Archive for December, 2009
Disruptive innovation that will create opportunities and challenges for traditional healthcare
by admin on Dec.14, 2009, under Healthcare, Technology
Healthcare IT News reported on December 08, 2009 | Bernie Monegain, Editor
“The Science of Personalized Medicine: Translating the Promise into Practice” notes that personalized medicine, which targets individualized treatment and care based on personal and genetic variation, is creating a booming market, but is a disruptive innovation that will create both opportunities and challenges for traditional healthcare and emerging market participants”.
Two cases of swine Flu appear to be resistant to Tamiflu
by admin on Dec.03, 2009, under Healthcare, News, Swine Flu
“Thursday, December 3, 2009 is one of the drugs used on the sickest patients, and it is not effective against the H1N1 virus in only a few cases. But epidemiologists said experience with other flu strains shows that resistance can spread quickly, making monitoring and prevention crucial”. Click Here for entire article
Even though the Senate is severely divided the healthcare debate begins today.
by admin on Dec.01, 2009, under Healthcare, Political
Why is the artificial deadline of “before the end of the year” being imposed on a law that goes into effect 2014? For better or worse this law will change health care in America forever.