Big Data = Big Savings in Healthcare
In a post reform era, the digitization of the healthcare information has provided many stakeholders with massive healthcare data sets.This information (aka “big data”) has the potential to address and…
Why Bundled Payments Aren’t Working
The New England Journal of Medicine recently ran an article by Clay Ackerly, MD, and David Grabowski, PhD, calling for “Post-Acute Care Reform.”They use a (presumably) fictional patient to illustrate…
Invest to Build a High-Performing Healthcare Marketing Team (Part 4)
Final post in a four-part series. Final post in a four-part series.Marketing resource allocation planning is critical to assuring that limited marketing funds (and FTEs) are focused on marketing initiatives…
Malcolm Gladwell on Interoperability: “The time for deep thinking is already over”
First published on MedCityNews.com. Being a storyteller, Malcolm Gladwell was able to eloquently illustrate some of the challenges with interoperability in healthcare, and how they should be addressed, during a keynote…
Still Missing: Price Transparency in Healthcare
A few weeks ago, I saw my primary care provider for a scheduled physical exam or what the health ins A few weeks ago, I saw my primary care provider…
Interview with Evan Falchuk, Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts
In this podcast interview, Evan Falchuk, United Independent Party candidate for Governor of Massachusetts discusses his views on healt In this podcast interview, Evan Falchuk, United Independent Party candidate for…
Eight of the Funniest ICD-10 Codes
The new ICD-10 medical billing codes that go into effect October 1, 2014, are totally replacing the current ICD-9 codes. The new ICD-10 medical billing codes that go into effect…
DeLauro Statement on Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures
I have received many press releases, but don't post on the vast majority. But the one below, from Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro on her comments at the first Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee…
HIMSS 2014 in Review
The HIMSS conference is so big, with so many different kinds of attendees and exhibitors that it’s almost impossible to have one big theme for any given year. Yet the…
An Open Discussion Around Patient Engagement
As a healthcare professional I believe patient engagement is critical to successful outcomes. From my perspective, the more engaged and involved a person is in their own healthcare the better…
