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 'corporation'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:02:58 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181976&cid=t_127706_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fwisconsin-insurer-creates-mobilenurse-app A managed care organization serving more than 100,000 members in southern Wisconsin is entering the wild, wild world of mobile health apps with its own urgent care solution – and offering it for free to anyone who might want it. The Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation, based in Madison, is making its MobileNurse app available for iPhones and will have an Android version available shortly. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181976 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:08:00 +0100 5181976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181979&cid=t_127706_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fsocial-media-reactions-top-5-worst-emr-myths Healthcare IT News Associate Editor Molly Merrill wrote a July 26 piece on the five worst EMR myths. Over the past month, there's been debate and discussion surrounding the list, via our social media outlets and in our reader comments posted on the Healthcare IT News site. Here are the five misconceptions Merrill included: read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181979 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:45:12 +0100 5181979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077824&cid=t_127706_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Feducated-providers-will-be-publics-best-teachers A recent survey from Xerox Corp. shows the general public is still very much in the dark when it comes to EHRs. But while one obvious and necessary response to the findings would be to ramp up public education efforts, policymakers should remember that providers, who are the main point of contact between patients and their records, still need to be educated, too. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077824 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:10:41 +0100 5077824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050820&cid=t_127706_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fsurvey-finds-patients-wary-ehr-security Amid the move by physicians and hospitals to adopt EHRs, patients remain concerned about the security of their personal health information. That's the high-level finding of an online survey conducted in early May among more than 2,700 U.S. adults by Harris Interactive on behalf of Xerox Corporation. Xerox, a $22 billion business process and document management firm, released a summary of the survey findings on July 20. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050820 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:05:14 +0100 5050820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911620&cid=t_127706_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Flost-translation-clinical-decision-making-and-need-lab-data-standards The HITECH initiative and the promise of effectively coordinated care are fundamentally based on the adoption of standards as an integral part of the larger adoption of healthcare information technology. Numerous types of standards are being promoted, including messaging standards, secure communication standards and data standards. But perhaps, some of the most important standards are those that are not being enforced. No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911620 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:35:04 +0100 4911620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734064&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1TK6Wboi4Xo%2F By Tad DeHavenWhat do these federal agencies and programs have in common? Agricultural Research Service, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, Rural Development programs, Women, Infants & Children, Foreign Agricultural Service, National Institute of Standards & Technology, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Economic Development Administration, National Telecommunications & Information Administration, Small Business Administration, State Department foreign aid, Fund for African Development, International Development assistance, Economic Support Fund, Peacekeeping Operations, Trade Development Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, National Forest System, Appalach... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734064 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:59:09 +0100 4734064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527729&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRpPLh6yImcg%2F By Michael F. CannonThis weekend I opened The Washington Post to find the editors arguing that Congress should cut federal subsidies to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Institute of Peace, and the National Endowment of the Arts, and George F. Will arguing that Congress should preserve federal subsidies to Teach for America. Weird. One Step Forward, One Step Back is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527729 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:40:33 +0100 4527729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477706&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkBtriqdFwnY%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Is the Obama budget a serious stab at deficit reduction? And do congressional Republicans have any credibility in knocking the budget plan since, other than Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), they have not detailed many cuts that would seriously slice the deficit? My response: It's Valentine's Day and love is in the air, especially on Capitol Hill where Congress anxiously awaits the 10:00 a.m. arrival of the president's FY 2012 budget. It should be well shredded by noon. And as it is, across the land we'll be hearing the cries of "Not me, please, not my sinecure" -- no more plaintively than from the minions of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. How will the average Chicago Bears fan endure without the latest BBC soap -- excuse me, Masterpiece Th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477706 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:25:55 +0100 4477706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450288&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FfY2q28 By Mary Grealy. There’s no question that, if we’re ever to have effective health reform in this country, improving our healthcare delivery system has to come through a public-private partnership. One of the key elements of the Affordable Care Act is the creation of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), an entity that will be charged with evaluating concepts for healthcare delivery reform and then putting into action demonstration projects that have the potential to improve healthcare quality and increase cost-efficiency. Fortunately, much of this ground is already being broken in the private sector.  