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MDKev

  1. #qitcomstibel interesting ideas - the network will Chang our whole approach to healthcare 10:46 PM Mar 5th via Twitter for iPad
  2. BTW - French law states that "Foie gras belongs to the protected cultural and gastronomical heritage of France." 1:11 PM Mar 4th via TweetDeck
  3. On a recent trip to Europe, I decided to rank my Foie Gras tasting - Check it out bit.ly/zQBv2U 1:10 PM Mar 4th via TweetDeck
  4. Journal Gen Int Med report: daily diet soda drinkers 44% greater heart attacks / strokes than nondrinkers - life is more than diet drinks!! 1:20 PM Feb 29th via TweetDeck
  5. Check out "The Doctor Weighs In" @ bit.ly/ncUdL4 for intuitive, up to date prose on all things healthcare! 11:15 AM Feb 29th via TweetDeck
  6. 1.Newest Edition of Fickenscher Files now available @ bit.ly/l1LtJZ 10:14 AM Feb 29th via TweetDeck
  7. Olympia Snowe's (R-ME) decision is tragic for moving towards solving problems. Solutions are in the middle - not at the extremes... 10:13 AM Feb 29th via TweetDeck
  8. Daunting statistics and simple solutions related to hospital readmissions… TFF Reports bit.ly/zkgzxg 8:02 AM Feb 17th via TweetDeck
  9. New telehealth rules could save $13 million per hospital per year TFF reports bit.ly/zOsqbm 8:01 AM Feb 17th via TweetDeck
  10. No solution for looming Medicare payment cuts for docs, despite bipartisan support for doing something TFF Reports bit.ly/zOsqbm 9:28 AM Feb 13th via TweetDeck
  11. Obscure 18th century law may give the Supreme Court pause on the healthcare reform challenges - bit.ly/zOsqbm 7:30 AM Feb 13th via TweetDeck
  12. Fickenscher Quote of the Week - 3 or 4 options for Gingrich - bit.ly/AjfLCR 6:50 AM Feb 13th via TweetDeck
  13. Low hanging fruit to prevent unnecessary hospital readmissions should be our focus - See TFF report bit.ly/x1WUDW 6:46 AM Feb 13th via TweetDeck
  14. DHHS reports they are making "significant progress" toward new and revised telehealth rules - Good!! We need them bit.ly/zIs5NE 6:32 AM Feb 13th via TweetDeck
  15. Fickenscher blog released late last week - check it out - bit.ly/l1LtJZ 6:25 AM Feb 13th via TweetDeck
  16. News from Dr. Fickenscher at CREO Strategic Solutions conta.cc/zOkULm via #constantcontact 9:23 AM Jan 31st via Tweet Button
  17. Check Daniel Palestrant's perspective on the AMA re: "I know cancer..." @ bit.ly/zsI3oD. He's right although it's more than the AMA 2:40 PM Jan 30th via TweetDeck
  18. News from Dr. Kevin Fickenscher at CREO Strategic Solutions conta.cc/wDctBo via #constantcontact 4:45 PM Jan 27th via Tweet Button
  19. Dems win PoltiFact "Lie of the Year" with "the end of Medicare as we know it". The GOP had the Lie of the Year in previous two years... 9:15 AM Jan 6th via TweetDeck
  20. Study shows kids from homes with smokers have higher respiratory / ear infections and 1/3 of USA children live with smoker. Impact = $227M 8:21 AM Jan 6th via TweetDeck
  • Name Kevin Fickenscher MD
  • Location Washington, DC
  • Web http://bit.ly/b7g9oc
  • Bio Strategic Advisor, Innovator and Leadership Coach, Dell Services - Foodie, Politico, North Dakotan - Tweeting on Health IT, Policy, and Reform
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