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Problem In Health News Stories: Therapeutic MisconceptionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A story in the San Diego Union-Tribune describes testing of “an experimental therapeutic filtering device being developed.” Think about it. It hasn’t been proven therapeutic yet if it’s still experimental. Lawyers use a term, “therapeutic misconception,” which is important for everyone to know about and think about. It refers to study participants perhaps having the misconception that the purpose of the trial is, indeed, therapeutic – when that hasn’t been established yet. I see news stories commit this error all the time. (more…) *This blog post was originall...
Source: Better Health - September 3, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: GarySchwitzer Tags: Opinion Cause-And-Effect Enthusiastic Language Experimental Health News Stories Los Angeles Times low Omega-3 levels Military Suicides Misconception Observational Study San Diego Union-Tribune Therapeutic Treatment benefits Source Type: blogs

Physician Enjoys The Ease Of A New EMREmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Seven months into 2011, things look very different than they did this time last year at my office. Not only have I been using an electronic medical record for nine months now, but I’ve also been submitting claims electronically (through a free clearinghouse) using an online practice management system. I’ve also begun scanning patients’ insurance cards into the computer, as well as converting all the paper insurance Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) into digital form. I’ve even scanned all my office bills and business paperwork and tossed all the actual paper into one big box. As of the first of the year I even stopped...
Source: Better Health - August 15, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Lucy Hornstein, M.D. Tags: Opinion Electronic Electronic Medical Record Email EMR EOBs Explanation of benefits Google Voice Internet Meaningful Use Medical Technology Medicare NeatDesk Duplex Scanner Paperless Paperwork Reimbursement Web WhiteCoat Source Type: blogs

4 Ways Digital Hospital Signage Improves the Hospital ExperienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hospital signage benefits are most easily seen through the enhanced navigation experience provided for patients, but benefits also come with a multitude of other factors. From bolstering brand identity to reducing administration costs, hospital signage is a growing industry with a continuous supply of new and sophisticated tools that spread hospital communication. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - July 18, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: James Ellis and Aaron Razavi Tags: food Hospital Signage benefits Industry News mobile devices Hospitals & IDNs Network Infrastructure Quality and Safety Source Type: blogs

Are The Benefits Of Smoking Cessation Eclipsed By Obesity?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Obesity is filling in for smoking as a cause of death in working class women, concluded researchers after reviewing mortality rates from a nearly 30-year study in Scotland. In Europe, wealthier people either aren’t starting to smoke or are finding it easier to quit, which accounts for up to 85% of the observed differences in mortality between population groups, researchers noted. Their analysis showed higher rates of being overweight or obese among those who’d never smoked in all occupational classes, with the highest rates in women from lower occupational classes. Almost 70% of the women in the lower occupatio...
Source: Better Health - July 7, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: RyanDuBosar Tags: Research benefits Cigarettes Disparities Morbidity Mortality Obesity Scotland smoking smoking cessation Women's Health Source Type: blogs

Osteoporosis Treatment With Bisphosphonates: Is Exercise Good Or Dangerous?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My 86 year-old mother, who is generally in good health, slipped and fell recently and suffered a fractured femur. She was unfortunate to have suffered the accident, but had the good fortune to be discovered quickly, treated promptly and well by the paramedics who responded to her, and then to have a swift and skillful operation by an orthopedic surgeon to repair the fracture. Almost miraculously, she was standing upright (with a considerable amount of pain) the next day and had begun the rehabilitation process. At her age—indeed at any age—a fractured femur is a very significant injury. This past year, I have learned o...
Source: Better Health - June 30, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrPaulSAuerbach Tags: Health Tips Bisphosphonates Dangers Exercise Fractures Geriatrics Osteopenia Osteoporosis Rheumatology Risks And benefits Side Effects treatments Source Type: blogs

More Employers Are Dropping Healthcare Insurance CoverageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
McKinsey Quarterly has reported its survey concluding there will be a radical restructuring of employer-sponsored health benefits (ESI) as a result of President Obama’s following the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act. Healthcare insurance rates have already skyrocketed as a result of anticipating the conditions of Obama care. President Obama has been powerless to do anything about the increases. Thirty percent (30%) of companies providing ESI to their employees will drop healthcare insurance coverage once Obama care takes effect in 2014. The survey included 1300 employers providing ESI across industries, geographie...
Source: Better Health - June 26, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrStanleyFeld Tags: Health Policy Opinion Affordable Care Act Employer-sponsored health benefits Employer-sponsored Insurance ESI Healthcare System McKinsey Quarterly Obama Obamacare Public Option Survey Universal Healthcare Source Type: blogs

