New PPP Tests Innovations in Health Aid
At the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) recent annual meeting in Panama, the two richest men in the world – Carlos Slim and Bill Gates - discussed their contributions to a…
What Do Patients Want From Pharma?
If it seems like we are always asking ourselves this question, that’s probably a good thing. All relationships require nurturing and regular self-examination. If it seems like we are always…
The Double Edge Sword for Cost Report Reopening
Cost Report Preparation Maximizes Reimbursement When Technology is LeveragedProviders should seek specialty firms with deep domain experience to processing their cost reports to ensure they have maximized their reporting reimbursement.Using…
Fatal Last Words That Wreck Doctor Marketing
Two of the most important benefits that we bring to our clients—both hospitals and provider practices—are objectivity and experience. We were reminded of this again recently while working with a…
Science and Biotech Need to Engage More to Win Public Trust
I will be speaking at BioWales on Tuesday, which is an honour.This is something like what I am going to say. I will be speaking at BioWales on Tuesday, which…
Electronic Exchange of Lab Results
The final question posed in the recent request for information posted by ONC reads as follows:What specific HHS policy changes would significantly increase standards based electronic exchange of laboratory results? The…
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in their paper ”Policy Impact: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses,” declared prescription drug abuse “an epidemic” in the United States. By far the biggest factor in prescription…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: eMocha Delivers Knowledge at the Point of Care
eMocha (electronic Mobile Open-source Comprehensive Health Application) is an open-source mHealth application that was developed by the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education and the PEPFAR Uganda Distance…
Track Your Healthcare Social Media Marketing With Pinterest Web Analytics
From its earliest days, I have been an advocate for leveraging the popular social networking site Pinterest for healthcare marketing. Once viewed as a niche player, Pinterest has grown exponentially…
Behind the Curtain of Healthcare’s New CommonWell Alliance
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. …
