Why Are We Surprised by Caffeinated Chewing Gum?
Wrigley’s caught a lot of grief this week when the FDA decided…
Business Opportunity: Safety Packaging for Home Chemo
Medication mix-ups are a well-known source of errors and harm in the…
Oncologists Get Serious About Drug Prices
It’s hard for policy wonks, politicians or health plans to be viewed…
$400B in Pharmacy Waste? Maybe It’s Higher
Pharmaceutical Benefits Manager (PBM) Express Scripts released a report claiming that more…
Prescription Drug Abuse in Teens
I agree with the main recommendations of the Drugfree.org/MetLife 2012 attitude tracking…
Medical Device Connectivity: Interview with Capsule’s Stuart Long
Hospitals have many devices collecting data on patients, but until recently information…
Hospitals Make Money from Complications – And Here’s Why
A new JAMA article (Relationship Between Occurrence of Surgical Complications and Hospital…
Massachusetts Gets Ready to Tame HealthCare Costs
While much of the country braces for full implementation of the Affordable…
Drug Reimbursement: Europe vs US
In Europe, reimbursement decisions for drugs often include explicit consideration of cost…