High Deductible Health Insurance Plans Incentivize Patients To Skip Screening TestsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Almost half of health plans in the US have deductibles of at least $1,000 according to a new study.  It’s called “cost shifting” and it’s a big part of the future of American health care. There are two major reasons why employers are doing this. First, higher deductible plans are cheaper, since there is less risk to insure.  Think of your car insurance – why would you make a claim for a ding on your door when it’s cheaper for you to just pay to have it fixed (or fix it yourself)?  The higher the deductible, the lower the premium, even if it means more out-of-pocket cost for you for the small stuff. Along the...
Source: Better Health - June 10, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: EvanFalchukJD Tags: Opinion benefits Health Insurance Healthcare benefits High Deductible Preventive Health Primary Care Screening Tests Shared Responsibility Source Type: blogs

The Benefits Of MeditationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion It should quickly become apparent that your mind is improving, and you will feel calmer, happier, and more relaxed. It is also likely that you will experience improvements in other areas that I have not even mentioned in this article. For variety, you may soon wish to discover different methods of meditation. There is almost a limitless amount of different techniques to experiment with. With a little experience you can probably develop your own unique techniques, specifically tailored for yourself. Enjoy! Jon Rhodes is a clinical hypnotherapist, musician, author, and meditator. He is owner and operator of the Me...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 2, 2011 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Jon Rhodes Tags: health and fitness self improvement health benefits how to meditate meditation mental health pickthebrain Source Type: blogs

Helping Others Is Good For Your Health: An Interview with Stephen G. Post, PhDEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mahatma Gandhi once said that “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” I have benefited from that advice, for sure, especially in the months that I was crawling out of a very severe depression. An expert on the perks that come with helping others is bestselling author Stephen G. Post, author of The Hidden Gifts of Helping: How the Power of Giving, Compassion, and Hope Can Get us Through Hard Times (Jossey-Bass, 2011). He is Professor of Preventive Medicine, Heard of the Division of Medicine in Society, and Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and...
Source: World of Psychology - May 28, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Brain and Behavior General Health-related Interview Motivation and Inspiration Psychology Self-Help American Adults Author Stephen Bestselling Author Compassionate Care Everyday People Grassroots Groups Health benefits Helping Source Type: blogs

Support for the Eternal Federal Welfare State Is BipartisanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Tad DeHavenGeorge Will makes a good point in his latest column: Democrats maintain a peculiar “conviction that whatever government programs exist should forever exist because they always have existed.” Will’s observation centers around the shameless Democratic attacks on Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) proposal to reform Medicare and Medicaid. According to Will, “Ryan’s plan would alter Medicare. But Medicare has existed in its current configuration for only 46 of the nation’s 235 years.” Actually, “current configuration” isn’t quite accurate. For example, Medicare’s prescription drug component added...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 12, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Tad DeHaven Tags: Tax and Budget Policy benefits Constitution George Will government programs hyperbole limited government principles retirement Tea Party welfare state Source Type: blogs

New ADHD Research The Benefits Of Getting The Right Type Of TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While there is little doubt now that the genetic link for ADHD is a major player in the cause of this mental disorder, new ADHD research suggests that the health of the pregnant mother may also play a determining role. Results from a very interesting study at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College, London, suggest that stress together with anxiety or depression during pregnancy could account for up to 15% of ADHD cases. The study was a fairly small one which involved about 1,700 mothers. In the latest ADHD research from Norway, the reasons why a woman might suffer a pre birth depression could be linked to not ...
Source: Life With ADHD - May 11, 2011 Category: Other Conditions Authors: ADHD Dad Tags: ADHD Research benefits Getting Source Type: blogs

Crossing The Digital Divide with Connected HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Often when I speak about connected health, I am asked ‘What are you doing to provide these services to communities with health disparities?’ For many years, connected health advocates took it on the chin when this important topic was brought up.  We relied heavily on home computers and home Internet access to achieve the power of our programs.  Yet, underserved populations had fewer home computers and less Internet access.  We were left to half-heartedly mention that access was improving and of course folks could always go to the library if needed. No sticky read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - May 11, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Joseph C. Kvedar, MD Tags: Boston Dotwell Industry News Partners Community benefits smartphone Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Mobile/Wireless Quality and Safety Source Type: blogs

The Importance of Drinking WaterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My two-year-old daughter doesn’t balk at all the water I give her to drink. But when I told my 7-year-old son to drink a glass of water, he said, “But I’m not thirsty. Can I have root beer instead?” Suddenly I got a flashback to my early years. There was never a dull moment with my family growing up, but I didn’t learn the importance of drinking water. Water just tasted bad to me, and I chose not to drink it. I didn’t have a clue that I was depriving myself of the most important factor for enjoying good health: drinking plenty of water. What turned me around was something I learned in my late 20s while watching...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - April 23, 2011 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Stephanie Teskers Tags: health and fitness self improvement drinking water h2o health benefits of water how to be healthy pickthebrain Source Type: blogs

