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MedPage Today reports that the National Academy’s Institute of Medicine (IOM) claims that preventable drug errors are widespread in the U.S. It is estimated that 1.5 million American are harmed each year from preventable drug errors; the treatment of these cases adds $3.5 billion of yearly cost. How can we fix this problem? The authors…
The National Governors Association (“Florida Invests $308 Million in New Medicaid Computer System“) reports that Electronic Data Systems (EDS) has won a contract to “develop a new Medicaid computer system beginning March 1, 2008” for the state of Florida. The system is supposed to help participants navigate Florida’s Medicaid system, file claims, and report fraud.…
Fard Johnmar of the Healthcare Vox blog has written a post regarding the introduction of Google Co-op. Google Co-op allows users to perform detailed searches regarding medical issues. You can search by symptom, condition, medical test, etc. Johnmar states that: Whatâs interesting about this service is that Google is not taking responsibility for vetting healthcare…
Here’s one for The Healthcare IT Guy… MedPage Today reports that “Computerized Drug Ordering Reduces Chemotherapy Errors.” Some excerpts: Using the system reduced the likelihood that a child would get the wrong daily chemotherapy dose by 74%, and virtually eliminated the risk of dose calculation errors, wrote Christopher U. Lehmann, M.D., of Johns Hopkins, and…
When I go to Ralphâs, my La Jolla grocery store, I scan my Ralphâs club card. The firm then is able to track all of my purchases and offer me customized coupons. If I go another Ralphâs store in Clairemont, this store still has access to all my prior purchases and I still receive a…