HHSinnovates Announces Round 3 Winners
HHS employees are invited to submit innovations through the HHSinnovate program which began in 2010 as part of the Open Government efforts to encourage innovation. This week Secretary Sebelius announced…
PATIENT RESPONSE: Giving Voice to the Patient
Dr Jones runs a thriving cardiology practice. Apart from being a very competent doctor and an expert in his field, there’s an all-important ingredient in his formula for success –…
Lack of Care Coordination Leads to Patient Frustration and Poor Care
This is the third post in a series on care coordination and the importance of the electronic medical record to effect that coordination. This is the third post in a…
Myth Busters #10: Risk Pooling
In terms of the evolution of public policy, the “health policy community” failed at health planning, failed at hospital rate setting, failed at Certificate of Need, and failed to do…
Junk Food isn’t Cheaper After All
In fact it isn’t cheaper to eat highly processed food: a typical order for a family of four — for example, two Big Macs, a cheeseburger, six chicken McNuggets, two…
Partnerships in Health: Applying Metrics to Target Interventions & Improve Health
Last week, in partnership with ThinkWellPoint, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease hosted an event in Washington, D.C. highlighting health indices and how they can be used to promote prevention, improve…
2011 SMBs & Disaster Recovery in the Cloud
Only half of SMBs surveyed reported having a formal disaster recovery plan in place, according to Symantec’s 2011 SMB Disaster Preparedness Survey. Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can benefit from…
Moderate Drinking Might Reduce Dementia But I Don’t Remember
The occasional glass of wine might actually reduce the risk of dementia, Loyola University's Chicago Stritch School of Medicine analyzed 143 studies conducted since 1977 and found that moderate alcohol…
Lost Military Backup Tapes Results in HIPAA Violation Affecting 4.9 Million
The most recent HIPAA violator appears to be a contractor for the Pentagon. TRICARE, the Defense Department’s healthcare program, reported what may be the largest health information breach documented in…
Spider Season: The Brown Recluse
What Do They Look Like? Named for its habit of hiding in dark corners, the brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) is also known as the violin spider or fiddleback spider…