Public Choice and Spending CutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Caleb O. BrownThe Institute for Humane Studies Learn Liberty project continues to offer clear-headed analysis in video form. The latest effort features Ben Powell of Suffolk University explaining the concept of concentrated benefits and diffuse costs in the context of ongoing budget fights. Cato recently produced two short videos on complementary aspects of the budget fights. For a more detailed treatment of many aspects of public choice, get your free (cheap!) copy of Cato’s excellent book, Government Failure: A Primer in Public Choice. Public Choice and Spending Cuts is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 21, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Caleb O. Brown Tags: Cato Publications Government and Politics concentrated benefits diffuse costs federal spending institute for humane studies learn liberty learnliberty.org public choice spending cuts Source Type: blogs

5 Ways to Think More Clearly: Brain Health and Mental MaintenanceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Your friend texts you about their frustrating day, your taxes have to be filed, the radio spouts news of another disaster somewhere, and you still haven’t taken your car in for its oil change.  With the wonders of technology and high-speed interaction between us all, we’re finding it more and more difficult to keep our mental machinery chugging away at optimum performance.  What you need is scheduled maintenance. Just like your car, your brain needs fuel and regular care to perform like you need it to.  If you drive your Ferrari too many miles without adding gasoline, it will sputter and quit on you.  If you go...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - April 18, 2011 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Kevin Bergen Tags: productivity tips self improvement benefits of sleep brain change cars clear thinking how to be productive oil change pickthebrain Source Type: blogs

5 Benefits of Meditation I Didn’t Expect (and How They Can Make You Successful)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’m not a meditation teacher. I’m not even a very enthusiastic meditator. I’ve averaged about 20 minutes once a week for the past couple of years, and any serious meditator will tell you that’s not enough to really benefit you. Except it seems like it is, because I’ve noticed some benefits that I can’t attribute to anything else. I’m sure I’d get far more benefit if I meditated more regularly (I’m experimenting quietly with doing that). But here’s what I’ve gained even from a rather hit-and-miss practice. Well-known benefits of meditation Everyone who knows ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - April 11, 2011 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Mike Reeves-McMillan Tags: health and fitness self improvement exercise health benefits of meditation how to meditate how to stay calm pickthebrain Source Type: blogs

What will it cost to do nothing?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Casey Quinlan wrote a really fantastic article about why “What’s the ROI?” is only half the question in healthcare IT. She quickly identifies the real challenge with putting an ROI on an EMR implementation by acknowledging that an ROI discussion quickly leads to a financial discussion. Indeed! The financial side is only have of the EMR ROI question. I’ve written about the EMR ROI up down backwards and forwards. You have the camp that wants EMR software saying that it provides a great ROI and you have the camp that doesn’t want EMR saying that it doesn’t. The correct answer is that they&#...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 8, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: John Tags: EHR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record EMR EMR Selection Casey Quinlan EMR benefits EMR ROI HealthCare IT Source Type: blogs

Wash. Post, CBS, NBC Should Disclose Receipt of ObamaCare SubsidiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Michael F. CannonIt's not an easy period for major media organizations, what with all this creative destruction revamping that sector of the economy.  So the Washington Post Co. couldn't help but be pleased when it received a $570,000 bailout from ObamaCare's Early Retiree Reinsurance Program.  That program allows the Obama administration to run up the national debt another $5 billion by doling out cash to corporations that provide retiree health benefits.   The CBS Corporation received more than $720,000.  General Electric, a part owner of NBC Universal, Inc., cleared nearly $37 million. Since The Washington Post,...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 7, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Michael F. Cannon Tags: Cato Publications General Government and Politics Health Care creative destruction health benefits health care law Obama administration Obamacare subsidies The Washington Post Source Type: blogs

Workplace benefits are needed to meet family obligations to help aging family members.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The collision of the economy, the health care crisis, and a growing number of aging Americans has put many families in or near financial crisis according to a new report from Volunteers of America. “Plurality of caregivers say the economy has made it more difficult to provide care to a family member,” said the report. ”Few—roughly one in 10—are paid for the care they provide.” More than 46 percent report that the economy has made it harder to be able to provide care. Three quarters of caregivers state that the person to whom they provide care is 70 years or older. “We have a potential catastrophe looming w...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - March 28, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: caregiver stress caregiving eldercare workplace benefits Source Type: blogs

