Why Hospitals Are Still Gouging the Uninsured
Two recent posts have discussed out of control prices for hospitals’ services,…
Would Consumer Accountability for Healthcare Actually Reduce Costs? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Since 1998 the average household wage has increased 52% yet health insurance…
The Top 7 ICD-10 Implementation Resources
The ICD-10-CM implementation deadline is approaching quickly. Healthcare professionals have just nine…
Is Our Medicaid System Vulnerable to Collapse in 2014?
Adults who are insured under Medicaid visit emergency rooms 40 percent more…
Expansion of Primary Care and Relationships Leads to Fewer ER Visits
The recent article in Science showing increased use of emergency rooms after…
Online Patient Reviews: Power, Influence and Muscle to Grow Even Bigger
If you thought that online patient review sites were important, you’d be…
Health IT Wisdom at the End of 2013 and Start of 2014
I am quoted in a couple of year-end / new year pieces…
Innovation: An End-to-End Proposition
I recently attended a cross-industry conference on the “Back End of Innovation”;…
Are Doctors Prepared for Impending Changes to Medical Billing Practices?
Medical billing is an intricate and international system of codes used by…
Should We Bail Out Hospitals for Their Bad Debt?
A previous blog entry tried to shed some light on the phenomenon of…
