A review of life science current events reported by MedCity News this week:
Mayo Clinic helicopter crash: How often do these accidents happen? But there remains a consensus that, in general, helicopters used for medical purposes are not safe enough. The National Transportation Safety Board earlier this year said current helicopter EMS accident records are unacceptable. (See the follow-up story, Details, identities emerge in Mayo Clinic helicopter crash.)
Big pharma should hate these Hollywood blockbuster movies. Pharmas have figured prominently in many movies, more often than not coming off as the bad guy. Big Pharma has a thick skin. That’s needed in order to deal with the pressures from Wall Street, scrutiny from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and criticism from dissatisfied patients. But some movies might cut a little too close to the bone for pharmas’ comfort.
Behavioral Health, Interoperability and eConsent: Meeting the Demands of CMS Final Rule Compliance
In a webinar on April 16 at 1pm ET, Aneesh Chopra will moderate a discussion with executives from DocuSign, Velatura, and behavioral health providers on eConsent, health information exchange and compliance with the CMS Final Rule on interoperability.
UW chairman takes heat over royalties from Medtronic. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a story Tuesday on Thomas Zdeblick, the chairman of the Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who has received more than $25 million in royalties from Medtronic since 2003. The article calls to question Zdeblick’s position as chairman of the department.
Cleveland Clinic’s ‘top medical tests’ list is viral (not in the Internet way). Cleveland Clinic did what all health systems do in mid-December: send out news-you-can-use, 2012 predictions about better health in the coming year. This one included top medical tests people should get in 2012. Unfortunately, one of the leading media watchdogs on health news treated the tips like a bad infection. And now the release — which I couldn’t find on the Cleveland Clinic’s website — has become a symbol for a hot-button topic among medical professionals and media types: poor and cheesy medical information.
The best LinkedIn groups for healthcare and life science innovation. LinkedIn’s groups are a great way to survey industry colleagues and discuss issues that are attracting attention in a specialized community. They can be a particularly important source for contacts and networking, too.
