Health Insurance Coverage for Legal Immigrants in Massachusetts: Doing the Right Thing and the Smart Thing
Legal immigrants will enjoy the same rights to subsidized health insurance coverage as citizens of Massachusetts, thanks to a ruling by the Supreme Judicial Court. Although it will be painful…
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Death
In the January 4, 2012, edition of JAMA, researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden determined that bariatric surgery is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular deaths and events such as…
Top 11 Trends for 2012 in Healthcare Data
A look ahead at healthcare data points to increased risks, regulatory expectations and reputational fallout. So it was a pleasure that I could contribute to a list of the top…
California Health Budget Slash
Governor Brown surprise budget announcements. Major revisions will be made to California’s health safety net, with reorganization and downsizing big government. No doubt this will be unpopular in…
How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 2 | Joseph C. Kvedar, Center for Connected Health
Health care industry insiders answer the question: “How is gaming changing the landscape in health care?” Health care industry insiders answer the question: “How is gaming changing the…
Academic Medical Center Advertising: Pump Up the Volume
More academic medical centers are turning to national advertising, with many seeking to boost admissions of well-insured (or simply wealthy) patients from outside their local catchment areas. It’s hard to…
Making Sense of the French Silicone Breast Implant Scare
Europe’s debt and currency issues were briefly push Europe’s debt and currency issues were briefly pushed aside when France recently announced that about 30,000 women should have removal of substandard…
NIMS: Guidance for HPP 2012
The NIMS objectives for hospitals have been reduced from 14 to 11 and there is some new clarification and guidance. The changes, effective July 1, 2012, include: The NIMS objectives…
Video: What Will Healthcare Look Like in 2017?
Source: Dexigner Source: Dexigner Healthcare IT News recently sat down with healthcare decision makers Michael Manning, MD Medical Director, Murphy Medical Center, Greg Wolverton CIO ARcare, and James L Holly, MD…
Whistleblower Lawsuit Prompts Fed Action on Alleged Medicare Long Term Care Fraud
Posted in CMSCorporate Posted in CMSCorporateThe long term care marketplace is one of those sectors in healthcare delivery on the cusp of markedly innovative practices in this young century, buoyed…