Sharing good news...Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Aging with Grace is proud to announce we have been ranked #22 by  Seniors for Living as one of the Top 100 Senior & Boomer Blogs & Websites in the category of  All Things Aging. We are honored to share this category with: 20.  New Old Age Blog 21.  AARP 22.  Aging with Grace 23.  RetireLife 24.  Love to Know: Seniors View the entire list
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - March 25, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: senior living community Retirement Veteran benefits Senior housing Boomers Source Type: blogs

New Adhd Studies Reveal Benefits Of Behavioral ampamp Natural TreatmentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New ADHD studies are showing that things are actually looking up for patients and their families. Where there was once difficulty in achieving a diagnosis and a limited amount of treatment options, there is now a better understanding of the causes of ADHD and with it, new avenues for treatment which promise long term results. Though the amount of diagnosed cases of ADHD has risen in the last decade or so, so too has there been an increase in forms of treatment. The latest ADHD news is full of possibilities for treatment and management of the condition. Everything from dietary changes to behavioral therapy and homeopathic ...
Source: Life With ADHD - March 15, 2011 Category: Other Conditions Authors: ADHD Dad Tags: ADHD Research ampamp Behavioral benefits Reveal Studies Source Type: blogs

Credit Card Debt That Outlives MomEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
 By SHERISSE PHAM Following a recent post on the rising levels of credit card debt among the elderly, several readers raised an important question: What happens when borrowers die? Do they take their credit card balances to the grave, or are those left behind responsible for the debt? Tom from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, offered an answer: “Excess debt over the value of the estate is considered insolvent and cannot be passed on to heirs.” He’s right, it turns out. Experts say that unlike a mortgage or a car loan, credit card debt is unsecured, meaning that it isn’t tethered to an asset. When som...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - March 11, 2011 Category: Caregivers Tags: caregiver stress Veteran elder benefits eldercare Generation X and caregiving Source Type: blogs

Best of Our Blogs: March 8, 2011Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My first year of grad school was one of the most relaxing years of my life. Sounds crazy right? But the reason for my surprising sense of peace and tranquility, despite the stress of moving to a new city and all the papers and presentations that come with getting your masters, was due to one simple word. Meditation. My first course in the semester was, “Stress Management 101.” My daily homework assignment consisted of an hour’s worth of meditation on my own time and than 3 hours of talking about and practicing mindfulness meditation in class at night. Basically, on top of sleeping better, I was spending a...
Source: World of Psychology - March 8, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura Tags: Best of Our Blogs Ant benefits Of Meditation Circumstances Creative Mind Creative Person Creative Personality Creativity Discipline Department Emotions Gabrielle Grad School Guess Homework Assignment Improvisation Masters M Source Type: blogs

Research Confirms AA EffectivenessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Science Validates Long Held Beliefs About AAThere have been many studies extolling the benefits of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) participation. Indeed, 12-Step therapy (TS) is the prevailing alcohol treatment model in the United States. The focus of current research has now shifted from whether TS is beneficial to those with alcohol-related problems to questions of why and how TS is successful.Research presented at a symposium in 2001 indicates that AA participation directly affects abstinence and affects abstinence indirectly through lifestyle changes.Researchers confirmed that those with support from AA members were more lik...
Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com - February 14, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: 12-Step Groups Alcoholics Anon Alcoholism Mutual-help Relapse prevention Self-help abstinence benefits of Alcoholics Anonymous support from AA Source Type: blogs

Three R’s Of Health And WellnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’d like to talk about how rodents, relationships, and riding relate to overall health and wellness. This idea comes from a nicely-written New York Times piece entitled, “Does Loneliness Reduce the Benefits of Exercise?” Here, Gretchen Reynolds reviews a few intriguing studies about how relationships may affect exercise, stress hormone levels, and intelligence. The combo caught my eye. Anyone who pays attention to wellness knows that exercise produces more flexible arteries, more durable hearts, and leaner body shapes. These benefits are obvious, and honestly, sometimes a bit tiresome to write about. To me,...
Source: Better Health - February 11, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrJohnMandrola Tags: Opinion Research benefits of Exercise Cooper Clinic Emotional Health Emotional Well-Being Exercise and Intelligence Exercise and the Brain General Medicine Gretchen Reynolds Health and Wellness Healthy Relationships Loneliness and Source Type: blogs

