Republican States Swallow Their Pride on Medicaid Expansion
Time to swallow it, fellas, and expand Medicaid Time to swallow it, fellas, and expand MedicaidPennsylvania and now Utah are joining other Republican-run states that have decided to say yes…
Why Outsourcing Your IRO Is a Good Idea
IRO | Decision Making In any industry and, in some regards, in any life – there are times when an outside perspective is the difference between progress and an impasse.…
Are Those Cute Baby Pictures in the Doctor’s Office Offending HIPAA?
Baby pictures have a nearly universal “human touch” appeal. On the social media scale of cuteness, engagement and share-ability, babies, kids and grandkids are right up there in popularity with…
How Merck’s Jain is Helping Pharma Catch up to the Digital Health Movement
Follow Dr. Jain on Twitter Follow Dr. Jain on TwitterBig Pharma has a reputation of being late to the digital health game. Slowly but surely, that’s changing.Pfizer is working with…
Taking a Fresh Look at Disruptive Physician Conduct
The reason that I entitled this post “A Fresh Look at Disruptive Physician Conduct” is that I was pleased that it had been selected for presentation at a major surgical meeting.…
Should You Trust Your Doctor’s Advice?
Is your doctor a hammer and you're a nail? Here's some insider's advice coaxing patients to be more wary and skeptical of medical advice. Should you trust your doctor? Absolutely.…
Veterans and mHealth: A Sensible Patient Engagement Strategy
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has been taking it on the chin of late with allegations (and proof) of delayed appointments and care at some facilities, and charges that these delays…
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BioPharma Beat: Incremental Innovation Is Sometimes What the Doctor Needs
Last month, we discussed the importance of imagination in the context of big and revolutionary ideas and how we need those ideas to truly innovate healthcare in a transformative way.…
Newlyweds Show Us How to Face Cancer Together
Jessica and Esteban Izquierdo talking about their cancer journey Jessica and Esteban Izquierdo talking about their cancer journeyThe other day, Patient Power producer Tamara Lobban-Jones gave us a terrific video…
Is NCQA Accreditation Right for You?
In the alphabet soup of healthcare accreditation, chances are there are at least one or two accrediting bodies that you aren’t entirely sure about – one of those might be…
