Global Health: Separating the Good from the Bad on HPV
This week AP reports that former U.S. President George Bush has launched the Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon project in Zambia. The project will expand the availability of cervical cancer prevention,…
Schumer’s Completely Unhelpful Approach to Curbing Drug Shortages
Shortages of lifesaving drugs have been rising toward crisis levels in recent years. As a result some hospitals have been forced to delay treatment, substitute other drugs, or pay high…
Employer Knows Best
The share of companies that used financial rewards in health management programs increased to 54% in 2011 from 36% in 2009. In 2012, about 80% of companies plan to offer…
4 Good Apps for Flu Season
Flu season is upon us so it is a good time for me to remind my readers to get those flu shots. Some of you may also be interested in…
Blood Money
Iran is the only country in the world regularly paying compensation for live kidney donors: Iran is the only country in the world regularly paying compensation for live kidney donors:…
mHealth Summit Conference 2011: Thoughts and Takeaways
EXCLUSIVE POST - The mHealth Summit in Washington DC this week was memorable. In three short years this conference has grown into the largest mobile health event in the world. …
4 Key Takeaways from RSNA 2011
Chicago is America’s windy city. And nowhere was this more obvious than at RSNA’s 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. Lakeshore Drive was even shut down because of…
CMS (Finally) Makes Claim Data Public
Posted in CMSHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicineScience & Research Posted in CMSHealthcare Policy & The MediaKnowledge & MedicineScience & ResearchThe federal government finally announces that it will open…
Community Hospitals Shouldn’t Complain About Steward
An important reason that medical costs are so high in Massachusetts is that residents are accustomed to visiting major teaching hospitals for routine care. The big academic centers, especially the…
Hospital CEO Sees the Impact of Telestroke Firsthand
This is a great story for all of my hospital administrator friends who are still trying to understand the value of telemedicine and telestroke services. This is a great story…