Making Employee Health A Fundamental Part Of Company CultureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dick Quinn of Quinn’s Commentary has a pithy post about why it’s hard for the government to control healthcare costs. He says: Nobody complains about the cost of healthcare, rather they complain about their insurance premiums or their payroll deductions for health benefits. He’s right about what politicians react to. The healthcare reform law is loaded with things that are meant to contain the price of coverage. But I would add two words to his post: “Nobody who votes complains about the cost of healthcare.” It’s true: The large employers who pay for much of healthcare in America complain about the cost a lot....
Source: Better Health - February 11, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: EvanFalchukJD Tags: Health Policy Opinion Employee benefits Evan Falchuk First Doctors Healthcare reform New U.S. Healthcare System Source Type: blogs

’1099′ Repeal Speaks Volumes About ObamaCareEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Michael F. CannonFrom my latest Kaiser Health News op-ed: When 34 Senate Democrats joined all 47 Republicans last week to repeal ObamaCare's 1099 reporting requirement, their votes confirmed what their talking points still deny: ObamaCare will increase the deficit, no matter what the official cost projections say... This public-choice dynamic [of concentrated benefits and diffuse costs] is why the Congressional Budget Office, the chief Medicare actuary, and even the International Monetary Fund have discredited the idea that ObamaCare will reduce the deficit. It is one of the principal reasons why, as Thomas Jefferson...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 7, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Michael F. Cannon Tags: General Government and Politics Health, Welfare & Entitlements Law and Civil Liberties Political Philosophy Regulatory Studies 1099 big government concentrated benefits and diffuse costs congressional budget office farm subsidies fed Source Type: blogs

Posting About Health Concerns on Facebook, TwitterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you’re thinking about posting your health or mental health concerns on Facebook or Twitter, you may want to think twice. According to an article published last week in The LA Times, health insurers will often turn to social networks to check out someone’s story — especially when that person is receiving medical leave or disability payments from an insurer. If you’re filing (or intending to file) a health insurance claim, be careful. This once-hypothetical scenario is now commonplace, as insurers look for ways to keep cutting costs and payments to what they perceive as people intending to commit f...
Source: World of Psychology - February 1, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M Grohol PsyD Tags: Brain and Behavior General Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy Stress Technology American Insurance Association Anxiety Disorder Blanchard Claims Administration Definition Of Depression Disability benefits Disability Pay Source Type: blogs

Study Ignores Other Benefits of Electronic Health RecordsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’ve now had two people send me links to a study coming out of Stanford University that says that EHR software doesn’t improve patient care in the US (Here’s one story about it from Reuters). So I figure that it must be a topic that my readers would enjoy me discussing. Here’s a portion of their summary: A team from Stanford University in California analyzed nationwide survey data from more than 250,000 visits to physicians’ offices and other outpatient settings between 2005 and 2007. They found electronic health records did little to improve quality, even when there was “decision suppor...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 25, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: John Tags: EHR EMR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record HealthCare IT EHR benefits EHR Software EMR benefits EMR Software EMR Study Quality of Care Stanford University Source Type: blogs

Benefits of RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are two benefits from recovery: we have short-term gains and long-term gains.The short-term gains are the things we can do today that help us feel better immediately.We can wake up in the morning, read for a few minutes in our meditation book, and feel lifted. We can work a Step and often notice an immediate difference in the way we feel and function. We can go to a meeting and feel refreshed, talk to a friend and feel comforted, or practice a new recovery behavior, such as dealing with our feelings or doing something good for ourselves, and feel relieved.There are other benefits from recovery, though, that we don...
Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com - January 15, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Sparrow Tags: Codependency Recovery Recovery Books benefits from recovery Language of Letting Go Melody Beattie Source Type: blogs

“Just In Case” Heart Tests: Can They Do More Harm Than Good?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Here’s an important equation that all of us — doctors include — should know about healthcare, but don’t: More ≠ Better “More does not equal better” applies to diagnostic procedures, screening tests meant to identify problems before they appear, medications, dietary supplements, and just about every aspect of medicine. That scenario is spelled out in alarming detail in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Clinicians at the Cleveland Clinic describe the case of a 52-year-old woman who went to her community hospital because she had been having chest pain for two days. She wasn’t having symptoms of a hear...
Source: Better Health - January 12, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: PJSkerrett Tags: Better Health Network Health Tips Archives of Internal Medicine benefits Vs. Harms Cardiology Cleveland Clinic Coronary Angiogram Diagnostic Procedures Emergency Bypass Surgery Harvard Health Blog Harvard Health Publications Harvard Source Type: blogs

