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 'foundation health'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:25 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450252&cid=t_294077_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fafter-publicity-about-losses-from.html Over the last few weeks a series of stories appeared about how corruption siphons off money from worthy global health initiatives.  Corruption Depletes Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaThe story that first got attention was from AP:A $21.7 billion development fund backed by celebrities and hailed as an alternative to the bureaucracy of the United Nations sees as much as two-thirds of some grants eaten up by corruption, The Associated Press has learned.Much of the money is accounted for with forged documents or improper bookkeeping, indicating it was pocketed, investigators for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria say. Donated prescription drugs wind up being sold on the black market.The fund's newly reinforced inspector general's office, which unco... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450252 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:05:00 +0100 4450252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134259&cid=t_294077_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FZilZvwN50gI%2F A federal judge has ruled that Pfizer violated the California Unfair Competition Law by illegally promoting the Neurontin epilepsy drug. The finding stems from the same case in which a federal jury last March decided the drugmaker violated federal racketeering law for the same practices and must pay $142 million in damages - under federal RICO law, the original $47 million penalty is tripled. In a lawsuit, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, which are based in California, had charged Pfizer with illegally promoting Neurontin for unapproved uses, such as for treating migraine headaches, pain and bipolar disorder (background here and here). In her ruling, US District Court Judge Patti Saris determined that Pfizer fraudulently marketed Neurontin by making materi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134259 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:32:55 +0100 4134259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3399176&cid=t_294077_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FHKZWxYiRh7Q%2F A federal courtroom in Boston is hosting a trial between Pfizer and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, which claim the drugmaker committed fraud by aggressively promoting off-label use for its Neurontin epilepsy drug. Warner-Lambert, which developed the pill and was bought by Pfizer a decade ago, pleaded guilty in 2004 and paid $430 million to resolve off-label marketing charges brought by the US Justice Department. Now, Pfizer faces a $270 million fraud claim. To defend the drugmaker, Pfizer attorney Raoul Kennedy made a curious admission to jurors in closing arguments. Neurontin, he said, is “a good drug that, at one time, at least in some parts of the country, may have been marketed by some bad people.” Hmm… Pfizer lawyers also argued that K... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3399176 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:32:17 +0100 3399176 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294583&cid=t_294077_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F_AIB0se8xq0%2F It is my pleasure to once again roll out the welcome mat to our newest Disruptive Women bloggers. And just in time…With President Obama and the Congressional leaders set to roll out their version of reality TV on February 25th. (Look out Jersey Shore, we’ve got Potomac Fever.) Stay tuned for the Health Care Summit Disruptive Women Debrief on the 26th. In the meantime, please read more about these incredible women and join me in extending a warm welcome. Anuradha Acharya, named as one of “25 Tech Titans under 35″ by Red Herring magazine, is the Founder & CEO of Ocimum Biosolutions, a global genomics outsourcing partner for discovery, development and diagnostics. Becca Camp graduated with an anthropology degree from the University of Texas at Austin in December ’... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294583 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:32:17 +0100 3294583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846422&cid=t_294077_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2Frobert-wood-johnson-rethinking-mental-health%2F This is an interesting contest I thought I’d pass along… For far too long, mental illness has been stigmatized and those stigmas have served as a barrier to innovation. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has joined forces with Ashoka’s Changemakers to launch “Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing”, a competition for new ideas and practices that challenge the status quo in terms of how we think about and address mental health care needs. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Rethinking Mental Health” competition offers an opportunity for new ideas outside the traditional structures to emerge. To participate, please go to http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/mentalhealth to: Comment on entries from others like you who are deeply con... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846422 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:30:18 +0100 2846422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1648901&cid=t_294077_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fhealth-wonk-review.html I submitted my Kolodner podcast to Health Wonk Review, and the latest rundown of the healthcare blogosphere is up at the Health Business Blog, hosted by David Williams. Kudos to David for his succinctness. Now I'm no longer scared to volunteer to host one of these. Just not in the next couple of weeks, as I'm off to Italy on Saturday evening for the third week of the Rockefeller Foundation's "Making the eHealth Connection" conference series.I do expect to blog some from the conference and do expect to submit some stories to my regular outlets while I'm there, so I won't be completely incommunicado. I'm just not volunteering for any extra work until I get back on Aug. 5 (I'm not going all the way to Italy without taking a few sightseeing days for myself) and wrap up a few other lingering as... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1648901 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:08:00 +0100 1648901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1221287&cid=t_294077_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstoryofhealing.com%2F2008%2F02%2F11%2Fmedia-in-medicine-still-about-mending-the-broken%2F The use of media in medicine is a tool. It is a resource that enhances how health professionals communicate with each other thereby facilitating the rate of transmit of information and/or personal thoughts on published facts or theories involving developments in medicine. It is an open line that could, but not be limited to, service patients’ immediate concerns not necessarily warranting a trip to the emergency room. Therefore, the use of media in medicine is an addition to the practice of medicine rather than a replacement, nor is it an electronic substitute for an actual physician. While many are still “offline” or have limited “online” connectivity between both the physician and patient populations, some have started swinging in this direction. I personally... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1221287 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:26:42 +0100 1221287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1154021&cid=t_294077_114_f&fid=35410&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fletstalkhealthcare%2F%7E3%2F217285187%2F At the end of last year, the Harvard Pilgrim Foundation sponsored a half-day gathering of public health folks, nutritionists, researchers and others to discuss diet, exercise and kids.  The Foundation Board voted earlier in 2007 to focus the Foundation’s efforts over the next several years on these three topics - which we’ve branded, “Growing Up Healthy.”  As part of the campaign, the Foundation has been making some significant (for us, anyway) gifts to schools, after-school programs and other kids’ initiatives in MA, NH and ME that are focused on helping kids eat right and get more exercise.  If you’re interested, check out the Foundation’s web site for more details. Anyway, the keynote speaker at this event was a Tufts University Professor by... HPHC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1154021 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:34:28 +0100 1154021