‘Buying Value’ Herds Private Market Toward Value Based Purchasing
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Gerry Shea…
Remote Doctor Consultations –Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
The Wall Street Journal (A Doctor’s Visit Without the Cold Stethoscope) tested…
Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Sleet, Nor Hail… But Health Care Costs Stop the Postman
Email and social media may be contributing to the decline of the…
The Exciting Future of Tele-Presence for Remote Surgery
FierceHealthIT highlights an example of telemedicine that I think is right on…
About Time: Health Care Firms Send Jobs Overseas
A Los Angeles Times article (Worries grow as healthcare firms send jobs…
Southern US Starts to Shun Smoking
If you ever feel like being pessimistic about public health, at least…
Don’t Believe What You Read About Sports Drinks and Other Performance Enhancers
Makers of sports drinks and other performance enhancing products such as supplements…
Hey Friend, Can I Interest You in a Lung Transplant?
It’s no surprise to me that hospitals are starting to advertise high…
Another Reason That Malpractice Reform is Overrated
One of the few points of consensus in the “replace” part of…
The Devin Nunes Nonsense Health Plan
I’ve been complaining for some time that Republicans have been big on…