Who Owns Frozen Embryos?
In 2004, a Chester County, Pa., woman and her husband had some embryos frozen shortly before the woman underwent chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer and nearly three years before the…
Is Salt a Public Health Danger?
Last year, the government’s Institute of Medicine urged the Food and Drug Administration to “gradually step down the maximum amount of salt that can be added to foods, beverages…
HealthCare Business: 10 Tech Trends that are Going Mainstream and What to Do About It
It’s the end of the year, so you know what that means. All the armchair prognosticators come out of the woodwork to make their futuristic claims. But let’s get real…
Going the Distance: Connectivity in HealthCare
Real WIMAX, (not 4G that delivers speed but not distance) may deliver on broadband health IT in remote and rural areas of the United States. Real WIMAX, (not 4G that…
Book Review: Using Information Therapy to Put Patients First
My teacher, Dr Bhandarkar, kindly reviewed my book, and had some very nice things to say about it !----------------- My teacher, Dr Bhandarkar, kindly reviewed my book, and had some…
Video: Eliminating Barriers To Care Using Technology
The following video demonstrates how telehealth, including videoconferencing, can cost-effectively improve access to care for a high-medical-need population that is socially isolated, geographically dispersed, and experiences language and cultural barriers…
Why Should You Establish a Healthcare Digital Footprint?
Why should you establish a digital footprint in healthcare:Establishing a digital presence is rapidly becoming a necessity for healthcare professionals, medical practices, and institutions. Many have recognized this fact……
Whatever Happened to the Small Business Tax Credit?
Yet another provision of ObamaCare has been found unworkable. We’ve already looked at the failure of the CLASS Act, the high-risk pools, and the Medical Loss Ratio. Now it turns…
Social Media in HealthCare
It seems no matter where you look on the internet the buzz this year has been about social media. Health care is no exception and there are many beating…
State Health & Wealth Benefits Administration: Simple Coordination…Millions in Savings
As government’s role in the provisioning of health care and welfare benefits continues to increase, the number of participants in state administered benefit programs and the burden of supporting those…
