Valleywide Legal Blog
The Algorithms Are Coming
The Stanford University School of Medicine and Google have teamed up to improve medical care. At least in part this is the result of the belief of the dean of the school that the greatest innovations in medicine going forward … Read More
Telemedicine Is Coming to You.
Some days it seems the world just keeps turning faster and faster. The ways in which we have done things all our lives are changing. No area is spared from change and that is particularly true of medicine. We used … Read More
How To Get Doctors To Do the Right Thing.
How to get doctors to do the right thing is a perennial question in medicine. Whether in Phoenix, Arizona or somewhere else, many doctors just don’t like to be told what to do. They don’t like other people second guessing … Read More
Some Doctors Just Don’t Get It
Science marches on. Every day there are announcements of advances in areas which impact health care. Advances are made in genetics and DNA testing. Computers are being programmed to do more and more. New medicines are being developed. New applications … Read More
Check Your Medical Records to Prevent Dangerous Mistakes
I wrote about this topic for the In The News section of our web site but it deserves repeating here. The Wall Street Journal has some good advice for all of us: Check your medical records. The chances are you will … Read More
Good Medical Care – It Depends on a Lot
I read this brief on-line article today. http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/many-hospitals-ineffectively-treat-bloodstream-infections-study-suggests The title suggested it would be about the ineffective treatment of bloodstream born infections by hospitals. Bloodstream born infections can cause serious medical complications and death. They require early recognition and treatment. … Read More