A Practical Guide To MeditationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this article I’m going to show you the way I learned to meditate, based on research and the teachings of different gurus. Meditation is a pretty common subject these days As with many things that fall into popular use, its true meaning and purpose can become distorted. There are a lot of misconceptions out there about what exactly meditation is, and how one should do it. Common Misconceptions It’s strange that there is so much confusion, as it’s one of the simplest things you could ever do. First, meditation isn’t reflection. The whole point of meditation is transcendence of the mind and the need...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 10, 2011 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Fred Tracy Tags: self improvement benefits of meditation better health how to be zen how to meditate pickthebrain Source Type: blogs

EMR and Doctor Liability Insurance DiscountsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A source just told me that an insurance company that does only professional liability insurance for doctors is providing a 5% discount to all doctors who implement EHR and use it in a meaningful manner. This is really interesting news for me since I’ve seen a number of really interesting debates about whether use of an EHR would actually raise liability insurance for doctors or lower it. This is the first confirmed company I’ve found that has actually acted on a doctors use of an EMR in their liability insurance premiums (of course, maybe there are more I don’t know about). Of course, there are a lot of d...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 7, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: John Tags: EHR EMR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record HealthCare IT CES Digital Health Summit Doctor Liability Insurance EHR benefits EMR benefits EMR Liability Insurance Source Type: blogs

How To Give Yourself The Break Your Body NeedsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is allow yourself to rest. Unfortunately, this isn’t always as easy or natural as it seems. Even babies will sometimes fight getting the sleep they desperately need. As adults, we constantly ignore our body’s signals to slow down, but then we wonder why we can’t focus or get more done. Use the following strategies to teach yourself to wind down so you can finally get the rest your body’s been needing. Work When it’s Work Time, Rest When it’s Rest Time Technology is great, but it’s also led to many of us never establishing a consistent time to quit work for the d...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 2, 2011 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Tracy O Connor Tags: 90 days health how to rest properly pickthebrain self improvement the benefits of sleep Source Type: blogs

Reassuring Patients About CT Scans And Radiation RisksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Emergency patients with acute abdominal pain feel more confident about medical diagnoses when a doctor has ordered a computed tomography (CT) scan, and nearly three-quarters of patients underestimate the radiation risk posed by this test, reports the Annals of Emergency Medicine. “Patients with abdominal pain are four times more confident in an exam that includes imaging than in an exam that has no testing,” said the paper’s lead author. “Most of the patients in our study had little understanding of the amount of radiation delivered by one CT scan, never mind several over the course of a lifetime. M...
Source: Better Health - December 20, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: RyanDuBosar Tags: Better Health Network News Research ACP Internist American College Of Physicians Annals of Emergency Medicine Archives of Internal Medicine benefits Vs. Harms Cancer Risk Computed Tomography CT Scans Defensive Medicine Diagnostic R Source Type: blogs

Employee Health: The First “Benefits Package” Blog CarnivalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Welcome to The Benefits Package — the very first employee benefits blog carnival. After healthcare reform, employee benefits move to center stage as one of the most important issues facing Americans. So what are employers, insurers, and the government really doing to rein in healthcare costs, get their employees to live healthier lives, and improve healthcare quality? The Benefits Package is the first-ever blog carnival dedicated to these issues. With benefits executives starting to make the leap into the blogosphere, The Benefits Package will highlight the best insights and opinions on this important subject. You ...
Source: Better Health - December 13, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: EvanFalchukJD Tags: Better Health Network Health Policy Medblogger Shout Outs Opinion Best Doctors Cutting Healthcare Costs Employee Health Employee Healthcare benefits Employer Healthcare Contributions Employer-Provided Health Coverage Evan Falchuk Hea Source Type: blogs

An End to Unemployment Benefits? A Victory for Family ValuesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. An End to Unemployment Benefits? A Victory for Family Values. You kids get out of that cement pond! Filed under: Politics Tagged: benefits, congress, extension, mitch mcconnell, robert donna trussell, unemployment
Source: Donna Trussell - December 7, 2010 Category: Cancer Authors: donnatrussell Tags: Politics benefits congress extension mitch mcconnell robert donna trussell unemployment Source Type: blogs

New Recommendations For Vitamin DEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Vitamin D has been talked about as the vitamin — the one that might help fend off everything from cancer to heart disease to autoimmune disorders, if only we were to get enough of it. “Whoa!” is the message from a committee of experts assembled by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to update recommendations for vitamin D (and for calcium). The IOM committee’s report, released this morning, says evidence for many of  the health claims for vitamin D is “inconsistent and/or conflicting or did not demonstrate causality.” The exception is the vitamin’s well-documented (and noncontroversial) benefits on b...
Source: Better Health - November 30, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: PeterWehrwein Tags: Better Health Network Health Tips News Research benefits Vs. Harms Bone Growth Bone Health Calcium Dietary Supplements Dr. Michael Holick Harvard Health Blog Harvard Health Publications Harvard Medical School Harvard University Source Type: blogs

