Should Incentive Payments Relative to EHR Adoption Be Suspended?
Four Members of the U.S. House of Representatives went on record last week in advocating that incentive payments to physicians should be suspended. The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman…
Minnesota Miles Ahead on Obamacare Enthusiasm upon Obama’s Re-election
Okay, so it’s full speed ahead on the implementation of Obamacare (a term I only accept in its brevity, co-opted by its bipartisan national appeal) following President Obama’s historic re-election…
Your Health is What You Drive: Digital Health in the Driver’s Seat
One of the most enjoyable aspects of my role in my organization involves constantly surveying the global digital health ecosystem. Recently, I attended Dr. Leslie Saxon's 6th annual USC Body…
Big Data, Small Data… Size Doesn’t Matter, Data Management Does.
Big Data here, Big Data there… but what does it really mean? And to what extend should you, as a small practice or an independent physician, feel concerned about it?…
‘Practical Data’, ‘Actionable Data’ and ‘Useful Data’ vs. ‘Big Data’ in Healthcare
Having recently spoken at about a half dozen conferences on the subject of big data in government and healthcare I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re focusing, at least in…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Synappz App Helps Organize Urinary Intake & Output
NETHERLANDS - Erich Taubert and the team at Synappz Medical Apps has developed an app for the iPhone that creates a voiding diary, a report that helps those with…
Do Multivitamins Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Men?
Approximately 35% of people in the US take multivitamins (MVIs) on a daily basis. Some buy the cheap ones from Costco, but others, purchase expensive brands convinced that they are…
Why I Paint on Site
I began painting at medical conferences in the fall of 2010. Kevin Kruse who ran ePatient Connections in Philadelphiaasked me if I would deliver a keynote speech. He also knew…
Price Transparency in Medical Care
As healthcare costs become a bigger and bigger chuck of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP), price transparency is a subject that insurance companies and patients are talking about. The idea…
Your Employees are Depressed. Why Employers and You Should Care
Cut to the chase and the Bottom Line: Cut to the chase and the Bottom Line:If you are an employer, or an employee here are undisputable facts that have been…
