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FCC Names New Director of Healthcare Initiatives
At a time when mobile health initiatives and mobile apps are flooding…
The Orphan Drug Renaissance
A period of a renewal of life, vigor, interest is how renaissance…
Healthcare PR and Big Data: From Volume to Value
When Edward Snowden, a former NSA employee, told the world about U.S.…
Will “Medicare As We Know It” Persist, or Will It Change?
Stephen C Schimpff, MD is a quasi-retired internist, professor of medicine and…
Do All of Us Really Have to Change?
As someone who professionally closely tracks the debate over the transformation of…
Of ACOs and the Over-imaging of Children
This week’s news feeds feature a big new study on pediatric CT…
The Evolution of Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement
Summary: Telehealth is becoming more prevalent and almost a staple in administering…
Are You Providing Value to Patients?
Providing value to patients has always been the name of the game…
Health Insurance Under the Exchanges: What Will You Pay?
Summary: What will you pay for individual health insurance as of 2014?…