Throughout the country, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, group purchasing organizations, insurers, distributors and other health sector... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450288 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:24:20 +0100 4450288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382740&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3xiNhYx3chE%2F By Tad DeHavenOne positive outcome of the recession, as the states struggle to find revenue to spend, is that state subsidies to businesses are facing increased scrutiny. This week the New York Times reported that states are looking at reducing or ending programs that hand out taxpayer money to television and movie producers. In Pennsylvania, some last-minute handouts from outgoing governor Ed Rendell are under fire, including a $10 million state grant to rehabilitate a former Sony plant for new tenants. According to the Commonwealth Foundation’s Nate Benefield, this is the fourth time Pennsylvania taxpayers have subsidized the site: Sony moved out in 2007, despite getting more than $40 million in corporate welfare under Gov. Robert P. Casey to come to Pennsylvania, then another $1 mill... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382740 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:26:27 +0100 4382740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343114&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0ud79KYaN3E%2F By Tad DeHavenRep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) has introduced the Cut Unsustainable and Top-heavy Spending Act, which would cut spending by $44 billion annually.  Brady’s effort moves in the right direction but it is a very modest fiscal reform effort. The legislation, which Brady calls a “down payment on getting America’s financial books in order,” chooses targets that have already been proposed by the Obama administration or the president’s Fiscal Commission. Therefore, the proposal should have bipartisan appeal. For example, Brady’s bill would cut Pentagon spending and eliminate subsidies to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Many of the targets represent “house cleaning cuts” that would reduce spending on bureaucratic activities such as printing and federal travel. Th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343114 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:59:32 +0100 4343114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4027158&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-ppaca-does-it-pass-the-playground-test%2F2010.10.03 Could understanding the tacit rules which govern play on a neighborhood playground help us explain why some aspects of implementing healthcare reform are unlikely to succeed? Recent news involving McDonald’s Corporation suggests so. On the playground, there are some simple precepts — like the fact that older and stronger kids get to make up the game, and the rules. That’s understood and mostly okay. As if these leaders are considered modestly benevolent and the rules are workable, the game is good and all benefit. And all players on the playground know this basic tenet of fairness: That the rules of the game shouldn’t change in the midst of the competition, and, taking it one step further, if the rules have to be changed they weren’t very good in the first pla... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4027158 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:00:00 +0100 4027158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976502&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2010%2F09%2F14%2Fvaccine-acceptance-statistics-for-2009%2F Catherine Frompovich Vactruth.com 09/14/2010 There’s an adage that goes something like this: You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time. Well, there just may be a report that bears out that contention, in my opinion. Recently I came across The Rand Corporation’s November 2009 report Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S., which I’d like to parse. First and foremost, I found it interesting that the Rand survey was “conducted under contract with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).” On the front page of that report this statement appears: The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the wor... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976502 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:30:50 +0100 3976502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965395&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRiDBphh1ezE%2F By Michael F. CannonHere’s something else to consider about HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ threatening letter to health insurers who dare to tell their enrollees about how much ObamaCare is costing them. Sebelius threatened insurers for claiming ObamaCare will increase premiums by as much as 9 percent.  Yet there were no threats issued against the RAND Corporation when it estimated ObamaCare will increase premiums for young adults by an average of 17 percent beginning in 2014, or against Milliman Inc. when it likewise estimated premium increases of 10-30 percent for young adults.  The reasons for the disparate treatment are fairly obvious. Sebelius has less power over RAND or Milliman, and bullies always find it easier to pick on the unpopular kid. But an equally importan... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965395 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:33:18 +0100 3965395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3812969&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FhOq4hxB69ss%2F   Debates continue about the impact of health reform on small businesses. Mine is a small business so I’ve been paying close attention. I’ve even read every line of this legislation – three times. And every pundit analysis I can get my hands on. My role as a strategist requires that I understand the law. My role as a business owner requires that as well. Most analyses make broad-brush statements and it’s not possible to know the full impact until each business does its own analysis. Here’s mine. Unfortunately, there are no ‘upsides’ for my employees or business: My company is too small to be required to provide health insurance. That’s of no matter, I’ve been providing it all along. My company is unlikely to grow to the size required to provide health insurance. That’... