ETHICS TURNAROUND (sort of) by NIH INSTITUTE DIRECTOR

ETHICS TURNAROUND (sort of) by NIH INSTITUTE DIRECTORWhat a difference a month makes. When I went on vacation in June the Director of NIMH, Thomas Insel, was stonewalling about his relationship with Charles Nemeroff. Insel wanted to put distance between himself and the poster boy for conflict of interest in academic medicine. The heat was on Insel because of revelations that he helped Nemeroff get a new position at Miami after his fall from grace at Emory. Insel also gave a green light for Nemeroff to reapply for NIMH grant funding, and he appointed Nemeroff to new research review committees. These actions were widely seen as efforts to help Nemeroff get back into circulation. It didn�t help that people called attention to past favors and lobbying by Nemeroff on behalf of Insel.Things continued...

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Dr. Richard Baron, a Philadelphia internist who's unusual in that he's both a private-practice clinician and a well-published and -respected academic (he was recently ABIM Chair), has been mixing it up in the pages of the New England Journal.To readers of this blog, it'll be useful armchair review: not just because the theme of generalist clinicians' decline should concern us, but because the blog itself comes into play!The topic of the day: why primary care doctors are in trouble. Why they're (my words, perhaps, not his) so prone to burnout. And why they're not replacing themselves.In his original April 26, 2010 article, Baron provided a "snapshot" from his own group practice to address the question, "What's keeping us so busy in primary care?" The piece repays reading if one wants the gory...

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 SELECTION PROCESS: The selection process consists of written test, group discussion and interview. The venue & schedule of written test will be intimated to individual applicants along with the admit card.The written test will be in English only and in two parts. Part I will consist of 60 multiple choice question of the relevant technical discipline and Part II will consist of 60 multiple choice questions on general aptitude consisting of Reasoning, Data Analysis, Computer Awareness, General Awareness and Current Affairs. On qualifying the Written Test, GD & Interview will be held for short-listed candidates. It is essential...

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Medical transcription outsourcing: Increases efficiency and reduces costs

The role of accurate and timely information in the process of healthcare is undeniable. Medical transcription is the process that assists in creation of patient records ensuring that healthcare professionals have the requisite information by converting audio records of the patient-healthcare professional encounter into text format. However to make the process of medical transcription cost effective and efficient one needs to choose the right option. There are many options available to the healthcare facility for availing medical transcription, like having a team of medical transcriptionists in-house, Independent contractors or by outsourcing to a professional medical transcription service provider.Though other options for availing medical transcription have some benefits, outsourcing medical...

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In Lake Woebegon, all children are above average.  Now it seems that hospital CEOs have moved there.  Ventura County, Where No CEO is Below AverageThe Ventura County (California) Star reported on the uniformly high remuneration of the CEOs of local, mostly small, not-for-profit hospitals and hospital systems.T. Michael Murray reaped $330,545 in 2008 as chief executive officer of St. John�s hospitals in Oxnard and Camarillo. He drew an additional $187,071 in bonuses with $73,113 more in benefits and other compensation.His total package, according to IRS records, reached $590,729.And he may have been underpaid, according to a statewide survey of 118 nonprofit hospitals. The report by the Payers & Providers healthcare business publication suggests the base salary for CEOs averaged...

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My daughter, Lara, served as an intern this Summer at the Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, testing and developing the next generation of LEGO Robotics. Her lab notebook is a daily blog, which includes a complete video record of all devices she's built.Her final project and my Cool Technology of the week (I admit the conflict of interest in presenting my own daughter's work as a Cool Technology on my blog) is a mobile robot that traverses a garden, inserts a sensor into the soil, measures the moisture level in realtime, and selectively applies water as needed.It's fully functional and demonstrated in these videos.The interesting...

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Medical transcription: The role of technology

Healthcare is a dynamic process, with constant discoveries and inventions; thereby any service allied with healthcare has to be dynamic. Medical transcription is a service closely allied with healthcare. Medical transcription is the process of creating patient records by converting the audio records of the patient-healthcare professional encounter into text format. Along with the process of healthcare, the medical transcription process has also evolved, not only to cope up with the changing demands of the healthcare sector, but also with the technological innovations that have taken place.Medical transcription has evolved from simply being the process of listening and typing, to a service, which offer various benefits making the life of healthcare professionals and the support staff at a healthcare...

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The Hospital CEO as Debt Collector

Last year we noted that the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) required more detailed reporting starting in 2009 by US not-for-profit organizations. Many US health insurance companies/ managed care organizations, most hospitals, nearly all medical associations, nearly all disease advocacy organizations, all health care charities, and nearly all medical schools are not-for-profit organizations. We suggested then that this reporting might lead to more transparency about the leadership and governance of these organizations.  The 2009 990 forms seem to be trickling into public view, sometimes leading to some striking disclosures about how US not-for-profit health care organizations are lead.The California Watch blog just reported about the interesting part-time job of a hospital CEO:The former...

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On summer evenings and on weekends I kayak the Charles River, exploring its twists and turns through the western suburbs of Boston.This section of the river is secluded, quiet, and filled with natural wonders. Here are a few of my favorite spots. Note that I paddle upstream first when I'm fresh, then enjoy the boost of the downstream current when I'm tired.South Natick to Rocky Narrows - 5 miles/10 miles round trip I put in my kayak just above the South Natick Dam and paddle upstream under Sargent's bridge, a beautiful oriental footbridge spanning the Charles. I continue past the praying woman statue, which Sargent placed on the south side...

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Medical transcription services: Why is it needed?

The process of healthcare is the culmination of several inputs including the education, experience and expertise of healthcare professionals, the right equipments, the right drugs, the right procedures and therapies. The common thread that binds all these together to form the basis of successful patient care is information. Imagine a situation where the healthcare professional does not have access to the right information! That is why it is acknowledged that creation of patient records is important. Medical transcription provides a important link to the healthcare process chain by documenting the patient-healthcare professional encounter. Medical transcription is the process of converting the audio records of the patient-healthcare professional encounter into text format. The process...

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Medical transcription outsourcing:Benefits of doing it the right way

Medical transcription has always played a vital role in the healthcare process, by creating patient records. Patient records play an important role in both the operational and commercial aspects of healthcare. Therefore it is important to ensure that creation of patient records takes place in an accurate, speedy, secure and economic fashion. Outsourcing medical transcription is an effective fix to ensure this.What are the advantages of outsourcing medical transcription?Speed: Outsourcing medical transcription to the right service provider ensures that patient records are automatically created within the promised turnaround time. There is no delay in the process of medical transcription due to factors like employee absenteeism, holiday/weekends etc. Outsourcing medical transcription ensures...

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