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Great News for Consumers from ONC: The Blue Button Continues to Deliver
The HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) made a couple of cool announcements…
ESPN’s Stuart Scott: Kickboxing Cancer
I have always admired ESPN sports anchor Stuart Scott, 48, of West…
The Sorry State of Health Economics
First a disclaimer. I have never taken a course in health economics.…
Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: Is the Application Process Broken?
On January 31, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced that it…
Wellbeing Starts in the C-Suite
Recently an employee from a nationally known firm based in my city…
Some Hospitals, Physicians Dropping Out of Government EHR Program
The 2009 HITECH Act authorized billions of taxpayers’ dollars be spent to…
Criminal Attacks on Healthcare Organizations Increase 100%
I've posted on data security and breaches for the last few years…
Juliette Kayyem, MA Gubernatorial Candidate, Speaks with the Health Business Blog
Juliette Kayyem (D), candidate for Governor Juliette Kayyem (D), candidate for GovernorDownload:…
Getting Young Invincibles to Buy Health Insurance?
President Barack Obama is pushing his signature domestic program, enrollment in a…
Health Wonk Review: Mud Season Edition
I moved around a lot when I was really young, but for…

