Update on Health Information Exchange
Health Information Exchanges are the offspring of the failures of numerous RHIOs due to unsustainable business models. They are the same horse of a different color.HIEs were empowered…
Racing to Nowhere: The Susan B Komen Foundation
I had dinner over the weekend with a close friend who is a breast cancer survivor (her word) and a former avid participant in the annual marathons sponsored by the…
Incentives Matter
new website called GymPact … promises to pay you to exercise — and charge you when you don’t. It’s both a carrot and stick approach to get you to the…
PACS Progress in Paris – Streamlining Radiology Workflow
Dr. Daniel Reizine, Lariboisière Hospital in Paris, PACS coordinator, AP-HP Dr. Daniel Reizine, Lariboisière Hospital in Paris, PACS coordinator, AP-HP Editor’s note: we asked Dr. Daniel Reizine, radiologist at Lariboisière…
Book Reviews: EHRs
I recently read two books on EHR/EMRs: one was published in 2007 but still has relevance, the other published in 2010 and focused on implementation. I recently read two books…
Looking for Lucrative Customers: Hospital Marketing Gets Serious
Are you commercially insured with cancer, heart disease or an orthopedic problem? If so, you are a juicy marketing target for hospitals, which drool over the prospect of high fee…
HealthCare Marketing: Context is Everything
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to talk with an innovative company about a new product. I make it a policy not to endorse any particular company or…
Primary Care Physicians – Why Wellpoint Wants to Pay You More
Primary Care Physician Pay – you ready for a raise? WellPoint recently launched a major new initiative to increase reimbursement for primary care physicians who keep patients healthier and…
A Better Way to Avoid Pregnancy
You know we have entered the silly season when a major national debate gets underway over whether people should be given something for free that they could easily pay for…
Caregivers Health a Concern in New Study
Caregiving Costs: Declining Health in the Alzheimer’s Caregiver as Dementia Increases in the Care Recipient released by the National Alliance for Caregiving shows a significant decrease in family caregiver health…
