What If We Paid for Patient Recovery?
What if we paid for patient recovery rather than just patient services?What if we paid…
Why Is Behavioral Health Integration So Rare?
When we think of costly health conditions, the first that comes to…
Hospital Preparedness: Pay Now or Pay Later!
My latest article for Multibriefs addresses the risk of being unprepared for…
What Are Your Responsibilities as a Cancer Patient Today?
Patient and Caregiver at the Patient Power Myeloma Forum in Barcelona Patient…
Another Irrational Ebola Response
The definition of irrational behavior is “without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason” and it is presently rampant…
Using Homecare for Positive Change in Healthcare
The week before last, I was fortunate to be invited to attend…
OIG Looking at Mis-Coding of E and M Claims
A recently released study from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of…
7 Steps to Avoid Another Ebola-Like Pandemic
For all the conversations happening about Ebola right now, startlingly few of…
Ebola: America Driven by Fear
Ebola is a nasty disease. But ignorance is worse. If you doubt…
The One Way All Hospitals Can Save Lives And Money
Each year, sepsis kills far more people than AIDS, prostate cancer, and…