The Looming Crisis in Healthcare IT
Are there enough informaticians to meet the need? Are there enough informaticians to meet
Physician Payments: The Not-So-Secret Secret
On July 20th, The Washington Post did an expose on the process for setting
A New Age for Smartphone Apps
The plethora of mobile apps comes under scrutiny and the market grows … The
Hospitals Push Hard for Medicaid Expansion
The hospital lobbyists in the “no way” states are trying to get the
The BRAIN Initiative: A Starter Project for
President Obama announced the BRAIN project, but we should harken back to prior efforts
Crowdsourcing: The New, New Way of Surveillance
New research is showing that crowdsourcing is more effective than traditional surveillance methods in
The Continuing Explosion in Healthcare Costs
First posted on The Fickenscher Files on 3/4/2013 Essential health benefits are defined, but the cost
Physician Burnout and the Changing Approach to
Physician burnout is a growing problem and docs are turning in lots of new
Healthcare Predictions for 2013
First posted on The Fickenscher Files on 1/6/2013 My thoughts on the events and
Wal-Mart Offers Medical Tourism Legitimacy
Employers are quieting changing their plans to encourage care delivery at high volume, good