Why Medical Device Data is the Best Way to Fill Meaningful Use EHRs and Conduct Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)
I will be presenting at the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCon) in Portland at the end of the month. As an avid reader of dozens of O’Reilly’s technical books…
Are For Profit Hospice Placing Profits Over People?
Some ethicists say that the goal of profitability of for profit hospice businesses interferes with the ability to provide quality end-of-life care.Robert Stone, M.D., reporting in the Journal of Law,…
Can EMRs Reduce Racial Disparities in Health Care?
In the 12 years since our government acknowledged we had a problem with racial disparities in health care, we’ve made significant progress in reducing them. Steep declines in the prevalence…
Using Google+ for HealthCare and Pharma
Google+, Google's new social network, currently in Beta, comes at a perfect time for Healthcare and Pharma. Healthcare and Pharma firms have been volleying with the idea of social for…
If Airlines Were Run Like Healthcare – Video
Fasten your seatbelt, it’s going to be a bumpy ride, if you can get there at all. If you wish to read Jonathon Rauch’s popular article in National Journal…
Within Debt Ceiling Debate, House Dems ‘Just Say No’ to Medicare Cuts
Democrats don’t want them. House Minority Leader Pelosi reminded Obama about them. The GOP wants them “on the table”. What will drive Obama’s conscience with regard to possible cuts to…
Healthcare Associated Infections: What is the Message, and What Can We Do About Them?
The good people at GE and JESS3 have come up with an HAI infographic. It's pretty, and it conveys the horrible information that many of us already know…
A Few Notes on Hospitals, and US Health Care Spending
What’s wrong with this headline: “Falls in hospitals are not preventable and the burden shouldn’t be borne by hospitals.” See our answer here. Study: Best hospitals are physician-run. What’s wrong…
A Marxist Turned Libertarian on The Health Train
In preparing for today’s journey on the Health Train my travels took me to a video by Thomas Sowell. Dr. Sowell was born a poor African-American black man (as…
Employers as Doctors
Major employers across the country, eager to curb fast-rising healthcare costs, are opening their own state-of-the-art health centers where doctors and nurses provide medical care to workers often just steps…
