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Study Group: Users of Provue system for blood screening(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 14

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD
Director of Pathology
Bellevue Hospital Center

Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, is the Director of Pathology at Bellevue Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at New York University School of Medicine. He is also the Medical Director for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of the South Manhattan Healthcare Network and Northern...

Jed Gorlin, MD
Transfusion Service Director
Hennepin County Medical Center

Jed Gorlin, MD, MBA, is the Medical Director of the Memorial Blood Center of Minnesota and an Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Gorlin is also the Transfusion Services Director at Hennepin County Medical Center. His research includes the hematopoietic...

John Cochran, MD
Founder and Senior Pathologist
Chestatee Pathology Associates, PC

John Cochran, MD, is the Chief Executive Officer of Chestatee Pathology Associates, PC (Atlanta, GA). He is the Medical Director of two Atlanta-area hospital laboratories. Dr. Cochran has consulted on the following companies: Genzyme, ePocrates, Cerner, NextGen, AllScripts, GE Healthcare, Immucor, Beckman...

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Impact of restrictions on gifts to MD's on prescribing patterns | 08-21-2007
Analysis of: NY bill would require pharmas to report MD gifts | www.fiercehealthcare.com
Author: Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, Director of Pathology, Bellevue Hospital Center

Pharmaceutical companies spend over $10,000 per physician on direct gifts and similar activities.  These activities are designed to influence prescribing patterns, and most certainly do.  Monitoring sales of drug classes as drugs come off patent, as in anti allergy medications, drugs for acid...

Carrots and sticks to improve patient safety. | 08-21-2007
Analysis of: By 2008, Medicare won't pay for hospital errors | www.fiercehealthcare.com
Author: Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, Director of Pathology, Bellevue Hospital Center

The last several years as seen the growth of financial incentives to stimulate improvements in patient safety and patient outcomes.  Clearly society has an interest in improving patient safety, and aligning providers and payers financially is a laudable goal. The use of denied payments raises the...

Is this the future of laboratory automation | 02-28-2007
Author: Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, Director of Pathology, Bellevue Hospital Center

How much will Abbott contribute to bottom line of GE.What is future of Abbott.

Implications of new breast cancer prognostic methodology | 02-09-2007
Analysis of: FDA Approves Test | online.wsj.com
Author: Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, Director of Pathology, Bellevue Hospital Center

Approval of the Mammaprint is a significant advance clinically, as it is the first FDA approved gene expression test for breast cancer.  If it is widely accepted, it would represent one of the highest value cancer diagnostic products.  The technology would presumably be extended to other common...

Non genetic factors determining warfarin dose | 01-23-2007
Analysis of: DNA tests to determine warfarin dose | news.yahoo.com
Author: Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, Director of Pathology, Bellevue Hospital Center

Using DNA tests to predict appropriate warfarin dosages clearly has market potential.   However, it is yet to be proven that such testing will significantly reduce the trial and error basis of such, and the article discusses trials that are underway.It should be noted that the causes of underdoses...

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