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 'healthcare blog'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:23:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4023031&cid=t_176813_118_f&fid=39279&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ffoxepractice%2F%7E3%2FlR2fmHFjpSs%2Fhcsm-scoop-week39 At Fox ePractice we’re committed to providing you with everything you need to understand, position yourself, and to take advantage of the fundamental shift that is taking place in marketing a medical practice. To that end, each week this page will highlight some of the best content that we have come across on the web in order to further your knowledge of the opportunities before you. We will showcase both Healthcare Social Media experts who speak out on the subject, as well as those sites that demonstrate what we feel are healthy examples of how to put the concept of Web 2.0 to work for their healthcare businesses. So read on … and “get the scoop”: Top Five Reasons Dentists Will Not Use Social Media “Too Many Pieces” … Not “Not Enough Time” &... Fox ePractice blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4023031 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:21:25 +0100 4023031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573688&cid=t_176813_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgrand-rounds-edition-634%2F2010.05.18 As newly-appointed content manager of Better Health and editorial assistant to Dr. Val Jones, I’ve been given the honor of hosting this edition of Grand Rounds — a weekly summary of the best health blog posts on the Internet. This week’s submissions cover a nice mix of issues important to health and medicine, which I’m presenting in alphabetical order (excuse my conservativeness as I’m originally a product of the Mayo Clinic, and even after jumping ship nearly five years ago, I’m still affected due to my self-inflicted unchanged location — I’ll find my more liberal social-media legs soon!) From geriatrics to Viagra, PET scans to personality disorders, dentists to American Idol, you’ll find it in this ever-so-tidy session of Grand Rounds. B... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573688 Tue, 18 May 2010 15:32:17 +0100 3573688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912123&cid=t_176813_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2Fc36mQUPlsjw%2Fsocial-networks-and-physician.html In the recent years we've seen the rise of physician bloggers and physicians in social networks like Facebook, Tweeter, Multiply, online medical community like Recomed , Linked In or such online conferencing tools like Skype. While what constitute "sociable" data (those that can be shared or not shared on these networks) remains gray and debatable, this rising trend will continue for quite sometime at least in the first world countries I believe. Still, some physicians (especially in developing countries) isn't taking advantage of these social networks and online health care tools to develop their practice and improve patient care. Obviously there are distinct advantage and disadvantages for physicians getting involve on these social networks. The recent suggestion of charging patients ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912123 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:30:00 +0100 2912123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894453&cid=t_176813_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FGN3MqC6us9A%2Ftownhouse-blogging-will-it-be-for-real.html Here's a spin of my epic reawakening.When I started blogging about health care issues a year ago, I restricted my so called "online journal" to personal nuances that rarely touch anything substantial beyond my own epidermis. It was easier back then, having to simply blurt out personal experiences in order to keep the curiosity of my readers. It was this curiosity that enabled some readers a window into the often chaotic and enigmatic life of medical students, physicians, residents and the tears and glitter that came with our job. Grey's anatomy, Scrubbs and House MD entertained more viewers rather than offering realistic solutions to health care debacles. But they did succeed in bringing health care personnel into some different form of popularity.When I stumbled on foreign medical blogs t... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894453 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:42:00 +0100 2894453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447403&cid=t_176813_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F_PKE5gwai9Y%2Fits-all-about-taking-care-of-my-readers.html That what's this infrequent blog layout evolution is.Better blog readability, faster page loading, clutter free navigation and a strip down menus for ease of browsing- all of these were from readers who clamored for an appealing and better Orthopedic Logbook.So that all you have to do, my dear readers, is READ MY POSTS.And I've got to concentrate more on my BLOG CONTENT.Thanks to Kranthi of Bloggertricks, who bloggerized this original wordpress theme Falkner Press.If you have any suggestions to this Logbook, feel free to leave a comment here. (Source: The Orthopedic Logbook) The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447403 Sat, 30 May 2009 15:34:00 +0100 2447403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2236439&cid=t_176813_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F3Rqv7eLlSaY%2Fweb-20-tools-and-its-possible-use-in.html The application of Web 2.0 to medicine spawned the term Health 2.0 and Medicine 2.0. While the use of web 2.0 tools in medicine is quite unclear, recent research on internet usage among one population is revealing. One third of the American population said they've used the internet for queries related to medicine and healthcare. Also, some 250,000 physicians utilized web 2.0 tools for their practice. These usage data is changing the medical environment and web 2.0 tools is taking a large role in it.While most physicians barely scratched the surface of web 2.0 use some of us may have been using these web 2.0 tools unknowingly. The opportunity for clinical use is yet largely untouched for some reason. Others are afraid of losing the so called "personal touch" between physicians and patients ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2236439 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:21:00 +0100 2236439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2169321&cid=t_176813_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2FJpl_3Nk-Mdc%2Fweb-and-health-20-what-is-web-20-to-us.html I've been asked several times by colleagues and friends alike what do I get from blogging and joining social networks as a physician-surgeon. My honest to goodness answer was, I'm dabbling at web 2.0 tools to enhance my practice, my delivery of health care and sometimes, earn from sponsored ads.I get blank stares when I mentioned web 2.0 but the words "earn" seem to catch astute ears. I usually don't get enough talking time to expound on this, especially with the web 2.0 and health 2.0 part. Thus, I am making a series of posts to elucidate what web 2.0 is to us physicians and how is it changing the medical practice and our delivery of health care. (Forget the earning part, the web is replete with how-tos on this topic) I must warn physicians reading these series of posts, that even if I t... