Stand Out from the Crowd? Think Again
Health Care Reform As Crowd ControlPersuading your doctor to care about you just got harder. People want docs who care about them. Nothing matters to people as much as doctors…
Better, Smarter, Healthier: Medicare and Value Based Purchasing
The big announcement this week from Medicare -- setting forth specific targets for a historic shift away from fee-for-service r The big announcement this week from Medicare -- setting forth…
What Is on the Digital Horizon for Clinical Trial Recruitment?
Although peering into the future can often be an imprecise art, it is helpful to sometimes look down the road at potential strategies that might be able to improve the…
Wearable Tech, CES2015, and the Quantified Self of Healthcare
It’s not the gadgetry, it’s the data.The annual International Consumer Electronics Show—billed as the global stage for innovation—is always a big deal. The showcase has three main convention venues along the…
ICD-10: Where Do We Go From Here?
“Out of sight, out of mind” is an adage that should not apply to the upcoming ICD-10 requirements. Physicians who heaved a sigh of relief over the implementation delay should…
Finding Information in Healthcare Exchanges
January 28, 2015It’s an understatement to say that the Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollment process is going smoother this year than it did at this same time in 2013.…
Five Accelerants to the Adoption of Connected Health
I’m often asked, ‘If you could snap your fingers and do some things to accelerate the adoption of connected health, what would they be?’ I’ve resisted responding, thinking that things…
5 Questions Every Healthcare Executive Should Ask Before Implementing Data
Data is enticing. From a distance, it seems to glimmer like a promised land of heightened knowledge, greater insight, and success. Amid the pressures of change in the healthcare industry,…
Remembering the Guy Who Made Me Look Good
My friend Brad Stafford My friend Brad StaffordI wasn’t always a medical journalist. And I wasn’t always a cancer patient. Although, as I am lucky enough to age, it seems…
4 Questions to Ask About Bundled Payments
When we look at healthcare payment reform, and our move away from fee-for-service
