June 1- Meeting for NYC Health Business Leaders
Healthcare Start-ups in NYC: Lessons, Challenges, and Rewards from Entrepreneurs and Early-Stage Investors Date: Wednesday, June 1st Time: 5:30 to 8:30 pm Location: Alston & Bird – 90 Park Avenue…
Awaiting Results of Virginia Appeal Court
It’s not just the healthcare punditry awaiting the results of the Va. appeal court decision on the constitutionality of the reform law — specifically its provsion on the insurance mandate.…
Ryan’s Plan
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has proposed a Medicare reform plan that is being contrasted with the approach adopted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), what some people…
Social Media in Health Care: The Genie is out of the Bottle
Fifteen years ago, protecting patient confidentiality was a simple matter for physicians. Keep your voice down in restaurants and elevators, make sure the door is closed when you speak on…
Health Care Buzz Today
Aetna To Encourage Health With Online Gaming. The giant insurer announced a collaboration with Seattle-based Mindbloom to offer an online personal wellness game to its enrollees. Aetna To Encourage Health…
State Health Reform in California
Health Reform made a number of changes for State’s health care policies. But states themselves have also been enacting legislation to alter health care payment policies and regulations. The CHCF…
Trends in Wounds and Wound Management
Wound management is driven by a surprising array of technologies, but the motive force behind technology development is the trends in nature and distribution of different wound types. Below is…
New York Times Charges Web Readers: Whistleblower Wondering
A few months ago, the publisher of my beloved New York Times issued
Obesity Management – Metabolic Pathways
Management of obesity is far from a simple process, despite the prevailing simple notion that all that need be understood is that the condition results from consuming more calories than…
MakoPlasty Robotic Surgical Procedure for Knee Replacements
I first wrote about the MakoPlasty FDA approved robot back in 2008 you can use the link below to find I first wrote about the MakoPlasty FDA approved robot back…
