The Supreme Court just limited federal power. Health care is feeling shockwaves - Health News Florida

According to the article:

"The ruling will likely have seismic ramifications for health policy.

A flood of litigation — with plaintiffs like small businesses, drugmakers, and hospitals challenging regulations they say aren’t specified in the law — could leave the country with a patchwork of disparate health regulations varying by location."

"Health policy leaders say patients, providers and health systems should brace for more uncertainty and less stability in the health care system. Even routine government functions such as deciding the rate to pay doctors for treating Medicare beneficiaries could become embroiled in long legal battles that disrupt patient care or strain providers to adapt."

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Hacking of Health Care Records Skyrockets - NBC News

Read the full article: Hacking of Health Care Records Skyrockets - NBC News:

. . ."experts say health care-record hacking is skyrocketing — up 11,000 percent last year alone.

Roughly one out of every three Americans had their health care records compromised and most are completely unaware. Such hacks give criminals a wealth of personal information that, unlike a credit card number, can last forever."

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New Joint Commission Video Offers Advice on Medical Care at Home

New Joint Commission Video Offers Advice on Medical Care at Home:

"Video characters Nurse Clare, Home Care Aide Jesse and Home Medical Equipment Specialist Boyd help Hector in his home with his IV, oxygen tank and daily living needs while his wife Reyna watches and helps. "Speak Up: At Home" emphasizes that patients and their families or friends should ask questions in order to be sure they receive the care necessary to get better."

Follow this link to the video, Speak Up: At Home

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Consumer Updates > 6 Tip-offs to Rip-offs: Don't Fall for Health Fraud Scams:

"In this video, FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., and FDA National Health Fraud Coordinator Gary Coody, R.Ph., discuss health fraud and tips for avoiding scams."

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"Health fraud scams refer to products that claim to prevent, treat, or cure diseases or other health conditions, but are not proven safe and effective for those uses. Health fraud scams waste money and can lead to delays in getting proper diagnosis and treatment. They can also cause serious or even fatal injuries."

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FDA Issues Guidance For Mobile Medical Applications

Updated June 30, 2023

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Device Software Functions Including Mobile Medical Applications - FDA.gov

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is seeking input on its proposed oversight approach for certain mobile applications specific to medicine or health care called mobile medical applications ("apps") that are designed for use on smartphones and other mobile computing devices. This approach encourages the development of new apps, focuses only on a select group of applications and will not regulate the sale or general consumer use of smartphones or tablets.

Today, mobile medical applications or "mobile medical apps," include a variety of functions, ranging from monitoring calorie intake, helping people maintain a healthy weight, and allowing doctors to view a patient’s radiology images on their mobile communications device. According to Research2Guidance 2010, 500 million smartphone users worldwide will be using a health care application by 2015.

"The use of mobile medical apps on smart phones and tablets is revolutionizing health care delivery," said Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "Our draft approach calls for oversight of only those mobile medical apps that present the greatest risk to patients when they don’t work as intended."

The agency’s draft guidance defines a small subset of mobile medical apps that impact or may impact the performance or functionality of currently regulated medical devices. This subset includes mobile medical apps that:

A. are used as an accessory to medical device already regulated by the FDA

(For example, an application that allows a health care professional to make a specific diagnosis by viewing a medical image from a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) on a smartphone or a mobile tablet); or

B. transform a mobile communications device into a regulated medical device by using attachments, sensors or other devices

(For example, an application that turns a smartphone into an ECG machine to detect abnormal heart rhythms or determine if a patient is experiencing a heart attack).

For more information:

FDA: Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff – Mobile Medical Applications

FDA: Consumer Update - FDA Proposes Health 'App' Guidelines

FDA:  Mobile Medical Applications

Entertaining Healthcare Reform Animated Video Primer

This is really great stuff.  I have no patience to digest pages and pages of healthcare reform legislation.  This fun and informative animation makes it all very entertaining and digestible.



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FDA Talks About Indoor Tanning Risks

I for one, love a good tan, and I recognize the risks.

The FDA has taken an interest in educating consumers that ultraviolet (UV) radiation in tanning devices poses serious health risks. They've created a Tanning - Welcome to FDA’s Tanning Website.

In support of the FDA transparency initiatives, they've made some of their materials available:
FDA - "Indoor Tanning: Risks of UV Radiation” presentation slides
FDA - "Indoor Tanning: Risks of UV Radiation” - 30 minute webinar

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FDA Focus On Contact Lens Use And Safety - Medical Device

Approximately 30 million U.S. contact lens wearers use a variety of lens care products available in most pharmacies. Improper care of contact lenses can lead to a variety of eye infections. Over the past few years the FDA has been working to reduce risks of eye infections.

The FDA reinforces the latest thinking in its post, Looking Good: Safe Use and Care of Contact Lenses (May 2010).

For even more information, go to the webpage, FDA Contact Lenses.

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Caregivers - Medicare and Care Resource Website

Sometimes it's hard to take care of someone with healthcare needs. As a caregiver, you need access to information and resources. This Medicare website is chockful of great information and resources, Medicare - Caregiver Information. Here's what's on the site . . .

1. Help with billing
2. Navigating Medicare
3. Overwhelmed? Get help
4. Care options
5. Medicare basics
6. ... and more!

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FDA Creates New Web Page of Drug Safety Information

Consumers and health care professionals can now go to a single page on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Web site to find a wide variety of safety information about prescription drugs, "Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers." On this page you'll find many resources organized in the following categories . .

• Drug Labeling
• Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)
• Studies and Clinical Trials of Approved Products Required by FDA or Agreed to by the Application Holder
• Registries and Clinical Trials
• Memorandum of Agreement Between the Office of New Drugs and the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• Latest Safety Information
• Reporting Problems to the FDA
• Warnings and Recalls
• Regulations and Guidance Documents
• Information about FDA's Drug Safety Oversight Board (DSB)
• Using Medicines Safely
• Consumer Articles on Drug Safety
• General Health Information
• FDA's Response to the Institute of Medicine's 2006 Report

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Shocking - Health Care Costs (multimedia)

Updated June 24, 2024

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Health Care - MSNBC

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Uggggh! Take a gander at these visuals about health care costs. Nothing pretty going on here. The statistics are presented by MSNBC, "Health Care & Costs, By The Numbers." Here's what they show . . .

1. Texas has the highest percentage of uninsured (24.5%)
2. Over 33% of the U.S. poor, and nearly 30% of the 'near poor' lack health coverage
3. In the last decade, more people delay or don't pursue medical treatment due to the lack of coverage, and rising cost of medical coverage
4. In 2004, the U.S. spent $6,102 per person on health care
5. 46.2% of those filing for bankruptcy in 2001 cited medical causes

It seems to me that our health care system is broken, and we need to find a way to reform the healthcare system.

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