Florida’s Problem: Cutting Medicaid May Cost the State More
Florida is concerned that it spends too much on Medicaid. Unfortunately for policymakers, proposed cuts to Medicaid are likely to be self-defeating according to an Orlando Sentinel article. They may…
Healthcare Providers Stifle Online Free Speech
As I've mentioned before in posts, my background includes service as a hospital risk manager. So, I'm an advocate of techniques to minimize risk. However, I've learned of one that…
Healthcare Reform’s Impact: Staff and Service Cuts Expected
The newest HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report, Reform’s Impact: Staff and Service Cuts Expected, reveals that only 40% of healthcare senior executives who completed the survey believe the Patient…
Consumers More Choosy About Cars and Appliances than Health Care
This is from the Altarum Institute Center for Consumer Choice in Health Care: Fewer than one in three consumers reports doing detailed research before selecting a doctor, while almost 60%…
Facebook Adds Suicide Button To Report Potential Harmful Behavior
Ok, you tell me will this be abused? We all know that on the web text is misinterpreted all the time and this is why “smiley” were created to help…
Is Disruption of Mainstream Healthcare the Answer to Our Crisis?
I’ve been a fan of Clayton Christensen’s work. The idea of disruptive innovations really resonates with me and provides a powerful framework for understanding how innovations are adopted (or not)…
Interactive: A Status Report on Health Information Technology in the States
This map above provides a status report on where states stand in distributing Medicaid incentive payments for adoption of health information technology based on the latest data that was…
Using Medicare Data to Rate Physician Quality
Last week, the federal government announced that it would allow Medicare claims data to be used for the purpose of disseminating physician quality information to the public. What's news is…
Is $10,000 a Lot of Money? Not in Health Care.
Mitt Romney is taking a lot of grief for his casual offer to bet Rick Perry $10,000 during the latest Republican Presidential debate. According to the dominant storyline, $10,000 is…
Hospitals Spar with GOP in Latest Hill Fight on Medicare Cuts
Posted in CMSCorporateHealthcare Policy & The Media Posted in CMSCorporateHealthcare Policy & The MediaThe wrangling back and forth in the US legislature concerning the upcoming vote on the payroll tax…
