Oh No! The Republicans Are Going to Tax Your Health Benefits!
If even The Wall Street Journal covers reforming the tax code to allow individuals to own their own health insurance in “Republicans Shy Away From Their Own Health Plan” (and…
3D Printing Revolutionizes Healthcare
Add 3D printing to the list of new technologies making a big difference in improving healthcare. Today, according to Forbes, 95 percent of all hearing aids are 3D printed.…
Patient Portals Enable Immediate, Secure Access to Medical Images
Cobalt Imaging Center is a medical charity that provides state of the art imaging for a large population in Southwest England. The facility recently adopted Carestream’s MyVue patient portal to…
Heart and Vascular Services Top Hospital Marketing Priorities for 2014
It was nearly unanimous.Hospital marketing executives and administrators ranked marketing for various service lines as “extremely important” (65.5%) or “very important (24.1%), among respondents to the recent Healthcare Success Strategies…
Top 5 Most Expensive Conditions Treated in US Hospitals
According to AHRQ, the 39 million inpatient hospital stays in 2011 cost an aggregate $387 billion. According to AHRQ, the 39 million inpatient hospital stays in 2011 cost an aggregate…
Lessons on Transparency, “Sexy Science” and Compelling Business Cases
First published on MedCityNews.com. Frazier Healthcare’s newest venture partner is approaching her new gig with the smarts of a scientist, the gusto of an entrepreneur and the wisdom of a CEO…
RSNA 2013 Recap and Review
The 99th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago was a resounding success. The 99th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago…
Physician Reading: Mental Fuel to Shape Successful New Year Resolutions
Any quiet “thinking time” in late December is likely to find a physician reflecting on the year-end…and the year ahead. For many providers, the only constant—past or future—has been, and…
“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…
