Thursday, July 20, 2006
Next Investment In Consumer Health Care May Be Telemedicine
Telemedicine: The Next Investment In Consumer Health CareeNotes Systems Plans to Enable Health Care at a Distance Just What the Doctor Ordered
Pacific Palisades, Calif. (PRWEB) July 20, 2006 -- When it comes to consumer health care, technology will never replace the human factor such as the maverick medical genius of Dr. Gregory House depicted on FOX TVs House or the friendly general practitioner at a medical center near you. But, telemedicine has the potential to extend the human touch and transform the way health care is delivered.
The American Telemedicine Association defines telemedicine as the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve patients' health status. Whether telemedicine is defined using laymans terms(the transmission of still images, video, and other forms of medical data between rural and urban areas) or tech-speak(the use of advanced telecommunications technologies for the delivery of clinical care), telemedicine is a, multi-billion dollar market that is destined to improve consumer health care around the globe.
The application may be as straightforward as two healthcare professionals talking about a case over the phone or as intricate as using satellite technology and video-conferencing equipment to conduct a real-time consultation between medical specialists in two different states or even countries.
As telemedicine technologies continues to experience rapid growth, with companies like AT&T, Intel Corporation-Digital Health Group, and Sony Electronics providing the bandwidth and hardware, it allows innovative companies such as Los Angeles-based eNotes Systems (OTCBB:ENSY), which is currently developing their product suite, to make telemedicine a reality, enabling physicians and other health care providers to examine, treat and monitor patients remotely without compromising standards of care.
"Simply stated, telemedicine is about enabling providers of healthcare services to deliver quality care to individuals who are remotely located from the specialty health care they need. Whether it's allowing physicians to examine patients via the Internet from miles away or continuing education for rural health practitioners who may not be able to take part in professional meetings or educational opportunities, telemedicine is experiencing rapid expansion around the globe," said Jeff Flammang, CEO of eNotes Systems.
For stock investors and early shareholders looking for high growth investment opportunities, their next investment opportunity may be in developmental stage telemedicine technology companies. Whether an investment in telemedicine benefits radiology--so specialists can read and interpret x-rays on-line--or cardiologyso reports such as electrocardiograms (EKGs) can be readily transmitted from an EKG machine for reading and interpretationits evident to eNotes Systems that these kind of technologies in the health care industry are needed and are here to stay, reaching doctors and patients alike in all corners of the globe.
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Use Phone Service to Order Cheap Prescription Medicine
Seniors Utilized Phone Service to Order Cheap Prescription MedicineOrdering Cheap Medicne by Phone Helps seniors without conmuters. Rising costs of prescription drugs and the loop holes in Medicare will put millions of older Americans and people with disabilities in a big money crunch. MyStoreForMeds.com has 3000+ generic drugs and provides the convenience and savings of an online discount medicine store.
Florida (PRWEB) July 19, 2006 -- Americans pay more for prescription drugs than any other people in the world. Additionally, prescription drug expenditures make up the fastest-growing segment of the increasingly expensive U.S. health care system. While the popularity of online pharmacies has continued to grow, seniors or anyone "computer challenged are out in the cold of the increasing popular use of online pharmacy and cheap medicine stores. With more then 45 million Americans without prescription medicine insurance coverage, www.MyStoreForMeds.com online service is a lifesaver, with help only a phone call away.
Over the past five months, virtually all Medicare (Part D) plans raised prices for the top drugs prescribed to seniors, according to a report issued by the Health Consumer Organization, Families USA. The report, based on pricing data submitted by the plans to the federal government, contradicts the Bush Administrations assertions that the new Medicare drug program is effectively moderating rising drug costs.
The Families USA report examines Part D plan prices for the top 20 drugs prescribed for seniors. It found that:
*100 percent of Part D plans raised their prices for Zocor (40 mg), a cholesterol-lowering drug.
*Almost 99 percent of Part D plans raised their prices for Fosamax (70 mg), a drug used to treat osteoporosis.
*More than 97 percent of the plans raised their prices for Lipitor (10 mg), a cholesterol-lowering drug.
