Why drug price regulation should not be ruled out
I’m a proponent of free markets and in general defend drug companies in their price setting, especially when they’re introducing new, innovative products with real clinical and financial benefits. See, for example, Hooray…
Top 80 Wackiest ICD-10 Codes
The U.S. healthcare system needs an overhaul. I don’t know of anyone who would disagree with me. Beginning tomorrow, October 1st health providers will transition to a new clinical documentation…
Bacteriophages: A Ray of Hope in the Fight against Antibacterial Resistance?
Resistance to antibiotics is currently one of the world’s most pressing issues related to public health. Almost all classes of common and potentially deadly bacteria have become strong and less…
How Much Liposuction is Safe? The Answer Differs for Everyone
Liposuction is always a hot topic, particularly when it comes to ethics. Another hot topic revolves around how much is acceptable for each patient. Many patients who see a professional…
Top at Risk DRG’s in the Post ICD-10 Era & How to Proactively Address Coding Challenges
ICD-10 is expected to be fraught with significant challenges to coding quality because: ICD-10 is expected to be fraught with significant challenges to coding quality because:Dealing with a very new…
Facebook Fundamentals: Being “Social” Where It Counts
[Article Series: An excerpt from a forthcoming book by Mark Tager, MD, and Stewart Gandolf, MBA, for private practice physicians and healthcare administrators about reaching, recruiting and retaining private pay…
Implantable Drug Delivery Systems: Delivering Medication One Dose at a Time
Controlled, site-specific release of drugs and other therapeutic agents has emerged as a rather attractive alternative for companies that are looking to boost the efficacy of an existing product.Thebigger winner,…
Heroes Behind the Counter & In Other Places
The Marvelettes in 1963Patients are cool. I did a colonoscopy on a hospitalized man who was saddled with the ravages of obesity, diabetes, sleep apnea and respiratory disease. My…
Contract Renewal May Result in Loss of Business for Florida Hospital
Adventist Health System, parent company to Florida Hospital, renewed its contract with Florida Blue in May of this year. The contract renewal includes the termination (effective October 1, 2015) of…
