Hot Spots
In any other field, Jeffrey Brenner would be a millionaire. But because he’s in health care, he doesn’t know how he’s going to make ends meet. Like entrepreneurs in every…
Micro Apps for SMART
Today, Wil Yu (Special Assistant, Innovations) over at ONC wrote about a new innovation challenge that is giving out money to developers who can create micro apps that run in…
Restrict Flexible Spending Accounts
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has a number of annoying little aspects to it. Some, especially the rule requiring businesses to prepare 1099s for any vendor they…
Six Ideas and Questions for GAVI’s New CEO
This week, Dr. Seth Berkley was named Chief Executive Officer of the GAVI Alliance. Expectations are high as GAVI seeks to raise US$ 3.7 billion this year for childhood vaccination…
Red Light Cameras Save Lives
Most people don’t like them. Privacy advocates abhor them. But really, how many things can you name that save lives AND generate revenues for cash-strapped local and state governments? Red…
Mass. Study – Insurance Costs Still Too High
One of the fundamentals of healthcare reform is applying the cost of receiving care to the true quality of actual care that is received, creating a perception of quality in…
Medicare Underpays Physicians Locally
It has been well known for years that Santa Barbara county physicians are underpaid by Medicare due to outdated reimbursement formulas because we are classified as a rural area. The…
Vatican Invests in Stem Cell Firm
Part of the reason given was charitable to bring about an awareness of what adult stem cells can do. The Department of Defense has also invested in the company relative…
Urethras Grown at Wake Forest
One more amazing bit of technology from Wake Forest when you read about how the boys had to wear bags and now they live normal lives. Samples from the bladders…
Malpractice defense: Midgut Volvulus Following Gastric Bypass
In addition to my consulting work and writing the Health Business Blog, I’m chairman of the board of Advanced Practice Strategies (APS), a medical risk management firm that provides…
