Countdown to the Physician Sunshine Act: Gloomy Days Ahead
It is tough enough to make a living in today’s healthcare industry with the cost of medical education on the rise, extreme number of years required to even become a…
Person-Centered HealthCare – Patient-Centered Design at The Cleveland Clinic
First published in MedCityNews.In a hallway on the outskirts of the children’s hospital at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus, there’s a series of black-and-white photographs of cats and dogs hanging in…
“Test Smarter, Run Faster” Moves Testing Out of Central Labs
Tucked away in the sprawling Siemens booth at the annual meeting of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry in Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center is a section devoted to…
Take the Stairs
This past Sunday, I made my way out to Squamish, BC and hiked the Stawamus Chief.Stawamas Chief This past Sunday, I made my way out to Squamish, BC and hiked…
Older Age Associated with Disability Prior to Death, Women More at Risk Than Men
Talk about a downer. Talk about a downer. Persons who live to an older age are more likely to be disabled near the end of life and require the assistance…
Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR): The Basics
Physician billing can be complicated, especially if you work with Medicare. But even commercial companies impose a Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction, or MPPR, in some instances. Physician billing can be…
Predictive Search: The Health Care Angle
About six years ago, I wrote about the creepy world of ad placement technology, which opened up the very real possibility that the intelligence embedded into Google combined with the complete…
Want the Young and Invincible to Buy Into Obamacare? Answer These 3 Questions
With enrollment for health insurance exchanges growing near, young Americans are about to get an earful. With enrollment for health insurance exchanges growing near, young Americans are about to get…
Move Over, Dr. Google: The Future of Digital Health Content Is Personalized, Automated and Predictive
A few weeks ago I published a brief essay on HealthWorks Collective about the just-in-time health information trend. I talked about how a day is coming where people won't have…
USPSTF Recommends Annual Lung Screening for High-Risk Adults
Adults at high risk of developing lung cancer – especially smokers – should have low-dose CT scans annually, according to new recommendations by the US Preventive Services Task Force. The…
