Can Downton Abbey “Health Plan” Replace Obamacare?
First Posted at Forbes on 1/15/2013 In a recently aired episode of Downton Abbey, Lady Grantham showed that at least some of the estate’s servants seem to enjoy health coverage far more…
Medication Sticker Shock
Last week my office received a call from a distressed patient who went to the pharmacy to fill prescriptions following a hospitalization. The cost for a month's worth of…
Study on How “Jail Breaker” Cancer Cells Escape Tumors and Spread Through the Body
This study including over 100 investigators from 20 institutions, substantiates some new findings about determining behavior patterns between metastatic cells and non-metastatic cells. Metastatic cells are softer and can squeeze…
Why Medicare Cuts Will Quietly Kill Seniors
The recent news that thousands of seniors with cancer are being denied treatment with expensive chemotherapy drugs as a result of sequestration-mandated budget cuts raises the question of whether other patients are…
Wearable Technology in Healthcare
After self-quantifying apps, with the advent of Google Glasses, Wearable tech is soon going to be a big thing in healthcare. The movement for self-quantifying patients is not too old. After…
Mobile Technology Becoming a Digital Health Concierge
Many patients with chronic diseases are discharged from a hospital without a clear vision of how to execute their day-to-day treatments. These lifestyle adjustments can be hard to adjust to.…
Lung Cancer Part 2 – Early Diagnosis
Most patients found to have lung cancer die within a year largely because their tumor has already spread, making treatment difficult. Now there is real reason to believe that…
Tipping Point: Are Private Practice Doctors Becoming Extinct?
The ongoing migration by doctors from private practice (self-employment) to working for a hospital or health system appears to have passed a tipping point, and many physicians are unhappy and…
Oncologists Get Serious About Drug Prices
It’s hard for policy wonks, politicians or health plans to be viewed credibly when promoting health care cost containment. Discussion quickly turns to “rationing,” and “death panels,” which no one…
Person-Centered HealthCare: How to Deliver Patient-Centered Care
Over the past decade, patient-centered care has become a mantra for high-quality health care. Policymakers, researchers, physician-leaders, and patients have all cited the need for care to be tailored to patients’ unique…
