Why It’s So Hard to Control Medicaid Spending
This is Avik Roy, writing at Forbes about the Medicaid program in President Obama’s home state: This is Avik Roy, writing at Forbes about the Medicaid program in President Obama’s…
Video: How to Prevent Costly Healthcare IT Security Breaches
It's every CIO's worst nightmare: a laptop computer with patient health information goes missing or is stolen. Not only does this breach jeopardize your patients' privacy, it almost always means…
$50k Available for Your Health IT Startup Ideas
This morning I spoke with the founders of HealthBox, a business incubator and accelerator program focused on health IT startups. If you’ve got a great idea that you’d like to…
Looking Good
Should there be legal prohibitions against discrimination based on looks? Daniel S. Hamermesh argues yes. Should there be legal prohibitions against discrimination based on looks? Daniel S. Hamermesh argues yes.…
In Discussing Cancer, Should We Use Fighting Words?
Every day in obituaries, you will find combat metaphors about people who have died of cancer. “After a heroic battle against cancer,” “valiant fight against melanoma.” And so on. News…
Increased Prevalence of Stroke Hospitalizations Seen in Teens and Young Adults
Rising trends in risk factors and comorbidities are associated with the increase in stroke hospitalizations of teens and young adults. For those in communities served by telestroke networks, it is…
Verisante Technologies Detects Skin Cancer in Less Than A Second
OneMedRadio interviewed Thomas Braun, CEO of Verisante Technologies , a medical device company committed to commercializing innovative systems for the early detection of cancer. See below for audio and full…
Nurse Care Lines: Wait a minute, I Thought You Were the Expert?
My Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts card has a “Blue Care Line” phone number on the back. I’d never used it until recently but in the past couple weeks…
Consumer Survey for P2P Network – We Need Your Help
The Consumer Consortium for Advancing Person-Centered Living is launching the Person-to-Person Network (P2P), a resource for caregivers, families and elders. We need your help. As you seek information or resources…
COBRA Subsidy Ends: Did It Make a Difference?
From Sarah Kliff, writing at Ezra Klein’s blog: From Sarah Kliff, writing at Ezra Klein’s blog: With little notice or fanfare, today marks the end of federal subsidies for COBRA…
