Telemedicine Beyond Prescriptions

Telemedicine Beyond Prescriptions

“[We] provide patients with personalized technical information that they can use to empower themselves to find the best care in their community” - Dr. Rebecca Kaltman. Interview by The Doctor’s Channel. May 21, 2015.

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Video: Martin Shkreli Reverses Decision to Raise Daraprim Price by Over 4000% Following Outrage

Video: Martin Shkreli Reverses Decision to Raise Daraprim Price by Over 4000% Following Outrage

Martin Shkreli, the embattled CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals announced that his company will reverse course and not raise the price on a 62-year-old drug that is the standard of care for treating a life-threatening parasitic infection. 

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ICD-10 Deadline 2 Weeks Away, Many Groups Still Ill-Prepared

ICD-10 Deadline 2 Weeks Away, Many Groups Still Ill-Prepared

Many smaller physician practices could go out of business due to problems associated with the fast approaching ICD-10 conversion. There are about 68,000 diagnostic codes under the new ICD-10-CM codes, which is five times more than under ICD-9-CM.

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Why Hackers Are Going After Healthcare Data?

Why Hackers Are Going After Healthcare Data?

Stealing health records is more valuable than financial records since financial data becomes worthless immediately after the customer detects the fraud and cancels their card. Information contained in health records on the other hand, has a much longer life.

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AMA Warning: Healthcare Mergers Good for Insurers, Bad for Patients & Physicians

AMA Warning: Healthcare Mergers Good for Insurers, Bad for Patients & Physicians

Already, 7 in 10 cities experience a “significant absence” of competition and 46 states have 2 insurers with at least a 50% share of the market. The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released a 12-page analysis, warning that the proposed Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers would lead to an “unprecedented lack of competition” in the market.

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