Highlights of the important and interesting in the world of healthcare:
Republican version of health insurance reform. What if a Republican governor and a Republican legislature implemented their version of health insurance reform for which the federal government would pay? It’s a great idea. And I’m thrilled to say that a bi-partisan bill already has been introduced in the Senate by Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts), writes Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review blog.
CT scan usage soars. The number of annual emergency room visits that included CT scans increased by 500 percent — from 2.7 million to 16.2 million– between 1995 and 2007, according to a new study in the Nov. 29, issue of Radiology, according to ModernHealthcare.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Now the time to replace long-term care safety net? Medicaid could be on the fiscal chopping block, writes Howard Gleckman, senior research associate at the Urban Institute, in a Kaiser Health News opinion. Now may be the right time to replace the tattered long-term care safety net.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi part of UAE growth. The United Arab Emirates is on a breakneck growth agenda dubbed Plan Abu Dhabi 2030. The tiny emirate has six hotels opening in 2011 and already hosts three PGA-standard golf courses. But the focus of economic development is on less glamorous projects, like a $5.7 billion aluminum plant, the development of a healthcare center with help from Johns Hopkins University and the Cleveland Clinic, and a host of energy projects, according to eMoneyDaily.
Scott Hamilton bounces back (again). Olympic figure skater Scott Hamilton is bouncing back from surgery at the Cleveland Clinic to remove an aneurysm resulting from benign brain tumor surgery at another institution, according to People magazine. Hamilton, who overcame testicular cancer and a pituitary gland tumor two years ago, lost two-thirds of the vision in his right eye — a risk of the aneurysm surgery.
J&J unit plagued by manufacturing flaws. Months after Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit recalled millions of bottles of Tylenol and other over-the-counter drugs, the division still is plagued with manufacturing flaws, according to the Food and Drug Administration, the New York Times reports.
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Colorectal cancer vaccine starts with tumor. Dartmouth researchers have found that could treat colorectal cancer with a vaccine that uses the patient’s own tumor, according to EmaxHealth blog.
