Harsh Questions for Complex Medtech
On the one hand, as I track medical device technology development, I see the increasing trend toward a reduction in the complexity of approaches to accomplish therapeutic ends. On the…
Part 3 – TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical Communication
Part three of a three-part series on Healthin30TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical CommunicationThis post on Healthin30 is part three of the three-part series on the TEDMED Great Challenges: Improving Medical…
A More Positive Outlook on Provider Consolidation
You should read Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s (The Doctor Won’t See You Now. He’s Clocked Out) opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. He argues that ObamaCare is making independent physician…
For Hospitals, More “Likes” = Lower Mortality?
Facebook may really have an impact on health! According to a new study published by the American Journal of Medical Quality, hospitals with more Facebook “likes” tend to have lower…
Medication Management Tips
Every year, one in three adults aged 65+ has one or more harmful reactions to a medication, according to the American Geriatrics Society. Every year, one in three adults aged…
IRS Facing a Lawsuit over HIPAA Violations
The IRS is facing a lawsuit over HIPAA violations considered to be a data breach of ten million records with unauthorized seizure. The class action lawsuit does not name the…
Governor Corzine Limits the Maximum Price for Uninsured in New Jersey
Uwe Reinhart describes it here: Uwe Reinhart describes it here:Five months after the commission filed its final report, Governor Corzine introduced and New Jersey’s State Assembly passed Assembly Bill No. 2609. It limits the maximum allowable…
Day One at the Association of Healthcare Journalists Conference in Boston
Day One at the Association of Healthcare Journalists conference in Boston and I already feel like a better journalist. Today focused in part on skepticism. Day One at the Association of…
Does FTC Social Media Guidance Provide Clues for Pharma?
The pharmaceutical industry has yet to receive specific guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on social media. People are wondering if the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Not In My Name: Real Patient-Centeredness Means Sharing Power
Editor’s note: For more on engaging patients to be active participants in their own care, see the February issue of Health Affairs, “New Era Of Patient Engagement.”It is as natural…