Improving Health For Older AdultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New clinical trials and published research are giving us information on how to improve health in elderly patients. Here are some brief points from the Cleveland Journal of Medicine that were surprising to me: – Each year 30 percent of people age 65 or older fall and sustain serious injuries so preventing falls and fractures is important. Vitamin D prevents both falls and fractures, but mega doses of Vitamin D (50,000 mg) might cause more falls. A better dose is 1,000mg a day in people who consume a low-calcium diet.  – Exercise boosts the effect of influenza vaccine. – The benefits of dialysis in old...
Source: Better Health - November 24, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrToniBrayer Tags: Better Health Network Health Tips News Research AF Alzheimer's Disease Atrial Fibrillation benefits of Exercise Cleveland Journal of Medicine Clinical Trials Cognitive Decline Cognitive Function Colinesterase Inhibitors Coumadin Source Type: blogs

Your Brain on ExerciseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It is quite common to read about, or hear exercise enthusiasts explain the benefits that exercise has on the heart, muscles, lungs, connective tissue, and so on. But, I have rarely heard mention of how exercise improves brain health.  Although, there is plenty of evidence showing that exercise is beneficial to the brain. Exercise improves memory and learning in humans and animals.  Exercising individuals might be less susceptible to loss of cognitive functioning associated with aging or neurodegenarative disease.  One of the key mechanisms underlying these effects on the brain is neuronal growth in the hippocampus ̵...
Source: World of Psychology - November 19, 2010 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Jamie Hale Tags: General Happiness Health-related Memory and Perception Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Athleticism Behavioral Tasks benefits Of Exercise Brain Exercise Brain Function Brain Health Cardiovascular Health Cognitive Function Source Type: blogs

Employers Up The Ante For Workers’ HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More than half of employers are likely to keep offering insurance rather than use state health insurance exchanges when they become available under health care reform in 2014, reported a survey by an insurance broker. Willis Human Capital Practice released results of its Health Care Reform Survey 2010, which showed 55 percent of employers would keep their health plans in 2014 even if the new state exchanges offer competitive prices. The survey sampled 1,400 employers of varying sizes, industry sectors and geographies whose plans cover more than 9 million employees and dependents (including retirees). Key findings from the...
Source: Better Health - November 19, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: RyanDuBosar Tags: Better Health Network Health Policy News Research ACP Internist American College Of Physicians Employee Health Employee Health Incentives Program Employee Healthcare benefits Employer Healthcare Contributions Employer-Provided Health C Source Type: blogs

Postal Service Announces $8.5 Billion LossEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Tad DeHavenThe U.S. Postal service has announced a net loss of $8.5 billion for fiscal 2010. Since 2006, the USPS has lost $20 billion, and the organization is close to maxing out its $15 billion line of credit with the U.S. Treasury. Although the USPS has achieved some cost savings, they haven’t been enough to overcome a large drop in revenue due to the recession and the greater use of electronic alternatives by the public. The USPS is required to make substantial annual payments to pre-fund retiree health care benefits. Last year, Congress allowed the USPS to postpone $4 billion of its fiscal 2009 into the future. H...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 17, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Tad DeHaven Tags: Tax and Budget Policy compensation and benefits postal service private sector workers recession taxpayer unions usps Source Type: blogs

Give A Microloan, Get HealthierEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Research has shown that giving to others can lead to a healthier, happier, and longer life. Generous behavior reduces depression and risk of suicide in adolescents.  Volunteerism on the part of older adults significantly reduces mortality. Giving to others enables people to forgive themselves for mistakes — a key element in well-being. One way to have a lot of fun on the Internet and get a health boost while doing so is to log on to a cool site called Kiva. For as little as $25.00, ordinary people like you and me can be part of the worldwide microloan (or microcredit) community. Kiva’s mission is to conn...
Source: Better Health - November 17, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrToniBrayer Tags: Better Health Network Health Tips True Stories benefits of Volunteering Dr. Toni Brayer Emotional Well-Being Everything Health Family Practice Fighting Poverty And Disease General Medicine Generous Behavior Giving To Others Helping Source Type: blogs

One Woman's Mission to Help Elderly Veterans and CaregiversOne Woman's Mission to Help Elderly Veterans and CaregiversEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
by Patricia Grace, National Senior Care Examiner, Examiner.comThis Veterans Day, it is important to show up to a parade, applaud our veterans, and to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. However, there is something more you can do to help honor veterans, become informed about Veterans benefits. Too often, veterans go without services they need simply because they are unaware of the benefits they earned through their service. One New Jersey woman took up the mission to help elderly vets access a still little known VA Pension benefit commonly known as “Aid and Attendance.”Since 2001, Rita Files, partner & CO...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - November 11, 2010 Category: Caregivers Tags: caregiver stress Veteran benefits Source Type: blogs

