Pfizer Has a New Sales Strategy–Will Be Selling Lipitor at Generic Prices When Patent Runs Out
Well this stands to certainly keep more patients taking “name” brand Lipitor and on the other hand throws a monkey wrench into the generic drug companies as far as their…
We Are Ruining Our Children’s Future Health
Our children (and grandchildren) are the future and we are responsible for their growth and development. As responsible parties, we are clearly failing. Our children (and grandchildren) are the future…
How to Prepare For and Execute An Online Presence
Learn more about How to Prepare For and Execute An Online Presence. Learn more about How to Prepare For and Execute An Online Presence.Establishing a Social Media PresenceBackground:The world of…
Issues from Healthcare Law
After many moons, I finally had another opportunity to attend the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys Fall Forum. It was an especially wonderful opportunity for me to present to an…
Privacy and Security: Joke or No Joke?
The Wall of Shame welcomes Sutter Health. Another computer with unencrypted protected health information on over 4 million patients - gone. Now, those guys are pretty smart, so why don't…
Video: Mobile Point of Care: Choosing Devices for Collaborative Workflows
In this video from Intel Health, Dr. Mark Blatt walks you through mobile point of care device selection and shares how to choose the right mobile device for collaborative workflow…
Could Orphan Drugs Turn Health Economics on its Ear?
When is $100,000 a year more expensive than $500,000 a year? The answer: when developing drugs to treat common diseases (e.g., cancer) rather than rare diseases. According to a new…
Sutter Health HIPAA Breach: Lessons Learned
The Sutter Health HIPAA breach of 3.3 million patient demographic data from 1995 to January 2011 was recently reported - and an additional 943,000 patients from the Sutter Medical Foundation…
Is Super Committee Failure a Good Thing?
By Wednesday, the so-called “Super Committee,” a bipartisan group of legislators, is supposed to reach an agreement on how to reduce future deficits. Almost everybody expects the effort to fail.…
A Better Way to Approach Medicare’s Impossible Task
As the “Super Committee” faces mounting pressure to rein in Medicare spending, two sides seem to be squaring off. The don’t-touch-a-thing-other-than-squeezing-provider-fees position seems to appeal to mainly Democrats, while eat-your-spinach…
