Planning to Retire Later? You’re Not Alone
The Insured Retirement Institute conducted research that found 64.4% of Baby Boomers and 70.0% of Generation Xers say that work in retirement will be a source of retirement income. Data…
Medical Loss Ratio Reform: Barking Up the Wrong Tree
The Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) requires health plans to spend at least 80 or 85 percent of premiums on medical expenses and quality improvement – 80 percent for small groups and individuals and…
Give the Gift of Life for National Donate Life Month
During April, National Donate Life Month, The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland, a federally designated organ procurement organization, has partnered with Sinai Hospital and Northwest Hospital to provide employees and…
Interview with Liza Bernstein: ePatient, Breast Cancer Survivor, and Social Media Person
I first met Liza Bernstein in Palo Alto at Stanford Medi I first met Liza Bernstein in Palo Alto at Stanford Medicine X conference run by our partner, Dr Larry…
Can Innovative Software Reduce Hospital Admissions?
As a software professional, I tend to be skeptical about silver bullets, smoke and mirrors that many healthcare software companies try to tout.But, sometimes software can actually deliver the goods.…
Are You Reading This After Midnight? More Thoughts on Insomnia
“Up All Night” by Elizabeth Holbert, a nice piece in the March 11 New Yorker, reprises the research of Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer, an anthropologist with an alternate model to our 11pm…
What Makes Us Who We Are
My friend John sent me an excerpt from a book titled “Brothers”, by George Howe Colt. It give a nodding acknowledgment of the role of genes in shaping our personality, and…
Healthbox CEO Nina Nashif Discusses Innovation in HealthCare
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Healthbox CEO Nina Nashif. The company just kicked off its second business accelerator program in Boston with 10 companies, in conjunction…
Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act: The “Before” Picture
Financial Burden of Medical Spending by State and the Implications of the 2014 Mediciaid Expansions is the latest report from the Affordable Care Act implementation monitoring and tracking initiative funded…
World Health Day: Investing in Vegetables is a Win-Win-Win
April 7th is World Health Day. This year focuses on high blood pressure, one of the many diseases increasing across both the industrialized and developing worlds. Food Tank is hosting…
