Commodization of EMR
EMR has reached the point of retail commodity. Costco’s online website is offering the Allscripts My Way and PHR for $499 / month. It was not clear if this…
Perpetuating the Steve Jobs Legacy
After reading the insightful commentary in Trickle Down Health or Health 2.0 Impressions from John Moore at Chillmark Research, it got me thinking. In reviewing the recent Healthcare 2.0 presentations,…
Social Media in Clinical Trials – Slideshare
Today I presented on a panel at Case Medical School on clinical trial recruitment. My notes and references are contained in these slides. This is a topic that needs more…
The Importance of Baseline Metrics
While many Clinical Documentation Improvement programs try to measure the impact of their program and their Clinical Documentation Specialists, there is still some confusion over how this is…
#TEDMED Day Two: The Reinvention Continues
The second day of TEDMED took off full swing, with an agenda packed with speakers and discussions. While there were many presenters of new inventions as well as a certain…
Incentivizing in Hospitals to Control Costs
There's a new sheriff in town. In the face of looming healthcare reform, healthcare organizations are searching for creative ways to control costs. There's a new sheriff in town. In…
Is Southern Europe’s Debt Crisis an Omen for US Health Care?
The Wall Street Journal (Pain for Europe’s Smaller Drug Firms) notes that Spain, Greece, and Italy are putting the squeeze on drugmakers as part of national austerity programs designed to…
Stem Cell Clinical Trials for Back Pain Begin in Arizona
Back in June of this year the FDA approved the trial to treat chronic lower back pain with stem cells. Mesoblast is sponsoring the trial and the company is located…
If You Build It, They will Come
I can’t get the 1989 baseball movie Field of Dreams out of my head. That’s especially true right now as I can’t wait for the seventh game of the World…
Insulin Nasal Spray Could Delay Cognitive Function Decline
Studies have shown that insulin levels are lower in the central nervous systems of Alzheimer's patients. A new study suggests that restoring insulin levels through the use of insulin nasal…