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3812969 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:01:36 +0100 3812969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753798&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6tqf1_QRoEk%2F By Roger PilonAs it often does, The Wall Street Journal this morning offers us an op-ed with which it surely must disagree, entitled “Journalism Needs Government Help” – bringing to mind the fabled knock on the door: “Hi. I’m from the IRS and I’m here to help.” The author is no less than Lee Bollinger, former dean of the law school at the University of Michigan and now president of Columbia University, my undergraduate alma mater. As with many an academic, Bollinger has long been a friend of public-private partnerships: indeed, one could say he has lived by them. But the partnership at issue here is so fraught with peril that one wonders how it can be advanced as uncritically as it is in this little piece. The argument, in essence, is this. The communications revolution has d... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753798 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:01:51 +0100 3753798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467935&cid=t_127706_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FlokAXXH-fpY%2F O magazine is 10 years old this year, and Oprah has graced every cover. But this one is her favorite: From Stock and Martel Blog Post from: BlissTree Photo of the Day: Oprah's All-Time Fave Cover Photo (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467935 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:30:53 +0100 3467935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374113&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9VL3jLf_EIU%2F By Jim HarperIt is “Sunshine Week,” a time for attending to government transparency issues. And the president issued a statement today commemorating the occassion. Norm Eisen, the president’s special counsel for ethics and government reform, put a more detailed “Happy Sunshine Week” post on the Whitehouse.gov blog today as well. The administration has done some good things, and there is no doubt that it means to do well. My pet transparency issue is one on which the news is not so good, however: the “Sunlight Before Signing” promise to post bills received from Congress for five days before they are made law. When I last reported, the president was seven for 142 on fulfilling this promise. Of 142 bills subject to Sunlight Before Signing, only seven ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374113 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:21:42 +0100 3374113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366187&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F6OWgvF3mIog%2F By Lynn Shapiro Snyder. There is nothing like a cold, hard statistic to hang your hat on. What better way is there to drive home your point in the courtroom, the conference room, the Senate chamber? But as much as numbers illuminate, they also obfuscate. Take, for instance, a recent New York Times article announcing that women outnumber men on our  nation’s payrolls. We have reached an historic milestone. But before you break out the champagne, take a closer look. You actually do not need to search very hard. In fact, all it will take is a glance—one brief, passing glance into any of the thousands of corporate board rooms across America. As of 2009, a wan 15.2 percent of Fortune 500 board members were women.  That means, for the average 10-person corporate board, there aren’t even ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366187 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:31:29 +0100 3366187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3272960&cid=t_127706_109_f&fid=34786&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrmichelletempest.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fwe-need-growth.html As Clement Attlee stated on the day before the NHS came into being:"You can't distribute wealth until it has been created. Flourishing public servives depend upon a profitable private sector. You can't have care without enterprise." We all know that Gordon Brown has been so busy concentrating on how he will spend other people's money that he has failed to balance the books. Today think tank Civitas suggests that we need to cut coporation tax to 15% to stimulate growth by attracting businesses and jobs to Britain. (Source: The Psychiatrist Blog) The Psychiatrist Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3272960 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:20:00 +0100 3272960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193692&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_TO11YwTO6I%2F By Ilya ShapiroToday the Supreme Court struck a major blow for free speech by correctly holding that government cannot try to “level the political playing field” by banning corporations from making independent campaign expenditures on films, books, or even campaign signs. As Justice Kennedy said in announcing the opinion, “if the First Amendment has any force, it prohibits jailing citizens for engaging in political speech.” While the Court has long upheld campaign finance regulations as a way to prevent corruption in elections, it has also repeated that equalizing speech is never a valid government interest. After all, to make campaign spending equal, the government would have to prevent some people or groups from spending less than they wished. That is directly con... