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Time lapse: Pacemaker implantation table setup

September 24, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Westby Fisher

Oh, the wonders of Apple’s iOS8!  Now there’s no excuse for slow room turnovers:

Yeah, I can see all kinds of applications for time lapse photography, especially when it comes to improving my productivity…

-Wes

Filed Under: Blog, Healthcare Reform, Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Dr. Wes, Insurance

Some thoughts from the front line of a health care mega-merger

September 17, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Westby Fisher

“One day I was Jewish, the next day I was Advocate.”

The senior cardiologist from NorthShore University HealthSystem who uttered this comment garnered a nervous laugh from everyone. While the ripple effects of the proposed mega-merger between two of the larger health care systems in Chicago, NorthShore University HealthSystem (my employer) and Advocate Health Care, remained unknown, the immediate anxiety among workers was palpable.

“What do you think, Dr. Fisher?”

Filed Under: Blog, Healthcare Reform, Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Dr. Wes, Insurance

The big flail

September 12, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Filed Under: Blog, Healthcare Reform, Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Dr. Wes, Insurance

Cybernetic medicine

September 8, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Westby Fisher

Cybernetics, the scientific study of control and communication in the animal and the machine, used to be the stuff of science fiction. Today, thanks to a Faustian bargain between corporations, regulators, and politicians, it is defining medicine.

Every day, the exponential explosion of data entry and regulatory requirements doctors endure boggles the mind, all in the name of “health care.”

Filed Under: Blog, Healthcare Reform, Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Dr. Wes, Insurance

Spiracur wins reimbursement for SNaP wound care

September 5, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani

Spiracur wins reimbursement for SNaP wound care

California device maker Spiracur won reimbursement coverage from insurance giant Health Care Services Corp., covering the SNaP wound care system.

Filed Under: News Well, Wound Care Tagged With: Health Care Services Corp., Insurance, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Spiracur, Wound Therapy

Feds: Healthcare.gov was hacked, too | MassDevice.com On Call

September 5, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com On Call

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — In what has become a stream of high-profile healthcare hacks, federal officials revealed this week that even their healthcare systems are not immune.

There’s no sign that the intruders stole any private information since they only accessed a test server for the Healthcare.gov website, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Insurance, On Call

To the ABIM: What real life-long learning should look like

August 28, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Westby Fisher

He left a little early to stop by the cath lab to see his patient before her procedure.  Cordial “Hello’s” and “Good mornings” and “Any last questions?” were mentioned before she signed her consent.  The team was working feverishly to prepare her for her procedure.  “Have you met the anesthesiologist yet?” was next, and almost on cue, the anesthesiologist arrived and took over for a bit.

Filed Under: Blog, Healthcare Reform, Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Dr. Wes, Insurance

Where to teach?

August 27, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Westby Fisher

As I begin another year teaching EKG’s to our new residents, I find I am increasingly asking myself “Where to teach?”

Filed Under: Blog, Healthcare Reform, Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Dr. Wes, Insurance

Word on the street: Apple’s meeting with major healthcare groups | MassDevice.com On Call

August 27, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com On Call

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Apple’s (NSDQ:AAPL) foray into healthcare appears to be accelerating as the company leads up to the launch of its latest iOS 8 software, which will include the new Health app.

Filed Under: Digital Health, Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Apple, Digital Health, Insurance, On Call

The tradeoffs of Obamacare

August 13, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Westby Fisher

A few from above, from Saurabh Jha, MD (Twitter: @roguerad):

The biggest trade-off is between a constitutional republic, with all its checks and balances, and a centrally-planned healthcare.  The two are fundamentally incompatible.  The future will yield many more convulsions.  Many more Halbigs.

Filed Under: Blog, Healthcare Reform, Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Dr. Wes, Insurance

What main stream media misses in the MOC debate

August 8, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Westby Fisher

This morning the American Board of Medical Specialties’ (ABMS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program debate reached a larger mainstream media audience when the Wall Street Journalpublished their article by Melissa Beck entitled “Skill Reviews Upset Doctors.”

Filed Under: Blog, Healthcare Reform, Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Dr. Wes, Insurance

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