The Death Of Disease Management (Finally)
In 1995, Dr. Steven Rosenberg published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) that fueled the start of an industry. In a randomized, controlled trial, he showed…
Oxycontin and Heroin Addiction: Business Opportunities in the Push to Address the Problem
Growing up in the suburbs in the 1970s and 80s I knew of teens experimenting with alcohol and marijuana. Cocaine, LSD, PCP and barbiturates were around, too, but pretty rare.…
10 Myths About Outdoor Medicine – Debunked
By Paul Auerbach, M.D. There are many myths related to outdoor medicine. These need to be “debunked,” so that people do not fall prey to outdated and useless techniques. Here…
ACP Ethics Manual on Social Media, Catastrophes, and More
The American College of Physicians has released an update to its Ethics Manual and new or expanded sections include, among others, confidentiality and electronic health records, health system catastrophes, boundaries and…
Key Recent Developments in Diabetes Research
Two noteworthy developments in the study of diabetes came to light today. The first is the progress that has been achieved in the use of stem cells to "re-educate" the…
No Savings from Raising Medicare Age
The Congressional Budget Office released an issue brief Tuesday that suggested lifting Medicare’s eligibility age from 65 to 67 would save the federal government 5 percent on projected outlays over…
Is Your HealthCare Web Site Mobile Friendly?
With the explosive growth of smartphone use, a mobile site is becoming increasingly vital for your health care organization. With the explosive growth of smartphone use, a mobile site is…
Health Affairs Briefing Addresses Costly Consequences of Diabetes Treatment in America
This week I was honored to participate in a panel discussion at a Health Affairs briefing in Washington, D.C. on the costly consequences of the diabetes epidemic in United States. …
How Reframing a Problem Can Help Fix HealthCare: Patient Self-Management
Most patients feel that the biggest problem with health care today is that there are just not enough good doctors. They feel that the few good doctors in their town…
Physician Views on Online Patient Communities
Two-thirds of physicians who are familiar with patient communities say they have a positive impact on patients. Almost 40 percent of these physicians say they already recommend patient communities to…