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193692 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:29:51 +0100 3193692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3157583&cid=t_127706_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FqtPLqziw02M%2F In this study, typically developing students were tested for their IQ and working memory at 5 years old and again when they were 11 years old. They were also tested on their academic attainments in reading, spelling and maths. Findings and Educational Implications The findings revealed that a child’s success in all aspects of learning is down to how good their working memory is regardless of IQ score. Critically, working memory at the start of formal education is a more powerful predictor of subsequent academic success than IQ in the early years. This unique finding is important as it addresses concerns that general intelligence, still viewed as a key predictor of academic success, is unreliable. An individual can have an average IQ score but perform poorly in learning. Some psychologist... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3157583 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:38:48 +0100 3157583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111532&cid=t_127706_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F0jq6uCe0MLg%2F We are announcing a new session at SharpBrains Summit (and please remember today, December 22nd, is the last date for early-bird registration fees): Monday January 18th, 2010, 3.30-4pm: The Future of Cognitive Health Tech – Intel’s Perspective Two researchers at Intel Corporation and the Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL) Centre will provide an overview of why and how Intel Corporation is supporting R&D initiatives to help develop home-based automated applications to assess, monitor and help maintain cognition among older adults. They will also share key lessons learned so far, and outline challenges and potential guidelines for the field at large based on ethnographic research and first-hand product development. * Margaret Morris, Senior Researcher, Intel’s Digita... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111532 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:00:23 +0100 3111532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052417&cid=t_127706_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F03%2Fback-to-the-basics-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-and-psychosocial-factors-in-low-back-pain%2F In New Zealand, the national accident insurer, Accident Compensation Corporation, has been reviewing its pain management service contracts. The latest message from both the Government and ACC is the need to reduce costs (not that I’ve ever heard anyone say ‘let’s go for broke, let’s spend all we can!’) and one way to do this is to look at how to reduce the risk of long-term disability associated with chronic pain. So, in their pursuit of ways to do this, ACC has consulted with providers and reviewed opinions about services provided to claimants under the various pain services contracts and come up with some pretty sensible options. Some of the findings from examining current services simply do not surprise me – amongst two of the most common services, pa... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052417 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:34:49 +0100 3052417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3016922&cid=t_127706_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FbhhPsUBNuM4%2F GlaxoSmithKline’s inactivated 2009 influenza H1N1 vaccine has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration and by Health Canada. This action completes the list of pandemic H1N1 vaccines which I previously summarized for the US and Canada. Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine is produced by ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline. The US package insert can be found here (pdf) and the Canadian package insert here. Dosing recommendations for Canada are listed here. Health Canada has also posted a FAQ on the H1N1 vaccine. The ID Biomedical vaccine is available only in multi-dose vials which contain thimerosal. Each 0.5 ml dose contains 15 micrograms of viral antigen. Other components of the vaccine listed at Health Canada include ... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3016922 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:24:08 +0100 3016922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2820195&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAS3BPpkEnHY%2F With the declining balance of the Federal Deposit Insurance Fund, and more bank failures likely in the days ahead, the FDIC is looking for novel ways to avoid borrowing from Treasury to cover its expected shortfalls.  One proposal being floated is to have the FDIC borrow from healthy banks to cover the costs of bank failures.  Without borrowing from either the Treasury or the banks, FDIC would likely have to raise insurance premiums on all insured banks. While the scheme is imaginative, it is in reality no different than borrowing from the Treasury.  Banks, in exchange for a loan, would receive a government bond.  Does anyone doubt that these bonds would not simply be backed by the FDIC, but also backed by the Treasury?  In effect the plan is no different than FDIC borrowing from the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2820195 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:02:32 +0100 2820195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712043&cid=t_127706_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F18%2Fstatutory-instruments-for-human-resources-payroll%2F SI 2009 No. 2050. Income Tax. The Income and Corporation Taxes (Electronic Certificates of Deduction of Tax and Tax Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 SI 2009 No. 2047 Income Tax. The Pensions Schemes (Application of UK Provisions to Relevant Non-UK Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 SI 2009 No. 2031. Income Tax. The Special Annual Allowance Charge (Application to Members of Currently-Relieved Non-UK Pension Schemes) Order 2009 SI 2009 No. 2029 Income Tax. The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009 SI 2009 No. 1989. Income Tax. The Taxation of Pension Schemes (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2009 SI 2009 No. 1976 (L. 20). Tribunals And Inquiries. The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009 SI 2009 No. ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712043 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:20:10 +0100 2712043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510286&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FdRvEBrk9ayA%2F A couple weeks ago, I blogged about the foolishness of press release economics: states “creating” jobs by handing out taxpayer money to select businesses.  