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 'doug'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:00:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934436&cid=t_103302_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2F1jB55v9Zb58%2F It’s a good thing not all public officials are all work, no play. I’ve said for a couple of years that the tag team of federal CTO Aneesh Chopra and HHS CTO Todd Park are the anti-bureaucrats. (If you ever get a chance to see them speak together, take it.) Add Doug Fridsma, M.D., Ph.D., the director of ONC’s Office of Interoperability and Standards, to that list. His Twitter account (@Fridsma) features a picture of himself as a Simpsons character. (Unfortunately, the place to do that, SimpsonizeMe.com, appears to be on hiatus.) Related posts:A little humor at ONC A little bit of humor EHRs in the public eye (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934436 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:03:36 +0100 4934436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4611001&cid=t_103302_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F-Fna623g0RI%2F In their ongoing quest to save former GlaxoSmithKline lawyer Lauren Stevens from serving jail time, her attorneys may have succeeded in convincing a federal judge to toss the indictment. Why? They raised doubts about the extent to which federal prosecutors correctly portrayed her defense to a grand jury, according to court documents. And so US District Judge Roger Titus will issue a ruling in which he may instruct the feds to issue a new indictment and begin new grand jury proceedings. You may recall that Stevens, who was indicted for obstructing an FDA probe into off-label marketing of Wellbutrin SR, indicated in recent court filings that she received advice from other Glaxo lawyers, including the King & Spalding law firm that regularly works for the drugmaker. She wants to offer wha... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4611001 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:52:00 +0100 4611001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251108&cid=t_103302_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fvideo-the-too-informed-patient%2F2010.12.11 This video, “The Too-Informed Patient,” came my way lately. It’s featured on NPR’s Mar­ket­place website: The Too Informed Patient from Marketplace on Vimeo. —– The pup­peteer skit fea­tures the inter­ac­tion between a young man with a rash and his older physi­cian. The patient is an informed kind of guy: He’s checked his own med­ical record on the doctor’s web­site, read up on rashes in the Boston Globe, checked pix on WebMD, seen an episode of “Gray’s Anatomy” about a rash and, most inven­tively, checked iDiagnose, a hypo­thet­i­cal app (I hope) that led him to the con­clu­sion that he might have epi­der­mal necro­sis. “Not to worry,” the patient informs Dr. Matthews, who mean­while has been try­ing to ex... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251108 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:00:28 +0100 4251108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4220442&cid=t_103302_147_f&fid=39273&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FeAbLOY4dt6U%2Fwinning-in-relationship-era.html Marketers feel the ground shifting beneath their feet. Health care consumers are more empowered than ever, and as consumers gain unparalleled access to and influence over brands, they form new expectations about brand relationships. They expect us to truly engage with them - and to provide value beyond the pill - by building an experience around the brand that’s not about product branding, but rather about making them and their loved ones healthier. Authenticity and trust will drive their behaviors, not 30-second spots. So, how can business leaders - given the realities of the current regulatory environment - best adapt from a campaign-driven paradigm to an always-on marketing ecosystem? Learn how brands can adapt and win in the “Relationship Era” by building sustainable relationship... ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4220442 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:52:00 +0100 4220442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929170&cid=t_103302_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Ffacial-trauma-patients-louise-ashby-jr-martinez-doug-surowiec-struggle-put-lives%2F Three patients who suffered disfiguring facial injuries learn to cope with new faces in an old world. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929170 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:23:43 +0100 3929170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924906&cid=t_103302_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fvideo-one-primary-care-doctors-journey%2F2010.09.01 Doug Farrago is a family physician in Maine and the editor of the entertaining Placebo Journal. He uses his Placebo Journal media platform to show his audience what primary care is all about. In this video, “Doug Unplugged,” Dr. Farrago gives us a little taste of that journey. Hollywood, take notice. *This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924906 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:00:07 +0100 3924906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3635676&cid=t_103302_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fscientists-doug-inkley-wes-tunnell-detail-decades-long-recovery-bp-oil-spill%2F National Wildlife Federation scientist Doug Inkley, Texas biologist Wes Tunnell and other scientists say that based on studies from other oil spill sites like the Exxon Valdez and Ixtoc, it will be decades before the environmental and food chain hazards from the BP oil spill clear (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3635676 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:08:19 +0100 3635676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420588&cid=t_103302_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fonc-interoperability-framework In my summary of the March HIT Standards Committee meeting I mentioned the new ONC Interoperability Framework and the related RFPs. Here's the detail I promised in my previous blog about ONC. Thanks to Doug Fridsma for this overview and his hard work on it. ONC announced several projects to support Standards and Interoperability Framework and Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420588 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:16:41 +0100 3420588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403980&cid=t_103302_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fmarch-hit-standards-committee-meeting Yesterday's HIT Standards Committee included important discussions about NHIN Direct and a new Interoperability Framework supported by several ONC RFPs. We began the meeting with a summary of the work in progress. The Clinical Operations Workgroup is focused on vocabulary starter sets and ensuring implementation guidance is available. