Will ObamaCare Help or Hurt the Economy?
Ask almost any employer and there won’t be much doubt: the Affordable Care Act is likely to raise the cost of labor, discourage hiring and have a negative effect on…
Hospitals Turn to Social Media for Patient Feedback
Over the past few years going social has led to better health and a better healthcare system. From boosting organ donor registration to being used as a recruitment tool, social…
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Wireless Medical Devices
On August 14, 2013, AAMI reported that the FDA has “issued a new guidance document on integrating RF technology into medical devices.” The draft version of this guidance on RF wireless…
The Most Effective Ways to Manage and Prevent UTIs in the Elderly
Urinary tract infections are the second most common type of infection in the human body, and account for about 8.1 million visits to health care providers annually. Urinary tract infections…
Vestagen Gets $8.3M for Super Scrubs
Patients aren’t the only ones who are prone to infections like MRSA and C. difficile in hospitals. Patients aren’t the only ones who are prone to infections like MRSA and…
Drug Discount Cards: Lifting the Veil of Secrecy
Everywhere I look today, I see ads claiming huge savings from drug discount cards. These cards promise huge savings to consumers, yet they are unable to deliver on these outrageous…
Team-Based Care Delivery: The Worth of Social Capital
Health care enterprise models tend to be born from economics rather than the value of exceptional patient experiences. We see this manifested in the manner hospitals score success. Incremental change…
Will Technology Make Primary Care Doctors “Whole”?
My July column focused on what I see as the adverse effects of academic medical faculty practice fund flows on primary care training and on academic and community primary care practice. My…
Boomer Voice: Why Don’t Boomer Docs Embrace Mobile?
Am I being unreasonable to want my doctors to connect with me through mobile? Am I asking too much for them to experiment with healthcare apps so we can trade…
Patient Engagement: Blockbuster Drug Or Snake Oil?
(Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes under the heading "HealthCare Compass") (Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes under the heading "HealthCare Compass")Rarely has a single phrase so captured…
