There’s No Such Thing as Schizophrenia? Really?
On Monday, the Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP) is going public with their statement about mental illness (which is a wee bit confusing, as I already know what they’re going to…
Government Drops Big Data Bombshell on U.S. Hospital Industry
(Editor's Note: Dan Munro is a contributing editor to Forbes. His columns are collected under the heading, "The HealthCare Compass.) (Editor's Note: Dan Munro is a contributing editor to Forbes. His columns…
Wanted: Entrepreneurial Business Models for Doctors
My perception is that doctors in previous generations were more likely to devote their entire lives (professional and “personal” time) to the practice of medicine. Today’s doctors are more likely…
Hospital Chargemasters and Open Data from CMS — The Conversation Continues
When CMS recently released hospital chargemaster and payment data for the 100 hospital codes most frequently billed to Medicare, there was much written and said about the significance of the…
America Spends More on Emergency Medicine Than Previously Thought. Good or Bad?
American emergency departments take a lot of heat from critics who assert that they are one of the places in our health care system where resources are wasted in abundance.…
Obamacare Won’t Cause Fast Food Shortage
Mid-sized, low wage companies will feel the effect of Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Currently, many of their workers are uninsured but that is meant to change next year. Health…
Workers’ Compensation and ICD-10
All medical providers are preparing to switch their billing practices from ICD-9 coding to ICD-10 as mandated by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA). All medical providers…
Handling New Patient Leads: When to Call a Lead
People are increasingly relying on the Internet to find the answers they need when it comes to services, especially with healthcare and medical services. When they're curious about whether they…
Medical Devices or Medtech? (Yes, There’s a Difference)
In 1900, if you manufactured buggy whips, did you see yourself in the buggy whip industry — or the transportation industry? In 1900, if you manufactured buggy whips, did you…
Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, Public Health and Patent Law
Going public with her story of a prophylactic double mastectomy after testing positive for BRCA1 (a gene linked to breast cancer) via an op-ed piece in the New York Times,…