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403980 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:00:44 +0100 3403980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378561&cid=t_103302_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F18%2Fhanson-kysar-to-deliver-the-2010-monsanto-lecture%2F Situationist Contributor Jon Hanson and Yale Law Professor Doug Kysar are co-delivering the 2010 Monsanto Lecture on Tort Law and Jurisprudence tomorrow at Valparaiso University School of Law.  Their lecture is titled “Abnormally Dangerous: Inequality Dissonance and the Making of Tort Law.”  Here’s the abstract. * * * At the conceptual heart of tort law rests a choice between negligence and strict liability as the default standard of care for unintentional wrongs. The prevailing American view holds that strict liability should be reserved for rare cases in which an activity poses significant hazards even after a defendant has taken all reasonable care. The types of explanations for that preference have shifted over time from a classical liberal rationale to an economic... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378561 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:01:06 +0100 3378561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366292&cid=t_103302_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fonc-i-trust It's my nature to question authority. Whether it's religion, politics, or even my local administrative leadership, authority figures must earn my trust. Earning that trust is not easy. As folks who work closest with me know, I believe that much of Dilbert is based on true case studies. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366292 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:36:52 +0100 3366292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251394&cid=t_103302_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FCdxsYxJTsbs%2F A New Jersey appeals court decided last week that a trial court should reconsider whether an expert should be allowed to testify in a lawsuit alleging the Accutane acne drug causes depression. And the move, which comes as part of long-standing litigation over the issue, may cause some controversy. The New Jersey trial court, where hundreds of lawsuits allege Accutane is tied to depression, had ruled that Emory University professor Doug Bremner should not be allowed to offer expert testimony due to what was considered a flawed study. His study was funded by Accutane plaintiffs and lawyers, and published in a peer-reviewed article in the American Journal of Psychiatry in 2005. Accutane, by the way, was withdrawn last year, although generics are still available. Using positron emission tomogr... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251394 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:45:05 +0100 3251394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920364&cid=t_103302_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2Fsarah-palin-endorses-conservative-doug-hoffman-in-new-york-23-congressional-race%2F Doug Hoffman Campaign ad: 2 Peas in a Liberal Pod Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican Nominee for Vice President and Republican Alaska Governor has endorsed Conservative Party Doug Hoffman over the Republican Dede Scozzafava in the special election for New York’s 23rd congressional district. Here is Palin’s statement: The people of the 23rd Congressional District of New York are ready to shake things up, and Doug Hoffman is coming on strong as Election Day approaches! He needs our help now. The votes of every member of Congress affect every American, so it’s important for all of us to pay attention to this important Congressional campaign in upstate New York. I am very pleased to announce my support for Doug Hoffman in his fight to be the next Representative from New York&#... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920364 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:46:27 +0100 2920364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2902923&cid=t_103302_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fr_Sp2kEO2cI%2F “Massachusetts may have the best health care in the country, but it doesn’t cover the treatment for the fastest-growing health threat to children – autism,” writes ex-NFL quarterback Doug Flutie, in the Boston Globe. “More than 500 babies born this year in Massachusetts will soon be diagnosed with autism. What their parents will learn first – what my wife, Laurie, and I have learned from our son Dougie – is that while the hopes and dreams for their child may change, they will also intensify.” A touchdown statement if I ever heard one. And here’s the extra point from the head the Flutie foundation for autism: “Parents will … be dismayed to discover that, though they’ve always paid their health care premiums, their health plans... