Sleepwalking is No Laughing Matter
Taking a flying leap through a glass window to evade a heat-seeking missile sounds like the province of a secret agent (or the actor portraying him), not a stand-up comedian.…
How Medicare Advantage Works
Study findings: Study findings:Individuals switching into MA before risk adjustment had risk scores roughly 0.31 points lower than those remaining in FFS , risk scores of those switching into MA…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Self-Quantification as a Driver of Behavior Change
Editor's Note: I really wanted to open this series with a post on the Quantified Self (QS) movement since I think it is important and not too many of us…
Waste in the American Health Care System?
According to the influential Institute of Medicine, (AP) — The U.S. health care system squanders $750 billion a year — roughly 30 cents of every medical dollar — through…
WorldWide Lessons in HealthCare IT Webinar Storified
The webinar, Worldwide Lessons in Healthcare IT: International Hospital Leaders Share Strategies to Achieve Performance Excellence focused on perspectives from chief information officers at leading hospitals in Germany, the United States…
Will Technology Replace Doctors? Not So Soon!
Khosla writes well in his techcrunch article Do We Need Doctors Or Algorithms; talking about how technology and algorithms that will replace 80 percent of physicians. Khosla writes well in his…
Time to Talk About Constipation
The New York Times advertising column (In a Forthright Campaign, More Unmentionables Mentioned) highlights a new campaign by Purdue Pharma’s Senokot laxative that asks, “Does your prescription medication give you…
How Occupational Therapists Help Seniors Get Things Done
An older adult may hear the term “occupational therapy” and retort, “What do I need that for? I don’t have a job!”. Not so fast – We’re here to explain…
Controlling High Blood Pressure to Curb a Public Health Crisis
USA Today reports on a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control, “Getting Blood Pressure Under Control.” Efforts have been successful at educating the public about the risks of high…