*More than 96 percent of the plans raised their prices for Actonel (35 mg), Toprol XL (50 mg and 100 mg), and Xalatan (0.005%), drugs used for osteoporosis, high blood pressure, and glaucoma, respectively.
*More than 94 percent of the plans raised their prices for Celebrex (200 mg), Nexium (40 mg), and Norvasc (5 mg), drugs used to treat pain, gastrointestinal problems, and heart problems, respectively.
*More than 92 percent of plans raised their prices for Aricept (10 mg), and 89 percent raised their prices for Plavix (75 mg), drugs used for Alzheimers disease and stroke, respectively.
At the same time that the Bush Administration and Congressional leaders are touting the effectiveness of the Medicare drug plans, those plans are quietly raising the prices that they charge, said Ron Pollack, Executive Director of Families USA. As a result, seniors will pay more and more -- as will Americas taxpayers."
According to industry experts, in coming months, millions of older Americans and people with disabilities will face a lapse in coverage known as the "doughnut hole" when their annual drug spending hits $2,250. At that point, Medicare drug plans stop paying for medications and require members to absorb another $3,600 in out-of-pocket costs before coverage resumes. And even while the plans aren't paying for their drugs, participants must continue to pay their monthly premiums. That is in addition to the 45 million Americans without any prescription medicine insurance coverage.
Likewise, a recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services prescription drug costs are expected to increase by 12.6% a year for the next 10 years,. By 2010, 16% of what Americans spend each year on personal health care will be spent on prescription drugs, the department said. In 1999, it was 9.4%.As a result, even those with prescription drug coverage are being told by their insurance companies that they will have to pick up more of the tab for prescriptions.
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Monday, July 17, 2006
Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy (MIRT) Adds Staff
Myeloma Institute Adds Four to StaffThe Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy (MIRT) recently added four new staff members to its ranks, including two clinical physicians.
Little Rock, AR (PRWEB) July 17, 2006 -- The Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy (MIRT - http://myeloma.uams.edu) recently added four new staff members to its ranks, including two clinical physicians.
Dr. Monica Grazziutti, M.D., was granted a faculty appointment as an assistant professor on July 10. A former research associate with the Myeloma Institute (http://myeloma.uams.edu), Grazziutti is assigned to the inpatient unit. Educated in Argentina, Grazziutti did her internship and residency in internal medicine in Rosario, Argentina from 1983 to 1986. She followed that with a fellowship in infectious disease and clinical microbiology in Buenos Aires and additional fellowships in epidemiology and infectious disease at the University of Miami and the University of Texas-Houston, respectively.
Dr. Yazan Alsayed, M.D., also joined the staff on July 10 as an assistant professor. He will be working in the MIRT clinic and will be involved in research as well. Alsayed completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Penn., and completed an internal medicine residency at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. He maintains professional affiliations with the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, and the American College of Physicians.
Igor Entin, Ph.D., joined MIRT as a research instructor. He is working in Dr. Joshua Epstein's lab, where he is participating in research studies related to osteoblasts and their mesenchymal progenitors in multiple myeloma. Entin completed a postdoctoral research fellowship with the hematopoietic malignancies program at the University of California, San Francisco.
Lindsay Rae Melson, R.N.C., A.C.N.P., joined MIRT as an advanced practice nurse and is assisting Dr. Frits van Rhee in the clinic. Melson received her acute care nurse practitioner certification from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She came to MIRT from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she worked with the stem cell transplant program on the hematology/oncology service.
About the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy:
The Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy (http://myeloma.uams.edu), located at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (http://www.uams.edu), is the worlds largest facility devoted to the treatment and study of multiple myeloma.
Multiple myeloma (http://myeloma.uams.edu) is a type of cancer that involves plasma cells -- white blood cells that produce antibodies. It is the second most common cancer of the blood.
When plasma cells become cancerous, they reproduce uncontrollably and crowd out healthy red and white blood cells, preventing them from fighting infection and carrying oxygen throughout the body. Bone destruction is a common manifestation of myeloma. The malignant cells also produce a type of protein that can cause kidney failure.
Research at the MIRT has more than doubled the annual survival rate of a myeloma patient upon diagnosis from three years to seven years and beyond.
