5 Ways Big Data Is Improving Patient Outcomes
The main goal of healthcare has always been to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives. In pursuit of that goal, healthcare has come a long way over…
Dual-Eligibility: An Overworked and Overlooked Population?
What is Dual-Eligibility? What is Dual-Eligibility?9 million Americans are covered by both Medicare and Medicaid and are part of a unique community of healthcare consumers known as the dual eligible.…
Should Step Therapy and Prior Authorization Be Outlawed?
In ‘Fail first’ fails patients in the Boston Sunday Globe, a patient with depression decries his health plan’s use of “step therapy,” which requires members to try less expensive drugs before…
Advancing Comprehensive Obesity Solutions Critical in the Fight Against Chronic Disease
As providers and patients, policymakers and stakeholders alike, all still grapple with how to understand obesity as a disease, the recent announcement by the U.S. As providers and patients, policymakers…
Top 10 Takeaways from #SXSW2014: Part Two
As promised, here are the remaining five of my Top 10 from this year’s SXSW marathon! If you haven’t been, I think it’s still worth going but the meeting itself…
Why Is There a Critical Shortage of Primary Care Physicians?
Primary care physicians (PCPs) are becoming extinct. It’s true. Not many medical students choose primary care as their career path. Older PCPs are retiring early. Many others are closing…
Providers: Shifting Landscape and Mindset
As a result of the Affordable Care Act as well as other healthcare legislation, a shift is occurring in healthcare from the provider’s perspective. In order just to survive (not…
Office of Recovery: Avellone Proposes Strong Response to Substance Abuse [TRANSCRIPT]
Joe Avellone (D), candidate for Governor Joe Avellone (D), candidate for GovernorThis is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Joe Avellone, Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts.David E.…
What Your Practice Can Learn from Hospitals Doing Social Media Right
Hospitals like the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic have embraced Facebook and social media whole-heartedly and are doing it "right." Although your practice may not be a giant like these…
