Healthcare Review

FARMINGTON, CT. – The first procedure in the Hartford area to repair an abdominal aneurysm using no surgical incision was recently performed at the University of Connecticut Health Center. The procedure was conducted by a team led by Dr. Michael Dahn, vascular surgeon and director of UConn’s Endovascular Program and Services.
 
The stent used to repair [...]

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BOSTON, MA. – Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, Director, Center for Connected Health, applauded the American Medical Association’s new policy advocating for pilot projects testing innovative payment models for treatment delivered remotely, including telephone, email, web portals and other electronic means. The new policy was adopted during the 159th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association [...]

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Survey at University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin-Madison shows strong interest in role-playing and strategy games for doctor training
ANN ARBOR, MI. – Today’s college students were raised with a digital mouse in their hands. So it should be no surprise that a majority of medical school students surveyed say video games and virtual reality [...]

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CONCORD – Residents of central New Hampshire and the Lakes Region now have a much better chance of surviving serious heart attacks without serious complications, thanks to a new collaboration between the three hospitals that serve the area and the region’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
Concord Hospital, Franklin Regional Hospital, Lakes Region General Hospital and the [...]

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 Dr. Andy Parker, vice president of U.S. HealthWorks, was going home to Seattle after a relaxing long weekend at his cabin in British Columbia.  Heading south on Highway 1, Dr. Parker and his wife, Dawn, were making good time through the canyon highway as the midday sun was beating down on their pickup truck.  As [...]

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