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 'hospital-acquired'. Tue, 04 May 2010 18:47:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901276&cid=t_150692_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Finformation-overload.html SAN FRANCISCO—Talk about irony: I've got tons and tons of great information to report, and very little time in which to do so. I'm currently at the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco, fresh off the Medical Group Management Association annual meeting down the coast in San Diego. I'll be at the Collaborative Communications Summit in Los Angeles early next week. Aside from all the frequent-flier miles, I've collected much news from vendors, organizations, and others in health IT. At some point, I'll actually get around to reporting the news. In the meantime, you can check out the story I wrote this week in Digital HealthCare & Productivity about MGMA's desire for health plans to develop a standardized, machine-readable insurance card for all patients.I also wanted to draw your attention... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901276 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:45:00 +0100 1901276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1723655&cid=t_150692_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F370902076%2F The health care giant, however, doesn’t say exactly what info the agency is seeking about Doribax, which Johnson & Johnson hopes will be approved for treating hospital-acquired pneumonia. The drug is already approved to treat intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections. Last month, an FDA advisory committee narrowly endorsed the intravaneous antibiotic for the pneumonia indication, despite serious concerns about how the drugmaker studied the medication (back story). As J&J noted, the panel failed, however, to agree on whether the goal set in clinical trials was justified. (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1723655 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:44:55 +0100 1723655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1455483&cid=t_150692_118_f&fid=36984&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthManagementRx%2F%7E3%2F283243854%2Fhais-free-lunches-in-healthcare.html Something I received in the mail yesterday revived a bit of hope that the US hospital industry may be - FINALLY - 'getting it.'Hiding amidst all the grocery sales circulars was a flyer from Cardinal Health about the Chasing Zero Summit (Washington DC, Sept. 8-10, 2008).Those of you who are following me on Twitter.com know I've been jetting around to quite a few conferences this spring. As I try to calculate ROI for these trips more effectively, I'm being increasingly selective about the shows I think will be productive.At first I was excited about Chasing Zero - it's in my old hometown of DC, so I can see friends, family and colleagues while I'm in the area.According to the invite: "The Chasing Zero Summit is designed to stimulate discussion between the industry's key stakeholders - hospit... Health Management Rx blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1455483 Sun, 04 May 2008 09:57:00 +0100 1455483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1909218&cid=t_150692_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2F286469509%2Finfection-risks-tubal-reversal.html In a recent email inquiry, someone asked if it would be safer to have tubal reversal surgery in a hospital. My response - “It is much safer to have tubal reversal surgery performed at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center than in a hospital.” Infection and Medication Error Risks in Hospitals Roughly 100,000 people wind up with a [...] (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1909218 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:20:38 +0100 1909218