One Woman's Mission to Help Elderly VeteransEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
by Patricia Grace, National Senior Care Examiner, Examiner.comThis Veterans Day, it is important to show up to a parade, applaud our veterans, and to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. However, there is something more you can do to help honor veterans, become informed about Veterans benefits. Too often, veterans go without services they need simply because they are unaware of the benefits they earned through their service. One New Jersey woman took up the mission to help elderly vets access a still little known VA Pension benefit commonly known as “Aid and Attendance.”Since 2001, Rita Files, partner & CO...
Source: Aging with Grace CareConnection - November 11, 2010 Category: Caregivers Tags: caregiver stress Veteran benefits Source Type: blogs

WOW-A Guaranteed Way To Feel Better About YourselfEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.” ~Theadore Roosevelt Feeling better is easier than you think. If you are looking for ways to restore balance, peace and order to your days, while helping your loved ones live a better life, the solution is simple. Being a caregiver for seniors is a labor of love that can help build fulfilling relationships and make a difference in how you feel about yourself. Being a caregiver is a job that comes with responsibilities and problem solving, followed by the singular joy that comes with making a dif...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - November 2, 2010 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Cindy Platt Tags: 90 days benefits of volunteering giving back how to help how to volunteer make a difference pickthebrain self improvement Source Type: blogs

The Budget Hearing ScamEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By David BoazColbert King, the Washington Post‘s Pulitzer-winning columnist, has a pretty good handle on how D.C. mayor-elect Vincent Gray’s call for “more public input” on the budget would work out in practice: The council is elected to make decisions, not to take polls. What’s more, people know a set-up when they see it. Gray’s scenario, intentionally or not, is a prescription for raising taxes. Here is how it would work: Council members, with the elections safely behind them, produce a deficit-closing term sheet that reads like a doomsday manifesto. It describes deep cuts in areas lik...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 1, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: David Boaz Tags: General Tax and Budget Policy budget process concentrated benefits and diffuse costs public hearings Source Type: blogs

This is The Best Way To Lose That Lethargic Feeling Once and For All!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My three-year-old seems to have an endless supply of energy. He is ready to go the minute the sun peeks over the horizon. And by ready to go, I mean, he’s ready to play, dance, and run laps around the house … in the morning. As adults, we tend to burn the candle at both ends, thinking we’re three years old, with an endless supply of energy. We stay up late, work hard, go to bed at irregular hours, and eat on the run. And then we wonder why we can barely crawl out of bed most mornings, let alone hit the ground running. While we can’t turn back the hands of time, we can get some of that zip back in our st...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - October 25, 2010 Category: Life Coaches Authors: David Wright Tags: 90 days benefits of sleep how to be happy how to feel less tired how to get more energy lethargy pickthebrain self improvement Source Type: blogs

The Benefits of RetreatingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Retreat or withdrawal brings the idea of weakness and defeat to mind. On the surface, it looks as if you are running away because you cannot handle a situation. But at times, you may have to make a planned retreat when faced with overwhelming odds to stage a comeback. A well-planned retreat is a prudent move with benefits that can help you on a personal and a professional level. Read on to find out what the benefits are. Maintains Relationships Relationships define our lives. Whether it is on a personal or professional level, most of us have to interact with people. And as you already know, interacting with people is not ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - October 16, 2010 Category: Life Coaches Authors: The Vizier Tags: self improvement benefits of retreating benefits of solitude how to have better relationships how to organize yourself pickthebrain Source Type: blogs

Unscientific Medicine: What’s The Harm?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Any promoter of science-based medicine often faces the question: “What’s the harm?” What is the harm if people try treatment modalities that are not based upon good science, that are anecdotal, or provide only a placebo benefit? There are generally two premises to this question. The first is that most “alternative” placebo interventions are directly harmless. The second is that direct harm is the only type worth considering. Both of these premises are wrong. The pages of Science Based Medicine (SBM) are filled with accounts of direct harm from unscientific treatments: Argyria from colloidal silver, death ...
Source: Better Health - October 14, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrSteveNovella Tags: Better Health Network Health Policy Opinion Quackery Exposed Research Anti-Vaccine Movement benefits Vs. Harms CAM Complementary And Alternative Medicine Direct Harm Dr. Steve Novella Evidence Based Medicine Flu Vaccine Folk Reme Source Type: blogs

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