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2902923 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:59:22 +0100 2902923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2886419&cid=t_103302_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FYhSpxHyfx6k%2F Here’s your weekly round up of bloggers who are writing about Cato research, analysis and commentary: United Liberty editor Jason Pye discusses Cato’s new site, DownsizingGovernment.org. Scott Hinrichs quotes Cato senior fellow Tom Palmer in a post on the relationship between governments and the people. Below the Beltway’s Doug Mataconis and Spencer Ackerman of the Washington Independent post Cato’s new video on the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. At the Real Clear World Compass Blog, Greg Scoblete quotes Justin Logan on Afghanistan. Harry Waisbren of Get Fisa Right and Salon’s Glenn Greenwald discuss Julian Sanchez’s video on Fox’s coverage of the Patriot Act. Heritage’s Gerrit Lansing interviews David Goldhill during a Cato Hill Briefing, &... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2886419 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:17:47 +0100 2886419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2598194&cid=t_103302_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FM6g2kRwPis8%2F The U.S. government has been providing so-called foreign aid for decades, but the waste never stops.  So it is in Iraq. Reports Stars & Stripes: Provincial reconstruction teams in Iraq are scrambling to submit a large number of multimillion-dollar aid project proposals by July 15, something critics suggest will result in a rash of big construction projects they were never intended to run. Further, they say, big-budget projects are being put forward too quickly, are too ambitious given the scheduled 2011 withdrawal from Iraq and are crowding out simpler schemes. “Our goal is not necessarily to help [Iraqis] with building projects,” said Rick Gohde, an engineer with the Diwaniyah provincial reconstruction team, known as PRT. “We are supposed to be beyond that. We are supposed to b... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2598194 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:46:29 +0100 2598194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786020&cid=t_103302_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fnote-to-emory-modest-proposal.html In support of Dr. Doug Bremner, blogger supreme and Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology at Emory Medical School, I hereby proclaim my own academic affiliation--namely, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine.Recently, Emory University forced Dr. Bremner to remove its name from his blog because they didn't like things that he had to say. This has resulted in two things: First, Dr. Bremner's blog quadrupled in popularity, and second, Emory is in the midst of yet another PR fiasco. See yesterday's article in Emory's online newsletter Academic Exchange for a good rundown of this issue.Here's my modest proposal. Between its poor handling of the Charles Nemeroff scandal and now its fumbling over Bremner, Emory should relinquish the use of its own name ... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786020 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:53:00 +0100 2786020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441856&cid=t_103302_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fcertifying-health-it-lets-set-electronic-health-record-straight The Stimulus bill catapulted health IT - previously the domain of clinicians with a passion for applying technology to improve healthcare - onto the national stage.  When you inject billions of taxpayer dollars, politics inevitably comes with it. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441856 Tue, 26 May 2009 14:12:05 +0100 2441856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2081386&cid=t_103302_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F01%2F06%2Ftaking-behavioralism-seriously-part-i-abstract-and-top-ten-list%2F This article highlights some of those implications and makes several predictions that are tested in other work. * * * SSRN has just announced its Journal of Behavioral & Experimental Economics and Journal of Behavioral Economics Top Ten lists for papers posted in the last 60 days.  Taking Behavioralism Seriously made both lists. To download the paper for free click here.  That link will direct you to the abstract and various download options.  To download the companion article, Taking Behavioralism Seriously: Som Evidence of Market Manipulation (112 Harvard L. Rev. 1420) click here. For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Promoting Smoking through Situation” and “The Situation of Subprime Mortgage Contracts - Abstract.”     &nb... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2081386 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:08:59 +0100 2081386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021408&cid=t_103302_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F08%2Fdaily-strength-sold-to-hsw-international%2F Daily Strength, a health social networking site that likes to boast about the number of communities it hosts (regardless of the number of actual active members it has), has been sold to an international corporation called HSW International. Never heard of them? Nor had I: HSW International, Inc., an online publishing company, develops and operates Internet businesses that are focused on providing consumers with digital content database [sic]. It primarily focuses on the online publishing of localized and translated Chinese and Brazilian editions of the HSW Internet site [specifically, they provide two foreign language versions of the HowStuffWorks.com website]. The company operates a Brazilian Internet Web site, hsw.uol.com.br, which has approximately 3,500 articles, including articles f... