Innovating Your Way to a Patient-Centric Emergency Department
As noted in a recent article by Hospital & Health Network’s Senior Editor, Haydn Bush, “When a patient with a sore throat, earache or other minor ailment heads to the…
CMS Morale Low?
The Washington Post recognized that there is trouble in Paradise. CMS (the center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) or what used to be known as Medicare has a…
Electronic Access Increases Test Ordering Behavior
Electronic Access to Lab and Xray results is a convenience that some people believe will lead to Fewer Tests being ordered. These same voices champion Technology as the cost…
New Report from Alzheimer’s Association Offers “Sobering Statistics” on Disease
The 2012 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report released today from the Alzheimer’s Association reveals the alarming health and economic toll of the disease – the cost of caring for the 5.4…
Drug Testing for Welfare Benefits? Two Sides to the Issue
Forcing welfare recipients to pass a drug test before receiving benefits is a hot button issue that’s up for debate in many state legislatures. The USA Today’s letter section does…
Fighting Anti-Abortion Legislation with Humor
When I first learned about the Personhood Movement whose motto is “Protecting the Pre-born by Love and by Law” and whose goal it is to declare a fertilized…
Three Central Questions About Medical Technologies
Every day my inbox gets filled with announcements for and invitations to attend all kinds of conferences. While many of them are of the traditional medical education sort, more and…
What Hath EMR Wrought?
New technology is wonderful and you can be certain that along with new advantages also comes new challenges and unintended consequences. Attorneys love written information. The written word carries with…
A New Approach to Wellness From Virgin HealthMiles (transcript)
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Tom Abshire of Virgin HealthMiles. This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Tom Abshire of Virgin HealthMiles.…
Imaging Tests Available Stat! The Blame Game Isn’t Necessary
Now that everyone is cost-conscious when it comes to healthcare, it seems there’s a competitive atmosphere to point out people and facilities that “drive up” the costs. Now that everyone…
