Wellness, Nondiscrimination and Evidence-Based Public Policy
A couple of recent wellness-related headlines caught my eye. A couple of…
Hospital Chargemasters and Open Data from CMS — The Conversation Continues
When CMS recently released hospital chargemaster and payment data for the 100…
Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, Public Health and Patent Law
Going public with her story of a prophylactic double mastectomy after testing…
The FDA Patient Network Website: Pretty Darn Patient-Centered
The FDA launched an impressive patient network website this month, after nearly four…
The Federales’ Open Data Policy and the Medicare Hospital Chargemaster Data Dump
So just about everyone is pretty pumped about So just about everyone…
Massively Open Online Medicine: Bad Idea or Just Before Its Time?
The new darling of the online educational The new darling of the…
Response to ONC RFI on Advancing Interoperability of EHRs and HIE
At last weekend's #healthfoo I proposed that one unconference session be devoted to…
#BostonStrong – Body and Mind: Of Bicycles and Health Foo
One week ago today, here in Boston, everything changed. Or did it?While…
New OIG Self-Disclosure Protocol
The OIG released an updated self-disclosure protocol this week, about ten months…
New Policy Statement on Online Medical Professionalism
The American College of Physicians (ACP) Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee;…