About the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS):
UAMS is the state's only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a medical center, five centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. UAMS has about 2,320 students and 690 medical residents. It is one of the state's largest public employers with almost 9,000 employees, including nearly 1,000 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children's Hospital and the VA Medical Center. UAMS and its affiliates have an economic impact in Arkansas of $4.3 billion a year.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Cancer Patients Worldwide Community
New Worldwide Community for Cancer PatientsThe first worldwide community for cancer patients has just been launched that allows members to post their own websites, connect with other patients, share photos, give and receive emotional support, share personal stories, and discuss treatment information and resources. Its called My Cancer Place http://www.mycancerplace.com and it is light years beyond the message boards of the past.
(PRWEB) July 12, 2006 -- MyCancerPlace http://www.mycancerplace.com the first worldwide community for cancer patients, has just been launched. Modeled on MySpace, it allows members to create a real community where they can connect and network with other, share personal stories and emotional support, discuss treatment information and resources, listen to teleconferences, find out about cancer events, create personal web pages with text and pictures that can be updated and changed easily, and more.
My Cancer Place is for patients and their families. Its not a message board, but a way to form true relationships. People facing similar challenges can find each other across the miles and connect with each other as human beings, said Michael Horwin the manager. Although participation can lead to more informed treatment decisions through the sharing of information and resources, its the potential for emotional support that is the communitys greatest strength. People can use the community to help each other in different ways.
Health organizations have been using message boards for years and MyCancerPlace represents a quantum leap out of that paradigm. The real measure for any technology is how much does it help to make our lives better. Exchanging messages on a bulletin board allows people to share information so it helps some. But, the ability to present ourselves as people using pictures, sound recordings, and even video, create networks of friends and share information and support is a richer and more rewarding experience, Horwin said.
The site has been set-up so anyone can easily join and have their profile, first web page, and their first friends in a few minutes. While sites like MySpace are designed for http-savvy teenagers and 20-somethings, My Cancer Place was specifically designed so that people in their middle or senior years can participate fully, and more sophisticated members can also do some creative programming. Cancer can strike anyone at any age so its important that a community like this is accessible to everyone, Horwin explained.
My Cancer Place is free and all cancer patients and their loved ones are invited to join the community. For More Information go to: http://www.mycancerplace.com
To learn how to license this technology for your own health organization contact Michael Horwin, MA, JD.
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Saturday, July 01, 2006
Cancer Program Receives Approval From Cancer Commission
Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program at Good Samaritan Hospital Receives Approval and Commendation from Commission on CancerThe Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York has received both approval and a commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.
Suffern, N.Y. (PRWEB) June 30, 2006 -- The Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York has received both approval and a commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. The three-year approval is given to oncology programs that comply with the CoCs 36 standards of care and are noted for their high quality cancer care. Only one in four hospitals that treat cancer receives this special honor.
According to the organization, receiving care at a Commission on Cancer approved cancer program ensures patients quality care close to home, state-of-the-art services and equipment, ongoing education and support and a team that ensures the best treatment options available. The Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, and surgeons, offering cancer patients and their families many diverse support and treatment services.
We are extremely proud of this commendation, said Sushil Bhardwaj, M.D., Director of the Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program at Good Samaritan Hospital. The Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program is designed to give cancer patients not only quality, but also compassionate, care. Being acknowledged for our advanced services, team approach and patient care is of utmost honor.
Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1922, the multi-disciplinary Commission on Cancer sets standards for quality multidisciplinary cancer care delivered primarily in hospital settings; surveys hospitals to assess compliance with those standards; collects standardized and quality data from approved hospitals to measure treatment patterns and outcomes; and uses the data to evaluate hospital provider performance and develop effective educational interventions to improve cancer care outcomes at the national and local level.
Good Samaritan Hospital is a member of Bon Secours Health System, Inc., one of the nations leading Catholic healthcare systems. It is also part of the regional Bon Secours Charity Health System, which includes St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY and Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, New York. Additionally, Bon Secours Charity Health System provides the services of a Certified Home Health Agency, two long-term care facilities, an assisted living and adult home facility and several other medical programs. For more information about The Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program or other services at Good Samaritan Hospital, visit their website at www.GoodSamHosp.org, or contact Good Samaritan Hospital at 845-368-5000.
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