Bladder Cancer Care in America Gets a Failing Grade
Analytical data from Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare linked database was part of the criteria here along with certain urine and other relative tests were the determination was made. …
Getting There
Imagine you are in a room full of diverse people, with differing political views and differing levels of understanding of economics and social science. You are discussing health care. Yet…
Bad News for Evidence-Based Medicine
Bruce Booth, a venture capitalist explains the perils of investing in companies whose products are based on scientific discoveries published in academic journals. Bruce Booth, a venture capitalist explains the…
States Ranked by Percent Obese Highlights Pervasive Negative Trend
A recent report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America's Health detailed recent trends in the prevalence of obesity in the United States. Across the nation, the…
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…
