Health Exchange Enrollment: Speed of Light or…Molasses
Much has been said and written about the dearth of new commercial health insurance plan enrollees on the federal and state exchanges and, by contrast, the excessive numbers of Medicaid…
The “Deep State” in American Health Care
In a recent blog entry, The Wall Street Journal‘s Peggy Noonan suggested the existence of a “deep state” within the national-security apparatus of the U.S. government. In a recent blog…
More New PCI DSS 3.0 Requirements: Control Access, Two-Factor Authentication and POS Security
Yesterday, I blogged about the new PCI DSS 3.0 document that contains a number of clarifications, additional guidance and evolving (new) requirements. The part I’m going to focus on is…
Polio Outbreak in Europe? Disease in Middle East Imperils the Continent as Syrians Seek Refuge
As of October 31 of this year, 322 new cases of polio have been reported worldwide as compared to just 177 at this date last year, according to the Global Polio…
Imaging Startup Developing Cheaper, Simpler PET Scanning in Preclinical Research
Image credit: Sofie Biosciences Image credit: Sofie BiosciencesFirst published on MedCityNews.com. When you think of medical imaging, you likely think of x-rays, MRIs and ultrasounds. But imaging technologies are also…
Reference Pricing and the Role of the Government
Reference pricing for medical procedures constrains costs by capping the amount an insurer will pay for a procedure and making the patient pay the extra amount. In California, Calpers has…
Weight Loss Surgery Enhances Women’s Sexual Function: The Truth Behind Hormones And Your Weight
Many people undergo weight loss surgery as a way to treat morbid obesity and the many conditions related to carrying too many pounds. Many people undergo weight loss surgery as…
How One Woman May Die Because of ObamaCare
For the past twenty years I have been trying to convince my colleagues in the health policy community that managed competition contains perverse economic incentives. These incentives do more than…
Why Doctors Don’t Want to Be Doctors Any Longer
The usual challenges of physician recruitment, physician relations and physician marketing are all contending with an unhappy dynamic: Many doctors simply don’t want to be a doctor any longer. The…
RSNA 2013: Three Considerations for Mixing “Ologies” in Image-Enabled EHRs
Many sites that have successfully implemented certified EHRs have evaluated or potentially integrated a medical imaging portal to view images and comply with the image access measures in Stage 2…
