ER Docs Play Critical Role in Controlling Healthcare Costs
Originally published on MedCityNews.Insightful new healthcare research from the RAND Corp. emphasizes the growing influence on healthcare spending based on decisions made by the 4 percent of U.S. physicians who…
The Healthcare Conundrum: Doing What’s Wrong for Business by Doing What’s Right
I read with interest this morning an article by Erin McCann, Associate Editor at Healthcare IT News. Ms. McCann shines a bright light on the sad fact that under today’s reimbursement system, better…
Health Start-Ups! – The Crowdfunding Floodgates Are (Kind of) Open
Originally published on MedCityNews. Originally published on MedCityNews.It’s been just over one year since the JOBS Act was passed, which makes equity- and debt-based crowdfunding legal for accredited and nonaccredited…
Harvard Pilgrim CEO Eric Schultz on Consumer Engagement and Transparency [TRANSCRIPT]
This is the transcript of my recent interview with Harvard Pilgrim’s CEO Eric Schultz. An audio version is available here. This is the transcript of my recent interview with Harvard Pilgrim’s CEO…
Health Insurance Card Doesn’t Mean You Have Healthcare
I was a big fan of Andy Rooney, that curmudgeon who reported television news in a manner that caught our attention, using a combination of disbelief and an air of…
Innovative Ways to Talk About STDs
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are 110 million sexually transmitted infections among men and women in the United States. The majority of new cases…
Hospital Revenues from Primary Care: Recruiting Firm Notes “Seismic Shift”
A report from one of the largest physician recruiting firms in the country could give some heft to the specialty of primary care (whose disciplines include general internal medicine, family…
Hospitals Shift More Digital Dollars to Influencing Physicians
Hospital executives say they are increasing their digital marketing budgets to reach and influence doctors. Hospital executives say they are increasing their digital marketing budgets to reach and influence doctors.…
ATA 2013 Market Outlook Session: What’s Slowing Down Telehealth?
One of the most interesting sessions I attended at ATA 2013 in Austin was moderated by Frost & Sullivan’s Daniel Ruppar. The topic: Not all telehealth markets are equal. One…
The Challenges of Treating Homeless Patients
For most of our patients, the Student Run Homeless Clinic is the last stop in a long, fruitless search for healthcare in the city of New Orleans. Recently, an insulin-dependent…
