http://abouthealthcarelaw.com Your virtual guide to health care. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:12:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Image Source:learnsomethingnewtoday.us Euthanasia means good death in Ancient Greek. It is a way of ending another one's life painlessly. The debate about whether it is moral or not still goes on at this time. There are countries which have already legalized ... http://abouthealthcarelaw.com/law-and-policy/voluntary-and-involuntary-euthanasia/ Image Source: whkpa.com Medical Malpractice is one major area within health care law in which misconduct or lack of skill in providing medical treatment or services. Through a negligence action, the victims of medical malpractice seek compensation for their physical or ... http://abouthealthcarelaw.com/health-care-news/malpractice-in-medicine/ Image Source: scandirectory.com Medicare's journey can only be matched by the difference Medicare has made in the lives of the elderly and disabled. At the time, growing old meant poverty; growing old meant disability; and growing old meant going without health insurance. ... http://abouthealthcarelaw.com/health-care-news/the-importance-of-medicare/ Image source: www.kajohnsonlawfirm.com One major area covered by the Health care law is medical malpractice, which is professional misconduct or lack of skill in providing medical treatment or services. The victims of medical malpractice seek compensation for their physical or emotional injuries, or both, through a negligence action.A defendant physician may ... http://abouthealthcarelaw.com/information/medical-malpractice/ The federal budget requested by President George W. Bush for 2009 is being considered by health experts as disastrous to the health of Americans and are looking to Congress for help in order to change it. The spending plan is proposing a seven percent cut in the funding of ... http://abouthealthcarelaw.com/global-health-care/health-care-in-peril-under-bush-budget/ Plainly defined, health care or health care, includes the treatment, management and prevention of illness with the intent to preserve the physical and mental well being of an individual through the various health services available. Health Care therefore embraces the preventive, palliative and curative aspects of health whether are ... http://abouthealthcarelaw.com/health-care-basic/what-is-health-care/ The Microsoft HealthVault Fund has increased from $3 million to $4.5 million to give more substantial awards for the winners of the online health applications contest. This contest encourages the creation of solutions that address health issues such as childhood obesity, diabetes management, medication reconciliation and health management. ... http://abouthealthcarelaw.com/health-care-news/microsoft-healthvault-launches-contest-for-best-online-health-applications/ Do you remember the game you played when you were kids? The game wherein you had to save only 5 – 10 people (placed inside the boat) out of, say, 20 (depending on the rules of the game), and lay off the others who are “worthless”, all of which have ... http://abouthealthcarelaw.com/health-care-basic/roster-of-death/ A lot of people consider “health is wealth” but David Williams of the Health Business Blog thinks otherwise: he thinks that preventing illnesses is more costly than getting sick. His points of view indeed are radical as it avoids the traditional take on health care. He deeply relied on Washington ... http://abouthealthcarelaw.com/health-care-news/health-is-wealth/ Are you a drug store regular? If you are, then probably you’ll be more than happy to know that you don’t need to line up in your local store anymore just to buy your daily doses—you can do it online. Also, if you take legend drugs that require rigid prescriptions, ... http://abouthealthcarelaw.com/law-and-policy/e-prescribing-what-is-that/