ZDNet Healthcare

Watch BPA get taken seriously now

Dana Blankenhorn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:15:51 +0000

Asbestos makers could be isolated from the rest of the industry and allowed to run down. The makers of BPA are a who's who of America's chemical industry. Bayer, Dow, GE, Sunoco. But if it's going to make our little soldiers go limp, I'm sure we can find a way to get rid of it.

What Intel wants in health care

Dana Blankenhorn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:10:24 +0000

The assistive technology and health care markets want lower prices, which Intel can deliver. Lower prices will expand the reach of aging in place technologies and readers for the dyslexic.

Why not pay for what works?

Dana Blankenhorn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:44:01 +0000

If this was Betsy McCaughey's intent, she is fiendishly clever. By taking science and evidence out, she has left voters with a choice between paying for political voodoo or keeping the present wasteful system alive.

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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:44:01 +0000

CCHIT going on almost as if nothing happened

Dana Blankenhorn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:53:58 +0000

Will hospital administrators and practice managers insist on the comprehensive CCHIT-approved label, or will they accept any solution that brings them that sweet, sweet stimulus cash?

What's up with the rabbit penis, doc?

Dana Blankenhorn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:57:29 +0000

This is a proof-of-concept test for Dr. Anthony Atala, the center's director. The concept is that cells from a reduced organ are sprayed onto a collagen matrix, then bathed with compounds that stimulate cell growth and left in kept in an environment that duplicates the temperature and chemical makeup of living tissue.

Health reform now in Senate hands

Dana Blankenhorn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:54:54 +0000

The bill passed by the House includes a public option, but prohibits any coverage for abortion, even within the proposed health exchange, when a patient is buying with a subsidy.

Canadians get a taste of American medical system with IMS Health buy

Dana Blankenhorn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:28:01 +0000

Canadian pensions may be riding on the success of an American company performing computing feats that would be incomprehensible in their own country.

House due for its health reform vote tomorrow

Dana Blankenhorn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:54:32 +0000

Once whatever passes passes (or doesn't) employers know the environment into which they're putting a major portion of their budgets, and can firm decisions on whether to hire, or how much, next year.

PriceDoc bringing price transparency to you

Dana Blankenhorn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:45:17 +0000

There is already a $200 billion cash market for health care. Buyers in this market want very much to know how much something will cost before they get it done. PriceDoc delivers.

What the Google Privacy Dashboard can mean for health

Dana Blankenhorn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:34:47 +0000

What if you could find out where all your health data is? What if you could learn just which doctors, which hospitals, which insurers have what types of electronic data on you?