The Absolute Case for Relative Value Units
Fee-for-service methodologies, especially relative-value units (RVUs), keep creeping back into alternative payment…
Immunovaccine Raises Money, Has 3 Cancer Vaccine Trials in the Works
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The Struggle for Consumer Attention: Brand-Name Drugs vs. Generics
“Is there a generic version of that?” “Is there a generic version…
Will Work for Dental Care: Not a Bad Idea
There’s a big gap in coverage for dental care. It’s not considered…
Engage Your Patients and Members Where They Are – Not Where You Wish They Were
Not long ago, Lloyd Dean, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based…
Quantifying Quality in Healthcare
As a supporter of efforts to promote health and wellness by preventing…
Can You Hear Me Now? Another Health Market that Really Works
Hearing aids have been expensive — until now. Hearing aids have been…
Watch, Feel, Share: How Emotion-Fueled Videos Propel (Viral) Engagement
Of the thousands of hospital or healthcare videos, few will ever “go…
How to Improve Healthcare: Address Super-Utilizers
Super-Utilizers: “Frequent Flyers” will drive healthcare improvement for all of us.Dr. Jeffrey…
Making a 5% Commitment to Medicaid
Larry Casalino, MD, PhD, a well-known health services researcher at Weill Cornell…