Why Is Washington So Polarized?
Despite President Obama’s recent overtures to Republican members of Congress, people who have been around for a while all seem to agree: Never in living memory has the atmosphere on…
Verizon Announces New Cloud Service For Health Data Exchange
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. …
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against UnitedHealthGroup: Mental Health Claim Denials & Violation of Parity Laws
A class action lawsuit had been filed against UnitedHealthGroup related to mental health claim denials and violation of parity laws. The law firm bringing the suit is the same one…
“Being the Best We Can Be”: Medical Students’ Reflections on Physician Responsibility in the Social Media Era
I considered another title for this blog edition, “Kindergarten for MDs in Social Media” I considered another title for this blog edition, “Kindergarten for MDs in Social Media”Many medical schools…
Facility Fees For Office Visits: What is the Role of Health Plans?
Yesterday’s Boston Globe article (Hospital charges bring a backlash) was spot on. Reporter Liz Kowalczyk nailed the topic: Yesterday’s Boston Globe article (Hospital charges bring a backlash) was spot on. Reporter Liz…
Mummies and Ancient Aleut People with Heart Disease? It Isn’t Modern Diets That are the Problem?
The recent study that came out showing that ancient people had heart disease, including a group of Alaska Natives whose mummified remains revealed that the perfect paleolithic diet did not…
Discovering the Value of Twitter at HIMSS 2013
The HIMSS conference last week was an exciting glimpse into the future of healthcare and healthcare technology. Fortunately, I was able to attend and witness the passion behind patient engagement…
Using Kinect and a Tablet to See Inside Your Skull
This is wild and was done in the Microsoft UK research office. They are using actual MRI scans and putting them in the proto-type head. This way they can see…
$6,500 for Narcotics
The following essay is by Lisa Jacobs, MBA, a third-year medical student at Brown University and a contestant in the 2012 Costs of Care Essay Contest. The following essay is…
Paying for Care
If you were eating in a Chinese restaurant, would you have the temerity to tell the manager how to repackage and re-price the items on the menu? If you were…
