Welcome to the Affordable Care Act Call Center, Please Press One for Healthcare, Two for….
Although tax season has come and gone again in the US, many of us have had the regrettable occasion to call the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) call center to ask…
Putting a Price Tag on the Decision to Opt-Out of the Medicaid Expansion
Conservative opposition to the Affordable Care Act is old news. Even after the Supreme Court ruling last year, it was quickly established that–given the option–many traditionally Republican states would not…
Person-Centered HealthCare: How Caregivers are Different Than Other Health Seekers
One of the things that is different about the world of rare disorders is the power and influence of caregivers in this space. One of the things that is different…
Open Science Champions: NCBI Director, 16-Year-Old Researcher Among White House Honorees
(First published in MedCityNews) (First published in MedCityNews)More personalized treatments for cancer. Diagnostics that enable earlier detection of disease. Better ways to screen drug candidates. Those are a few of…
Sleep Monitoring at Home
We are not getting enough sleep and it is hurting usThe evidence is clear: the less sleep you get the more likely you will develop heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and…
Paying Bills: A Novel Idea in Southern Europe
For years some have argued that Americans subsidize health care in the rest of the world by paying high prices for drugs. European and other governments take advantage of the…
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…
