Your Surgery, Live on Twitter
Surgeons have tapped into the benefits of using Twitter to broadcast their findings to other doctors in reat-time, according to KevinMd. Kevin makes the point that using Twitter provides a means to share medical findings instantly with a wide audience. But he also takes the long view, raising questions about patient privacy. Doctors will have [...]
Doctors vs. Nurse Practitioners, or Doctors with Nurse Practitioners
Today, KevinMD broaches a difficult subject: how can doctors and nurse practitioners work together profitably, at a time when nurse practitioners could, and may have to, provide services traditionally offered only by physicians?
News to End the Week
Today’s NY Times is rich in news about health care. The most optimistic news comes from the front of its Business Day section, in which Barry Meier reports that there is a movement afoot, spearheaded by House Democrats Henry Waxman, of California, and Frank Pallone, Jr., of New Jersey, to restore the right of patients [...]