Making Prevention a Priority
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that coverage will be added for preventive services to reduce obesity. Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…
Nursing Homes Send More Medicaid to Hospitals
A new study shows that individuals enrolled in Medicaid are 27 percent more likely to be sent to the hospital than individuals with private insurance – decisions that often result…
Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy to Grow to Over $30 Billion Global Market
The market for tissue engineering and cell therapy products is set to grow from a respectable $9.9 billion in 2011 to nearly $32 billion by 2018. This figure includes bioengineered…
Free the Vets
Don’t you think our military veterans deserve decent health care? I certainly do. That’s why I like Mitt Romney’s idea of setting the veterans free. Give them the opportunity to…
Don Berwick Controversy
Dr Don Berwick resigned from his position at CMS this past Thursday.He resigned with little chance of being approved by congress in a long delayed hearing process. President Obama doomed…
Credibility and Privacy Issues Limit Usefulness of Health Care Social Communities
EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE - Social networks such as Facebook and YouTube include many disease specific communities. EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE - Social networks such as Facebook and YouTube include many disease specific communities.…
Is Easy-to-Understand Health Insurance Even Possible?
I was hit between the eyes by a recent essay by Drew Altman, president of the Kaiser Family Foundation. This item was the latest in his “Pulling it Together” series,…
Pay-for-Performance Attacks Hospitals – Shake Down or Fair Play
This blog has tried to support the virtue of personal responsibility. If you smoke, don’t blame Joe Camel. This blog has tried to support the virtue of personal responsibility. If…
Telehealth Today, Not Tomorrow
According to the American Telemedicine Organization, telemedicine is the use of electronic c According to the American Telemedicine Organization, telemedicine is the use of electronic communications and information technologies to…
mHealth Summit Conference 2011: Pre-Conference Thoughts
The mHealth Summit starts in Washington DC on Monday, Dec 5th and runs through Wednesday, Dec 7th . I will be attending the conference on Tuesday and so I am…
