Medicare Essential Plan Worth Considering
A proposed “Medicare Essential” plan that bundles all parts of Medicare services – hospital, clinician, prescription drug, and commonly purchased supplemental coverage – could save the system $180 billion over…
Governor Christie Gets the Lap-Band: Our Concerns
The governor of New Jersey had a Lap-Band installed in February and has already lost 40 pounds - which is a little over 10 pounds a month. He had the…
Person-Centered HealthCare: How mHealth Technologies Are Benefiting Patients
It used to be that a patient visiting the doctor’s office might come away with a drug prescription, care instructions for how and when to take their meds, and a…
Electronic Health (Medical) Records – Still not good enough
Catching up following my two-month sabbatical, I came across an article today that really intrigues me. The article, The Great EHR Switch, appears in an April edition of HealthcareITNews. Despite…
Health Insurance “Rate Shock”: A New Opportunity Within the Broader Trend of Healthcare Consumerism
TripleTree recently published research on the impact of consumerism in healthcare. TripleTree recently published research on the impact of consumerism in healthcare. While the report acknowledged the introduction of consumer-directed…
The Latest in Gene Therapy Research
Gene therapy was the topic at the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association event on April 30 with Ricki Lewis, PhD. The crowd was captivated as Dr. Gene therapy was the topic at…
Data Alone Does Not Make Health Care Pricing Meaningful
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new data this week, showing significant variation in what hospitals charge for inpatient services. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new…
Physician Network vs. Physician Community: A Strategic Interview with WorldOne Interactive + Sermo #doctors20
In our Doctors 2.0 & You Social Media world, we know that the two main areas In our Doctors 2.0 & You Social Media world, we know that the two…
The Currency of Social Media in HealthCare
Many people say information is power. I don’t believe that. Information sharing is power. People are more than willing to share information not because they are being paid but because…
Improving the Affordable Care Act by Modifying the MLR Rule
The Affordable Care Act is a big step in the right direction, but like any big complex new thing (think 787 Dreamliner) there are likely to be hiccups coming out…
