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…
Sharecare Experts on Twitter Chat – Social Media Networking Event
Social Media Networking Event – @BarbaraFicarra Social Media Networking Event – @BarbaraFicarra Join me @BarbaraFicarra and @SharecareNow experts on 12/13 from 11am-1pm EST for a tweet-n-eat family health…
Physician Online Reputations: What Role for Hospitals?
Dr. Bryan Vartabedian has a thoughtful post on 33 charts about online reputation management. He begins: I spoke to a group of academic physicians recently. Afterward I was and asked,…
New Regulation Threatens Agents, HSA Plans
HHS recently issued its final standards on how to rebate money from insurance carriers that fail to reach the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) standards for 2011. This has sparked a…
Does Caffeine Reduce Depression?
@David Emmite, Getty ImagesAccording to the Huffington Post (HP), a Harvard Nurse's Health Study that looked at caffeine's effect on depression in over 50,000 women who worked in healthcare showed…
Hospital Leadership
I'm a student, educator and practitioner of leadership. Hummm, wonder if practitioner is the right word... I'm a student, educator and practitioner of leadership. Hummm, wonder if practitioner is the…
Healthyroads, Inc. Chooses Santech to Enhance Mobile Technologies for Total Health Improvement
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 29, 2011) – Healthyroads, Inc., the wellness subsidiary of national health services organization American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH), announced that it has chosen Santech to help build…
Aaron Carroll Defends Retail Clinics
So almost 20% of people need to wait at least a week to see a doctor when they are sick. Try getting a same day appointment if you can. Or,…
