medical services

AAAAI: Bursts of Tree Pollen Track With ER Visits (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Emergency Medicine  Tue, 03/22/2011 - 11:29

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Abrupt releases of tree pollen in one Connecticut locale were reflected in visits for respiratory complaints in local emergency rooms -- and might indicate a need to coordinate environmental and medical services, researchers suggested here.


 

Medical Care Challenging After Japanese Disaster

MedPage Today Emergency Medicine  Fri, 03/18/2011 - 16:23

(MedPage Today) -- As Japanese workers try to avert more damage at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and residents flee the area, doctors struggle to maintain basic medical services in the wake of the earthquake and resulting tsunami.


 

Wall Street Journal: Health Care Price Tools

OutofPocket Blog  Thu, 10/29/2009 - 14:11

The Wall Street Journal published a story this week on websites to help patients shop for medical services.  The article mentions Outofpocket.com and lists 17 other tools/websites consumers can use to research prices.

Read the complete story, “Lifting the Veil on Pricing for Health Care” by Anna Wilde Mathews.