The Future of Healthcare: Provider Management Is Critical
Provider Management. New term - maybe. New business - no.Provider Management is a unique niche within healthcare that is only recently gaining steam as its impact on the broader healthcare…
What Is the Best Role For Government in Health Care?
The other day I had a post on an ingenious entrepreneurial solution to the problem of imperfect information in the market for physicians’ services. One of the commenters was Nobel…
Using Business Intelligence and Analytics for Orthopedic Billing
Technology has changed the way business in general is transacted. It has also changed the way a medical practice is managed. Technology has changed the way business in general is…
Just-in-Time Health Information Systems Are Coming: Are You Ready?
Just-in-time health information systems are defined as the combination of technologies, devices, data and information that deliver personalized, relevant content to consumers, health providers and others. This information is usually…
How Did Myriad Genetics Come to Own Our Genes?
A momentous event happened on June 13, 20013: The Supreme Court unanimously voided Myriad Genetics patent on the human genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. Even more surprising: the decision was written and read…
What Does Screening Your Phone Records Have to Do With Health Care?
I have been following the news about the National Security Agency (NSA) access to our phone records with great interest. If we as a society don’t sort some of this…
Choosing Wisely and Delivering Value in Women’s Health
The pressure on physicians to provide better care at lower costs is coming from all directions — top down from policymakers who want more accountability in how healthcare resources are being used;…
What Happens to Health IT When Necessity Is the Mother of Invention?
After two weeks on the road in Sweden and Norway, I’m back in my Microsoft Redmond office this week looking forward to at least a month without any business travel. I’m sure my…
The Power of Social Media in Medicine: Using Facebook to Save Lives
Recently, there has been a great deal in the press surrounding organ transplantation. Sara Murnhagan, the courageous little girl with end stage cystic fibrosis, captured the nation’s attention as she waited…
