Vaccines Matter: A Public Health Rant
We all know them. We see them on TV. We read about them in the paper. And, with the explosion of social media, you hear about it from people you…
Medicine Is an Art and Science
Medicine is an art, not a science. We’ve all heard that maxim before, but what does it actually mean for living, breathing patients? Medicine is an art, not a science.…
Privacy and Security and the Internet of Things
In the future, everything will be connected.That future is almost here. In the future, everything will be connected.That future is almost here.Over a year ago, the Federal Trade Commission held…
AstraZeneca Doubles Down on Personalized Medicine
This week, AstraZeneca made a major announcement about its commitment to personalized medicine. AstraZeneca announced that it had established four research agreements to develop new "genetic scissors" technology that promises…
Do Health Plans Have a Future?
Not to be cynical, but in the insurance business the best way to make money is to discourage risky people from becoming policyholders and to exclude from coverage anything that a policyholder is…
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…