I concluded by saying that “journalists should be on the lookout for more press-release economics schemes coming from the states as revenues remain tight and politicians become desperate to demonstrate they’re “doing something.”  Journalists should examine a state’s tax structure when a taxpayer giveaway is announced to see if perhaps the governor is masking economic-unfriendly fiscal policies.” Sure enough, the Pew Center’s Stateline.org has an article up detailing the efforts of state governors dealing with the recession by giving businesses taxpayer money to “create” jobs.  Of cour... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510286 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:18:15 +0100 2510286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389663&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fu_GvvHGufTc%2F No individual today is more effectively challenging the foreign aid establishment and the harm it inflicts on Africa than Dambisa Moyo, Zambian author of Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is Another Way For Africa. She spoke at a recent Cato book forum and has been ubiquitous in the media. For a sense of her views, here’s an interview I recommend that she recently did with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389663 Tue, 05 May 2009 17:04:41 +0100 2389663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2288506&cid=t_127706_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fis-surrogacy-legal-in-india.html There are many articles which describe how India is becoming the "surrogacy capital " of the world. This is why we get requests from many couples for surrogacy treatment. This is technically easy treatment for an IVF clinic to offer - and is extremely profitable as well ! So why don't we offer it in our clinic ?The reason is simple- because we think it's not legal.Let me explain.Doing surrogacy is perfectly legal. Since surrogacy is not prohibited by law, any IVF clinic can offer this legally. The problem arises only after the surrogate gives birth. Today, Indian law only recognises a birth mother. This means, the name on the child's birth certificate has to be that of the birth mother ( the gestational surrogate); and her husband, no matter whose eggs or sperm are being used to make the b... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2288506 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:43:00 +0100 2288506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879747&cid=t_127706_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2008%2F10%2F15%2Fcchit-2008-ambulatory-ehr-certifications%2F Since I’m so interested in the EMR and EHR space, I’m always interested when the new list of companies is published of who has passed the CCHIT Ambulatory EHR certification. Not because I think the certification really means much. I’m more interested to see which EMR companies are spending the money to become and maintain certification. Take a look at the list: Community Computer Service Inc. MEDENT 18 eClinicalWorks eClinicalWorks 8.0 Epic Systems Corporation EpicCare Ambulatory EMR Spring 2008 Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. PrimeSuite 2008 McKesson Provider Technologies Practice Partner 9.3 MedLink International, Inc MedLink TotalOffice 3.1 MedPlexus, Inc. MedPlexus EHR 9.2.0.0 NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc. NextGen EMR 5.5.27 Pulse Systems Pu... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879747 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:26:46 +0100 1879747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1860605&cid=t_127706_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F08%2Ffda-issues-a-warning-letter-to-labcorp-regarding-the-illegal-marketing-of-the-ovasure%25e2%2584%25a2-test%2F On September 29, 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety (OIVD), Center for Devices and Radiological Health, issued a warning letter (FDA Warning Letter) to the Chief Executive Officer of the Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) regarding the illegal marketing of the OvaSure™ ovarian cancer [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1860605 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:39:45 +0100 1860605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=817601&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F23%2Fneuvenge-breast-cancer-vaccine-appears-safe-effective%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Research, Daily newsResearchers are reporting that a new vaccine designed to treat breast cancer appears to be safe in women with advanced disease. It showed signs of slowing down tumor growth too.The Neuvenge vaccine, made by Dendreon Corporation -- maker of the Provenge prostate cancer vaccine -- targets the aggressive Her-2 positive form of breast cancer, which affects 20 to 30 percent of breast cancer patients. Using immune cells from a cancer patient's own body, Neuvenge is a tailor-made therapy.Reports about Neuvenge, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, indicate the vaccine did not cause any serious side effects and of the 18 women who participated in the Phase I study, there was a reduction in the size of a tumor in one patient. In three other ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=817601 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 817601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699267&cid=t_127706_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F27%2Fthought-for-the-day-are-magnets-our-miracle-cure%2F Filed under: Thought for the DayIt's believed by some experts that there's a safe, non-addictive, completely harmless way to kill cancer cells as well as many other illnesses. This magical drug? Well, it's not a drug. It's something you probably have in your home right now .... magnets. Magnets have been shown to kill cancer cells in animals. What's more, a negative magnetic field can function much like an antibiotic when surrounding a tumor, and it can destroy bacterial, fungal and viral infections. The patient in this article reported that using magnetic fields during his battle with colon cancer reduced his discomfort by quite a bit. Ok, maybe this isn't the miracle treatment we've all been waiting for, but maybe it is, and shouldn't there be more hype about this?Are pharmaceutical comp... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699267 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 699267