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2169321 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:18:00 +0100 2169321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027971&cid=t_176813_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fanger-over-health-insurance-companies-dictatorship%2F I have taken a break from Tamoxifen. I don’t have any adverse symptoms with Tamoxifen like I did with Arimidex. This is why I stopped taking it and asked my doctor to put me back on Tamoxifen. Lately I have been getting a pain in my lower leg, which may be just a muscle issue, but because one of the most severe side effects of Tamoxifen can be a blood clot, I stopped the drug until I see my doctor next week. I have become completely over cautious - with reason - since the breast cancer diagnosis. This isn’t my issue today though. I was thinking about all this because I need to refill the Tamoxifen for this month. My insurance company has just decreed that all long-term prescriptions must be filled by mail. They plan to institute this by increasing the co-pay of repeats after 3 ... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027971 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:34:56 +0100 2027971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510055&cid=t_176813_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F14Ij63C3QO4%2Flogging-back-to-orthopedic-logbook-and.html I've been away from this Logbook long enough to think, my medical blogging enthusiasm suddenly died a tragic death. The blogging hiatus emanates not from the dearth of medical issues hounding this country (there are at least a handful that I read on newspapers), but by the distracting circus of politics plastered by the mainstream media. The sickening politics of the corrupt dampen spirits even of the most politically apathetic medical blogging community where I belong. But then again, those are just my two cents opinion. Going on to a more immediate cause of concern for me, is the stalled Blog Rounds. Something amidst the rounds itself that dulled our enthusiasm. Or are we just plain busy doing something else? One thing I'm sure though, The Blog Rounds will continue in cyberspace for as ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510055 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:41:00 +0100 2510055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036314&cid=t_176813_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F447142256%2Flessons-from-pulpit-my-mbs2-summit.html E-health 2.0 Since I started a medical blog (The Orthopedic Logbook) , I've been very enthusiastic on bringing on Web 2.0 and health together in marriage, so that the medical blogging community in the Philippines will have a distinct voice undiluted by mainstream media. The powers of Web 2.0 has this potential of revolutionizing health care and health care delivery systems in the country. In my upcoming posts, I will be tackling Web 2.0 and how Filipino physicians can take advantage of this promising tool to efficiently and effectively deliver quality health care to our fellowmen. Amazing Feat My Mindanao blogging community experience and how the forerunners of this very vibrant group in the blogosphere made me really gasps at the powers of Web 2.0 and blogging. The recent Mindanao Bloggin... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036314 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:17:00 +0100 2036314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036306&cid=t_176813_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F367815381%2Fupdates-on-blog-rounds-and-medical.html Boredom, is one thing I hate from being "incapacitated" by -itises of some sort. During these times, watching reruns on DVD and teevee is hatefully irritating!I am a person who can't settle down longer than one minute without doing something. And if there is something that would kill me, it's boredom rather than the disease!But, enough for that whining and ranting. Lets get back to blogging.First, I missed TBR. This twice monthly grand rounds in the medical blogosphere went into hibernation for two weeks. I lost track of assigning a host blogger.No host, ergo no rounds. My apologies to all TBR bloggers and readers.Starting this week, TBR hosting will go on it's second round, with Prudence MD volunteering to host the coming week's TBR rounds. The succeeding hosting schedule will follow the ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036306 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:49:00 +0100 2036306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036305&cid=t_176813_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F364577321%2Foh-well-it-hurts.html Whew! It's been almost two weeks that I've been away from blogging because of a nagging "tennis elbow"or Lateral Epicondylitis. Nope, I don't play lawn tennis now. I got this overuse injury from playing badminton using a wrong grip-weak-extensor muscle-backhand clear. (Sounds greek to most of you but you can read my full account here) This was further exacerbated by hours keyboard pounding and net surfing. I should have known better, being an orthopod myself.Hah!I hope I'll have a faster recovery process and it's kinda hard blogging and typing with only your left hand!Bone MD is a board certified orthopedic surgeon and a Fellow of Philippine Orthopedic Association practicing in the hinterlands of Southern Mindanao, Philippines. He took up medicine at the UP College of Medicine and finish h... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036305 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:04:00 +0100 2036305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1564814&cid=t_176813_118_f&fid=36984&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthManagementRx%2F%7E3%2F324956873%2Fremember-search-engine-wars-get-ready.html Microsoft has been quietly scouting and scooping Google on establishing "strategic collaborations" with Health 2.0 firms including American Well.They're also stepping up the competition surrounding opensource/openid signons and sharing APIs (within set strategic parameters of course - this is still MS World we're talking about).Who has the better health product? Debatable. At this point, probably inconsequential.Both Google and Microsoft's slide into the consumer-centric PHR space are helping advance the market in general, as Keith Schorsch points out over at The Health Care Blog. What matters right now is which company is able to establish a cutting-edge, market-share takeover. My personal opinion? Neither