The New Scapegoat: Blame It On ObamaCare
In ancient Israel, on the Day of Atonement, the High Priest took two goats. One of these goats he sacrificed to the Lord, and the other he laid hands upon–symbolizing…
Health Start-Ups! – Beddit Does It Right
If you have trouble sleeping, look into getting a Beddit sleep tracker (as soon as one is available, that is!). Beddit is a Finnish start-up that is developing a consumer…
Startup Founder Reacquires His Patient Portal Business
Originally published on MedCityNews.com. In 2010, entrepreneur Steve Malik achieved the pinnacle of entrepreneurial success when he sold his patient portal company, Medfusion, to Intuit Inc. for $91 million. Originally published…
Preventable Readmissions and a Recent OIG Advisory Opinion
Medicare's excess readmission penalty policy (up to a 1% ding in I Medicare's excess readmission penalty policy (up to a 1% ding in IPPS Medicare payments to hospitals that have…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Beddit Tells You How You Slept and How to Do It Better
Do you have trouble sleeping? Beddit will tell you why and give you information to improve your sleep and wellness. Do you have trouble sleeping? Beddit will tell you why and give…
Healthcare Expenses in the US: These Hospital Bills on Reddit Say It All
Originally published on MedCityNews.com.TIL a few surprising tidbits about how the cost of healthcare in the U.S. stacks up to other countries.I actually saw them on Reddit — where TIL…
What Pharma Can Learn From Lego
Since becoming a father last year, I've started to take more of an interest in LEGO®. My son is still a little young for even Duplo LEGO, at 11 months…
Top 10 Quotes From Rock Health’s Innovation Summit
(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")Earlier today, Rock Health concluded their 3rd…
Don’t Call Me a Health Care Provider: I’m a Doctor
One thing doctors like to do is to use fancy language. Patients, however, want physicians to use simple terms. Perhaps, using highfalutin language makes physicians feel more scholarly and important. …
Colorado’s Medical Neighborhood and HIE
When I first started blogging, one of my favorite topics was on health information exchange and RHIOs. It made sense because had been working with RHIOs and data exchange projects…
