion, New York City's Health and Hospitals Corp. plans to eliminate 2,600 jobs in the fiscal year that begins July 1. That comes on top of 1,300 positions to be eliminated this year."No hospital system in the country is exempt from the crushing economics f... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411070 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:06:00 +0100 3411070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3145955&cid=t_122434_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7xnM2SXf290%2F By Chris EdwardsThe Wall Street Journal has an article today for people who think that we need government to thrust itself into the economy because major projects, like energy and technology projects, are too big or risky for private businesses. The article focuses on Chevron’s offshore oil development: Chevron is leasing the Clear Leader, which floats in 4,300 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico, to drill for oil through nearly five miles of rock. Big Oil never wanted to be here, in 4,300 feet of water far out in the Gulf of Mexico, drilling through nearly five miles of rock… It is an expensive way to look for oil. Chevron Corp. is paying nearly $500,000 a day to the owner of the Clear Leader, one of the world’s newest and most powerful drilling rigs. The new well off ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3145955 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:12:09 +0100 3145955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999749&cid=t_122434_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fthe-truth-about-afresa-inhalable-insulin-a-chat-with-al-mann.html Al Mann, CEO of MannKind Corp., is something of a legend in his own time.  He not only founded MiniMed, acquired by Medtronic, but also four other successful medical companies. He’s a billionaire, with his own Biomedical Engineering Institute at the University of Southern California (USC), so we can assume that he’s not just championing [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999749 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:31 +0100 2999749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2883170&cid=t_122434_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fmixed-feelings-on-inhalable-insulin.html MannKind Corp., the most aggressive company pushing ahead on bringing inhalable insulin to market post the Exubera debacle, took a hit last week when it was forced to announce that a critical marketing partnership didn’t pan out.  Investors are now fighting over the company’s future. As a PWD who watched the whole sordid Exubera story play [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2883170 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:00:29 +0100 2883170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458044&cid=t_122434_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyeyiZ29wawI%2F As I warned in my “deferral” video, the president’s proposal to increase the tax burden on U.S. companies competing in global markets is horribly misguided. The White House has now been put on notice by high-tech executives that they will be compelled to move jobs out of America if this destructive policy is adopted. Bloomberg reports: Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steven Ballmer said the world’s largest software company would move some employees offshore if Congress enacts President Barack Obama’s plans to impose higher taxes on U.S. companies’ foreign profits. “It makes U.S. jobs more expensive,” Ballmer said in an interview. “We’re better off taking lots of people and moving them out of the U.S. as opposed to keeping them inside the U.S.”... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458044 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:38:18 +0100 2458044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2095805&cid=t_122434_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2Fmedia-reportage-reads-like-press.html The media is at it again, pushing the stem cell line desired by a Big Biotech company. This story in the Chicago Tribune seems sparked by Geron's publicity department rather than having been garnered through independent reporting. It's about why the field has moved slowly and how Geron is uniquely poised to make big breakthroughs. Anybody want to buy stock?First, we find that embryonic stem cell research has supposedly been starved for funds. From the story:The biggest hurdle may have been the lack of government funding for stem cell studies. Because there is no federal money for this kind of research, other than through the National Institutes of Health, there has been little movement in the embryonic stem cell arena outside of Geron's privately funded effort. That means regulators lack t... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2095805 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:18:00 +0100 2095805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876041&cid=t_122434_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fisense-and-their-glycemic-signature.html iPod, iPhone, iPump, iPort, iV-drip (?)… so no reason to look surprised when you hear about another futuristic diabetes technology company by the name of iSense. This one, a privately held company based in Oregon, has been working on developing a “minimally invasive” continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) for about ten years.  (I’m guessing the company [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876041 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:15:45 +0100 1876041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=865470&cid=t_122434_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F12%2Fboost-glycemic-control-with-vitamin-c%2F Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Diet, Research, Products, Allie Beatty, CareInsulin not only moves glucose into the cells, but it also escorts Vitamin C. Blood sugar hogs the seats on the bus in most diabetics, therefore reducing the amount of Vitamin C we can absorb. This is the premise of The GAA Theory: high glucose levels hinder vitamin C entry into cells. Vitamin C is vitally important for many functions throughout the body - a big one being metabolism. Glucose and Vitamin C are similar in the way they enter the cells. Both molecules require help from insulin. The name for the process that brings glucose and Vitamin C through cell membranes is insulin-mediated uptake. The insulin-mediated uptake of glucose and vitamin C uses white blood cells. White blood cells have more insulin pum... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=865470 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 865470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682196&cid=t_122434_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Ftime-for-webmd-and-google-to-panic.html This is one of the most interesting M&A bits to hit my inbox in a long time: Health-specific search engine Healia has just announced a takeover by Des Moines, Iowa-based publishing company Meredith Corp.That's right, the publisher of such titles as Fitness, Ladies' Home Journal, Family Circle, Better Homes & Gardens and Successful Farming has bought itself a healthcare search engine. I bet Wall Street didn't see that one coming, and I wonder if they're sweating over at WebMD, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo.By the way, Dr. Tom Eng, Healia's president and founder, says that Healia is hiring a CTO and Web designers at company headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., and VPs for online marketing and advertising sales to work in New York, where Meredith has a large presence. Eng is keeping his job. (Sourc... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682196 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:22:00 +0100 682196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650898&cid=t_122434_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F31%2Fvideo-game-for-teens-diagnosed-with-cancer%2F Filed under: Teen Cancers, Video games, Products, ServicesCigna Corp. is offering a free video game for teens called Re-Mission. The video game lets teens and young adults blast cancer while learning how to improve the odds of beating the disease. The creator of the game is Hopelab, a non-profit organization seeking to improve the health of young people with a mix of good science and fun technology. Re-Mission is a teen-rated shooting game featuring a nanobot named Roxxi who roams inside the bodies of fictional cancer patients, destroying cancer cells, battling bacteria infections and managing side effects associated with cancer and cancer treatments. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650898 Thu, 31 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 650898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551384&cid=t_122434_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fre-jim-gibbons-ref-we-told-you-so.html TPMmuckraker March 30, 2007 09:51 AMMore Trouble for GibbonsBy Paul Kiel - March 30, 2007, 9:51 AMThe Wall Street Journal continues (sub. req.) to make life miserable for Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons. The paper first reported a month ago that Gibbons was under federal investigation for improper gifts (possible bribes) from a defense contractor.Now the paper reports that Gibbons' business as a legislator was intertwined with a second defense contractor:The wife of Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons was hired as a consultant to a defense contractor at the same time that her husband, who was then a member of Congress, helped the company get funding for a no-bid federal contract. Dawn Gibbons got about $35,000 in consulting fees in 2004 from Sierra Nevada Corp., of Sparks, Nev., the company said. Mr. Gibbons... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551384 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 551384