Category Archives: Medical and Health Resources

Physicians Worry About Misinformed Patients in Internet Age

Written On November 17, 2011 By Bob Kraft

Is the Internet making us dumber? Or is it at least making us ill-informed when it comes to medical and health matters? In the old days, when you got sick you might look in the Readers Digest Medical Symptoms book and try to figure out what was wrong with you. But that usually wasn’t too [...]

Posted in Internet Research or News, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link — Medical Abbreviations

Written On July 12, 2011 By Bob Kraft

Many lawyers, such as those who practice elder law, personal injury, or Social Security disability, have to read a lot of medical records. Anyone who does read medical records learns very quickly how often doctors and nurses use abbreviations when writing their patient notes.
One source for deciphering these abbreviations is at Medilexicon.com. It can be [...]

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Featured Link — National Association of Long Term Hospitals

Written On June 16, 2011 By Bob Kraft

The National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH) is a group representing acute long-term care hospitals and patients. Here is a description from their site:
About Us
Advocacy
The National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH) provides representation to members on legislative, regulatory, policy and industry issues. NALTH leads in the development of strategies influencing and promoting public [...]

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Featured Link – American Professional Wound Care Association

Written On June 15, 2011 By Bob Kraft

The American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA) is probably not an organization that any regular readers here would join, but the group’s Web site does have some good medical resources for people suffering from the type of wound you might suffer from severe diabetes or nursing home negligence. Here is a description from the site:
The [...]

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Featured Link – Guide to Online Hospital Administration Degrees

Written On March 18, 2011 By Bob Kraft

HospitalAdministration.org has lots of information on this hot employment area, with links to colleges offering this degree in each state.

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Featured Link – BioMedSearch.com

Written On February 14, 2011 By Bob Kraft

BioMedSearch.com is a new site for biomedical research. There is a ton of information on the site. Here is the official description:
BioMedSearch is a biomedical search engine that contains NIH/PubMed documents, plus a large collection of theses, dissertations, and other publications not found anywhere else for free, making it the most comprehensive free search on [...]

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Featured Link – OncoLink.org

Written On November 8, 2010 By Bob Kraft

OncoLink is a site sponsored by the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. It contains a vast amount of information about the disease, treatment, coping, and many other aspects. It’s worth a look for anyone who has a friend or family member suffering from cancer. Here is a short description from the site:
About [...]

Posted in Cancer, Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Online Doctor Ratings Aren’t Very Helpful

Written On November 2, 2010 By Bob Kraft

That’s the opinion of Dr. Kevin Pho, a primary care physician in Nashua, New Hampshire, in an article in USA Today. Dr. Pho’s comments apply equally to online ratings of lawyers. Attorneys are increasingly building their online presence at sites such as Avvo.com and LinkedIn.com. In fact, Avvo has just this week added doctors to [...]

Posted in Medical and Health Resources, Practice Tips

Featured Link – ZocDoc.com

Written On October 20, 2010 By Bob Kraft

ZocDoc.com is a site with an interesting concept -— you not only search for a medical specialist in your area, but you actually schedule an appointment with that doctor right on the ZocDoc site. Not all doctors are listed there of course, but iI can foresee more and more doctors sign up for the service. [...]

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Featured Link – U.S. News Best Hospitals 2010-11

Written On September 30, 2010 By Bob Kraft

U.S. News has released its latest hospital rating report. There are so many variables to consider that I don’t put a great deal of stock in this type of rating system, but there is helpful information provided. Here is a description from the article:
U.S. News evaluated almost 5,000 hospitals to rank the best in 16 [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – Healthcare Blue Book

Written On September 2, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The information at HealthcareBlueBook.com might be among the first of many such sites to come. It purports to tell consumers what the average fee should be for various medical procedures. Here is the description from the site:
Blue Book Information
The Healthcare Blue Book is provided free to consumers. The Healthcare Blue Book price represents a fair [...]

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Featured Link – Disability.gov

Written On August 9, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The federal government has an excellent resource at Disability.gov for anyone seeking more information about disabilities or the laws and regulations applicable to disabilities. The site is pretty much a redo of the old DisabilityInfo.com, which I have mentioned before. Here is the site’s description:
About Us
Disability.gov is an award-winning federal Web site that contains disability-related [...]

Posted in Disability, Government, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – American College of Gastroenterology

Written On July 28, 2010 By Bob Kraft

I’ve linked before to the American Gastroenterological Association. Here’s a similar organization, the American College of Gastroenterology, with additional resources for those who suffer from digestive difficulties. Here’s a description from the site:
The mission of the American College of Gastroenterology shall be to advance the medical treatment and scientific study of gastrointestinal disorders. The College [...]

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Featured Link – Birth Defect Research for Children

Written On July 9, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The Birth Defect Research for Children Web site has a great Family Support Center page with links to support groups for dozens of birth defects. If you have a child with a problem, you should check out this site. Here’s their description:
Who We Are
Birth Defect Research for Children, Inc. (BDRC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that [...]

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Featured Link – Partnership for Prescription Assistance

Written On March 23, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need through the program that is right for them. Many will get their medications free or nearly free. This is a helpful site. Take a look.

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Featured Link – HealthFinder.gov

Written On March 16, 2010 By Bob Kraft

HealthFinder.gov is a Web site from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides “An encyclopedia of over 1,600 health topics from the most trusted sources” as well as other personal health tools and information. It’s a very good site. Check it out.

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Traumatic Brain Injuries

Written On March 1, 2010 By Bob Kraft

This guest post is from Chelsea Travers at CareMeridian.
The brain is a complex and vital organ that shapes who we are. It allows us to understand questions and solve intricate problems, it produces our emotions while crafting our personality, and it helps us to live on both a biological and spiritual level. If it should [...]

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Featured Link — MyOptumHealth.com

Written On December 11, 2009 By Bob Kraft

MyOptumHealth is a health and wellness information site from OptumHealth, the health and well-being business of UnitedHealth Group.

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Featured Link – National Osteoporosis Foundation

Written On November 10, 2009 By Bob Kraft

The goal of the National Osteoporosis Foundation is to make bone health a reality and a lifelong priority for all individuals. This group has much helpful information on their Web site. If you or a loved one suffer from osteoporosis I encourage you to visit this site.
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile [...]

Posted in Disability, Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources, Social Security Disability

Featured Link – DrugWatch.com

Written On October 22, 2009 By Bob Kraft

DrugWatch.com is a helpful site that consists of a database of medications, with information about conditions treated by the drug, interactions, suggested dosage, and possible side effects. Check it out. Here is the description from the site:
Welcome to DrugWatch.com
DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs [...]

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