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021408 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:19:59 +0100 2021408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930212&cid=t_103302_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F03%2Fcbt-zoloft-best-treatment-for-childhood-anxiety%2F This study had no such flaws. Doug Bemner led the blog charge, suggesting that out of the three assessments used to measure change in each of the four treatment groups, one of them showed something that perhaps wasn’t as significant as the researchers claimed (at least for the medication-only group). He also relied on the old “guilt by association” argument, comparing the new study against a poorly designed 7-year old study. As far as I can tell, the two studies share nothing in common except that they both looked at a medication’s effectiveness in teens (different medications, different disorders, and designed and conducted by different researchers). Bremner’s off-the-cuff analysis wrongly suggests the current researchers had no specific outcome objectives... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930212 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:12:14 +0100 1930212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1455484&cid=t_103302_118_f&fid=36984&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthManagementRx%2F%7E3%2F282846086%2Fgreatest-powerpoint-presentation-ever.html Stop. Using. PowerPoint.Watch this. Have a good weekend.Chicken chicken chicken (that is all). (Source: Health Management Rx) Health Management Rx blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1455484 Sat, 03 May 2008 17:17:00 +0100 1455484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1409901&cid=t_103302_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F281054181%2F Several years ago, Emory University psychiatry and radiology professor Doug Bremner was immersed in a long-running controversy over Accutane and links to suicide. His research vexed the drugmaker, Roche, and he wound up as an expert witness in litigation. The experience and subsequent scandals about undisclosed side effects prompted him to write a book, “Before You Take That Pill: Why The Drug Industry May Be Bad For Your Health.” In his view, consumers need more info than they generally receive and so Bremner, who has also consulted for Glaxo, Novartis and Wyeth, details the risks, benefits and other background data on some 300 meds. This is an excerpt from a recent conversation… Pharmalot: What made you write this book? Bremner: It came out of my work with Accutane, aft... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1409901 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:24:21 +0100 1409901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1334570&cid=t_103302_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F259754995%2F A study released this week found that the Prescription Drug and User Fee Act led to more recalls and an increased likelihood that a drug will receive a Black Box warning. The findings confirmed criticism that PDUFA is to blame for pushing the FDA to rush approvals and causing unanticipated safety problems. The study in The New England Journal of Medicine examined outcomes for drugs approved two months prior to their PDUFA dates and those approved at other times and found that after PDUFA, approvals were grouped close to deadlines set by the law. “You see all this piling ahead of the deadlines, and you have the piling of error,” said co-author Dan Carpenter of Harvard University. But the FDA disputes the findings and is sending a letter to the NEJM, according to The Wall Street Journal... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1334570 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:18:23 +0100 1334570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1031218&cid=t_103302_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F185770240%2F For those who are unfamiliar with the term, this is another way of saying corporate spying, although the practitioners do object to the description. Nonetheless, as in every industry, learning what the competition is doing is of utmost importance, particularly in pharma, where research is a closely guarded trade secret. In this video, Doug Melnick, a former pharma employee, tells how drugmakers gather info while staying within the law. Melnick, a preventive medicine physician, is a consultant to PharmedOut, an independent project funded by the Attorney General Consumer and Prescriber Education Grant Program. For those who care to review this more closely, here is a transcript. Share / E-mail (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1031218 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:25:37 +0100 1031218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644728&cid=t_103302_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F5%2F30%2Fmr-universe-needs-your-help.html Mr. Universe, Doug Burns got arrested and has to go to trial. Why? Because he was acting drunk and, supposedly, resisted arrest. Why? Because his blood sugar was 29! Why? Because he is a Type 1 diabetic and he was experiencing a “low” related to a mismatch between his insulin dose and his insulin need.  This happens sometimes.Low blood sugar can have many different manifestations. Sometimes people pass out. Some people just get jittery and nervous. And, it is not uncommon for people to become confused and seem like they are drunk when their blood sugar gets too low. That is what happened to Doug. Unfortunately, Doug’s low occurred in a public place – a movie house – and police thought they had a public drunk on their hands. They arrested him and... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644728 Wed, 30 May 2007 15:04:02 +0100 644728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479856&cid=t_103302_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1218 Doug Beard writes: please help. looking for an efficient way to download daily schedule information, already loaded into the office centricity program, to a PDA (Clie), blackberry, or other handheld device. thanks Hi Doug. I don’t use GE’s Centricity Physician Office Software but a quick Google search shows that PatientKeeper offers a Mobile solution for Centricity. You can download and read their PDF article (228 Kb) on how to Extend GE Healthcare Centricity PO to popular PDAs and Smartphones Palm had a Webinar on this last year. Hope this is the solution you are looking for! (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479856 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:56:40 +0100 479856