Long Term Services and Supports Scorecard
This State Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Scorecard is a multidimensional approach to measure state-level performance of LTSS systems that provide assistance to older people and adults with disabilities. Performance…
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) “Grand Challenge”
Grand Challenges—the call to identify and resolve the biggest barriers to resolving global problems—have been around awhile. They started in 1900 with the German mathematician David Hilbert, who identified 23…
Could Herman Cain Have Survived Obamacare? 9-9-9 Man With A Plan Speaks Out
Herman Cain gleefully shouts to adoring crowds that he now has a target on his back. Amazingly, this non-pol has vaulted to the front of the back, leapfrogging over career…
Massachusetts Leads The Way Again on Health Reform
It's no secret that the Affordable Care Act was based largely on the health reform law signed into law by then-Governor Mitt Romney in Massachusetts. The early evidence has shown…
Tell Us YOUR Story – Patient Centered Care
HealthCare and Social Media… It Matters! It Works! Tell Me Your Story… “Let Patients Heal Healthcare” @epatientDave HealthCare and Social Media… It Matters! It Works! Tell Me Your Story… “Let Patients Heal…
Medical Megatrends: Xenotransplantation –Transplanted Organs or Cells From A Pig
Here is a possible medical megatrend in the making. There are many more individuals with end stage kidney failure, heart failure, chronic lung disease, or liver failure who would benefit…
Invisiport Less Invasive Skin Port for Medication Delivery
This looks really nice for patients who need regular injections of either chemotherapy or antibiotics. I have seen similar ports but they are something that kind of hangs out of…
Weekly Roundup: Eyeing the Solutions
We have often said on this blog and in other forums that providing long-term, preventive solutions is critical to curbing the escalating health care costs currently driven by chronic disease.…
9 Great HealthCare Phone Apps
In the age of Androids, Bionics, and iPhones and the ever increasing availability of information, I decided to clean out my iPhone app graveyard and get rid of all the…
How to Use Social Media at Medical Meetings
Recent analytics reveal that over 65% of MDs use social media. There remains much controversy about using SM in patient communications. However, SM offers many functionality for socializing online at…