utility is consumer-friendly enough to reach 'killer app' adoption rates of 30-40%.... Health Management Rx blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1564814 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:21:00 +0100 1564814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2036293&cid=t_176813_83_f&fid=38215&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Forthologbook%2F%7E3%2F321998001%2Fyes-doctors-can-blog-but-not-about.html I found this one year old post by Andy Merrett at The Blog Herald implying doctors should not blog because "they break medical ethics by sharing details of their patients". The quoted statement is true, but his generalization is somewhat misleading. Here is an excerpt of the post.Should doctors, and those in other professions where confidentiality is at a premium, be allowed to blog? Not that there’s any way to stop them should they wish to, but are they breaking medical ethics by sharing details of their patients, however obfuscated the facts are?You can read the whole post here.Frankly, I disagree with Andy's generalization. I'm also struck with his "leading" proposition. I think nobody would contest that doctors should put a premium on patient's confidentiality in all situations. Any ... The Orthopedic Logbook blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2036293 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:32:00 +0100 2036293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522532&cid=t_176813_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fhealth-insurance-denies-a-needed-mri%2F A dear friend and wonderful woman has fallen victim to health insurance dictatorship. I find it odd that people are so afraid of universal, one-payer health coverage yet allow their insurance companies to control their care. This friend of mine has no choice! Her employer deducts her monthly health insurance money from her paycheck, and she assumes their insurance coverage. The free market system is not alive and well in the healthcare industry. Once the provider has the contract with your employer, your options are limited to that one company. A while ago that dear friend of mine found a lump under her arm. Her doctor ordered a mammogram which didn’t show anything, so after several months he ordered an ultrasound. Still finding it inconclusive, he ordered an MRI. In fact, if you are at ... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522532 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:24:49 +0100 1522532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1356504&cid=t_176813_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fwishing-for-a-smoke-free-world%2F I grew up in a world where most adults smoked cigarettes. Both my parents smoked, teachers smoked, doctors and nurses smoked, and even seniors at high school had a smoking area. At that time, you could walk into any restaurant and be engulfed in a blue cloud of smoke. Every movie theater screen lit up the smoke swirling above the seats, and many airplanes still have the hole in the arm seat where an ashtray used to be. As a child, I abhorred cigarette smoke and thankfully never even tried it. As I entered adulthood, the world began to change, and I was fortunate to benefit from no smoking laws in most public buildings. It all seems so strange now. My husband was telling me about being in a car with a co-worker who smoked regardless of who was in the car. I personally do not tolerate cigare... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1356504 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:27:14 +0100 1356504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1352363&cid=t_176813_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Ffriendship-from-conflict-over-healthcare%2F If you read through any of the blogs that I have done on healthcare, you will find at least one comment on each blog from someone named Tony (or Anthony). Tony always, disagrees with me in regards to universal healthcare. He has some experience with it as he lives in the UK where healthcare is government sponsored, meaning that taxpayers are covering it. I, coming from Canada, of course have my own experiences with government funded healthcare, and I like to boast that until coming to the US of A I had never even seen a doctor’s bill. Tony has a different viewpoint. He was let down by the healthcare system in his country and had to find his own means to discover and pay for treatment for a serious illness. His government refused to cover what he needed. Tony sacrificed financially, givi... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1352363 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:57:15 +0100 1352363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1277880&cid=t_176813_150_f&fid=34889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmamkting.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fwere-11-shooting-for-top-ten-in.html Pharma Marketing Blog is rated #11 in eDrugSearch.com's TOP 100 Healthcare Blog list (see widget at left)!Pharma Marketing Blog is #1 in terms of blogs dedicated solely to the pharmaceutical industry!The Healthcare 100 is a global ranking of the top English-language healthcare blogs. According to Cary Byrd, who created the list, "Our goal is to provide both bloggers and blog readers interested in all aspects of healthcare with a simple way to find the most influential blogs. We rank each blog’s influence based on a multimetric algorithm, also inspired by the Power 150."Ranks are based on a combination of four sources:Google PageRankBloglines SubscribersTechnorati Authority RankingeDrugSearch.com PointsRankings are automated and updated frequently, so when you read this Pharma Marketing B... Pharma Marketing Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1277880 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:13:00 +0100 1277880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256388&cid=t_176813_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fhillary-clinton-will-address-healthcare-in-america%2F This is an amazing time in American politics. The increase in participation in these recent primaries is unprecedented. For breast cancer survivors and advocates this is an important time in American politics as well. Right up front I am going to tell you that I don’t get to vote this year. That privilege is for US Citizens only, and the process of becoming a citizen is quite long. However, the outcome of this year’s presidential election affects me and my family as much as any other living here in the United States of America. I don’t have to tell you how important the healthcare issue is for the upcoming election. Even the American Medical Association has sponsored an ad to stimulate interest in this issue and the need to give all Americans access to healthcare. There can be no dou... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256388 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:14:59 +0100 1256388