Blood Clots, Concussions and Hillary Clinton: A Second Opinion
In the waning days of 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sparked a wildfire of a news cycle when an MRI scan picked up a cerebral venous thrombosis (or, in…
HIMSS 13: HHS Final Ruling Changes the Rules & Roles for HIPAA Hosting
At HIMSS 13, I attended a session, A Dialogue on HIPAA/HITECH Compliance: Considerations Now That the HITECH Rules Are Here, that revealed insights into real-world applications of the new privacy…
Sequestration Reduced Your Medicare Pay? You Have Four Options
It’s no April Fools’ Day joke. Your Medicare revenue cut begins on the first of next month. It’s no April Fools’ Day joke. Your Medicare revenue cut begins on the…
Minnesota Legislature Passes Major Healthcare Exchange Bill by Close Vote
By a very narrow vote of 37-28, actually closer than I would have anticipated, the Dem-controlled Minnesota Senate gave the state the go-ahead to create its own online exchange in…
HIMSS 2013: Talk of the Town in New Orleans
HIMSS13 is the first trade show I’ve ever attended in my brief career, and let me just say that future shows will have a lot to live up to if…
Person-Centered HealthCare: At-Home Care is Key
Physicians and wellness practitioners once mandated patient care, providing directives on treatment plans. Once the plan was created, the patient would return home, waiting to see the physician and sometimes…
The Continuing Explosion in Healthcare Costs
First posted on The Fickenscher Files on 3/4/2013Essential health benefits are defined, but the cost of care continues to escalate in an unchallenged fashion… First posted on The Fickenscher Files on 3/4/2013Essential health benefits…
Person-Centered HealthCare BONUS!: A New Level of Patient Engagement
Advisory Councils Are Involved in Hiring, Governance, Quality Measures Advisory Councils Are Involved in Hiring, Governance, Quality MeasuresIn times gone by, “patient engagement” may have meant focus groups about waiting…
Diet Studies: Is There One Best Diet?
Is diet the answer to our health problems? Does diet make a difference in heart disease, cancer, and a host of other chronic diseases? Is diet the answer to our…
Removing the Digital Content Barriers
As a software developer, I always used to joke that our jobs would have been easier were it not for the users. Computer users are a demanding bunch these days;…
