Dual Eligibles in the U.S.: Statistics and Facts
There’s a peculiar fact concerning health care in the United States today: one specific group of patients makes up a disproportionate amount of federal and state health care spending. There’s…
Touch-Sensitive Artificial Limbs on the Horizon For Amputees: A New Age of “Smart” Prosthetics?
A team of scientists at the University of Chicago are working toward creating touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs that could someday convey sensory information to an amputee’s brain. A team of scientists…
Interview: Seamless Medical’s David Perez Is Giving the Physician Waiting Room a 2.0 Update
David Perez is the founder and CEO of Seamless Medical Systems, a New Mexico-based company that developed cloud-based patient-engagement platforms that integrate electronic medical records (EMRs) and other health data to create…
Reducing Health Care Costs: Let’s Try What Has Worked
Over the weekend, a New York Times article once again highlights the soaring health care costs in the United States. The article reveals that asthma medications that tens of million people…
Takeaways From Stanford Medicine X Conference
I had the great good fortune of being tagged as an ePatient Scholar for the 2013 edition of Stanford Medicine X. That allowed me to sit at the feet -…
Herbal Supplements May Contain Toxic Contaminants, Unlisted Ingredients Dangerous to People with Allergies
Thought the vitamins and herbal supplements you purchased to protect your
Ted Cruz Filibuster Misses the Mark
Even the most casual Whistleblower reader is aware of my hostility toward Obamacare, which appears destined for incremental implementation. Ted Cruz’s papier mache weapons were no match for the Democrats'…
Medicaid Eligibility Enrollment and Self-Pay Collection Opportunities Projected to Increase
There is an opportunity to expand the current bedside Medicare eligibility enrollment programs and self-pay collections due to the changes in the rules and the immense confusion for consumers who…
Coaching Physicians to Become Leaders
First published in the Harvard Business ReviewTwo or three times a week, a physician contacts me, in search of executive coaching. First published in the Harvard Business ReviewTwo or three…
10 Great Social Media Channels to Use in HealthCare
(Editor's Note: To join HealthWorks Collective on these channels, please click the icon on the right sidebar; we do have a NEW LinkedIn group, so please do join us there…
