Pay For Performance and HCAHPS
"There's nothing better at incenting than money." Setting aside for a moment the mangling of the English language in this quote (see the full article on HCAHPS and P4P), we…
Does GOP actually want Obama to decrease health care costs?
USA Today reports on a Republican National Committee advertisement that lambastes President Obama for not cutting health care costs. Considering that nobody’s really managed to do that over the last…
The California Health Benefit Insurance Exchange
California is a leading state in formation of Health Benefit Exchanges. The Health Reform Law as specified in the Patient Care and Affordability Act two years ago mandates the…
Big Tobacco is Still Targeting Our Kids
Despite the demise of Joe Camel, Big Tobacco is still targeting our kids. That is because, to use Philip Morris’ own words, “Today’s teenager is tomorrow’s potential regular customer.” …
Rite Aid Stores Hosts RV Tour For a Free Skin Cancer Screen
This is pretty cool as a big RV comes around and had 2 private exam rooms so each person has privacy while being screened. All locations in each state have…
Health Tablets in the Waiting Room Revolutionizing Telemedicine
Just as smartphones and iPads have ushered in a paradigm shift in personal technology, so are electronic medical records (EMRs) quickly replacing paper in the doctor’s office. Just as smartphones…
6 Reasons Why Adopting an EHR Will Increase Practice Efficiency
Guest post from Irene Froehlich, Director of Marketing at DrFirst: Guest post from Irene Froehlich, Director of Marketing at DrFirst:Adopting an electronic health record (EHR) increases practice efficiency which translates to a…
NYC, Brooklyn Hospital Settle Medical Malpractice Lawsuit for $18 Million
New York City and Brooklyn Hospital Center has settled with Tabitha Mullings, over medical malpractice and negligence complaints. Mullings will receive $8.5 million from New York City, and $9.4 million…
The Importance of Laughter in the Workplace
You’ve probably all heard the phrase, “laughter is the best medicine,” and I often find this to be true. Who doesn’t enjoy a good joke or a perfectly timed one-liner…
Nursing Shortage Cheerleaders: There You Go Again
Despite all the efforts to reinforce the conventional wisdom that the country faces a grave shortage of nurses over the coming generation, I remain unconvinced. A letter to Health Affairs from…
