“Job Lock” from Employer-Based Health Benefits: What Should Government Do?
Back in 1993, the economists Jonathan Gruber and Brigitte C. Madrian highlighted the problem of “job lock”, a consequence of employer-based health benefits. Gruber and Madrian figured if people with…
Holiday Charity Ideas: Giving Can Have a Positive Impact on Your Health
My casual observation of the many Salvation Army bell ringers, dressed in Santa costumes and posed on street corners beside a red donation kettle suggests that this year these kindly…
Small Businesses and the Not-So-Affordable Care Act
The Affordable The Affordable Care Act is not so affordable if you own or if you are an employee of a small business. Here is why. Consider the owner of…
First Wearable Bionic Leg Is Revolutionizing Rehabilitation
Although many probably never expected the Six Million Dollar Man to one day transcend the small screen, Dr. Robert Horst recently proved that fiction can become reality with the invention…
Deck the Halls Without a Trip to the ER
Holiday season is in full swing. Spirits are up, and so are emergency room visits. With extreme eating, drinking, stress, and accidents from decorating, ER admissions generally increase around holiday time.…
Medical Child Abuse: Making Sense of the Boston Globe Stories on Children’s Hospital
The Boston Globe caused quite a stir with its two-part story on Justina Pelletier, a 14-year-old girl taken from her parents and kept at Children’s Hospital in Boston for months…
The Evolving Role and Stature of Health Information Management (HIM)
Several companies with roots in the Health Information Management (HIM) sector have emerged in recent years to address the gaps and limitations associated with most EHR deployments. Although some of…
Medical Machines of the Future: 4 Devices Coming to a Hospital Near You
From Hollywood movies to science fiction novels, we've seen many creative interpretations of medical devices from the future. Take for example the cancer-curing full-body scanner featured in Elysium or the…
Toilet of the Future Winner Combines Ergonomics with Screening System That Tests for Disease, Pregnancy
The winner of the most recent Toilet of the Future Competition harvests lessons from nearly every past method and
Next Phase of Self-Tracking for Health: Mood Trackers?
We just posted our curation of mood tracking apps on wellocracy.com. This prompted me to review just how far self-tracking has come in the last several years. We just posted…
