May 2010 - The Health Care Blog - The Network of Care

Alexandra Drane, fabulous, poacher

By Matthew Holt One of my favorite people has the (first of) her (several) 15 minutes of fame in the NY Times today. Alex Drane tells all about growing a small business into a pretty big one (although it’s in... Read More...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 2:34 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Technology, Matthew Holt, Health Plans

Something Wizard This Way Comes

By JOE FLOWER The country seems to have shifted in less than 18 months from a slogan of "Yes We Can!" to "Oh, well…" and a shrug, then back to "Cool! I think. What was that, really?" Hopes for a... Read More...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 9:08 AM by The Health Care Blog

Support for Berwick to Head Medicare Grows-- Only Congressional Conservatives Are Opposed

By MAGGIE MAHAR Summary: President Obama has tapped Dr. Donald Berwick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus has said that he hopes to hold confirmation hearings before the July 4 recess, though.....

Published Thu, May 27 2010 7:30 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Maggie Mahar

Google Irrelevant? Say It Ain't So.

By JOHN MOORE Since its initial launch too much fanfare, Google Health has struggled to be relevant. Since its formal launch in May 2008, Google Health has not dedicated the resources to build out this platform into a truly engaging... Read More...

Published Sat, May 29 2010 3:35 AM by The Health Care Blog

The Changing Face of Health Care: How Business Analytics Can Improve Performance & Drive Efficiencies

By SUSAN NOACK, IBM BUSINESS ANALYTICS To say that the health care industry is undergoing a significant transformation would be quite the understatement. Current economic conditions have challenged health care organizations to deliver optimal services...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 1:20 PM by The Health Care Blog

NHIN Direct: Getting to the Health Internet, Finally!

By David C. Kibbe I've been spending a lot of time involved in several Work Groups of the NHIN Direct Project, being run by ONC/HHS. The Project is aimed at developing secure, affordable, health data exchange over the Internet so... Read More...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 3:44 AM by The Health Care Blog

A Painful Story

By PAUL LEVY This is a painful story to write. A close friend of mine, in his 40's, had a persistent light cough for many months. Finally, when he had an X-ray taken, it showed a large tumor on his... Read More...

Published Mon, May 10 2010 1:40 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Abortion

When Medicare “Cuts” are Medicare “Savings”

By MAGGIE MAHAR Summary: If hospitals pay more attention to how they discharge patients, and what happens to them after they leave, Medicare could save billions. Under the reform legislation, beginning in 2011 Medicare will refuse to pay for an... Read...

Published Tue, May 11 2010 10:51 AM by The Health Care Blog

Half full. Half empty.

By PAUL LEVY At a recent presentation, a respected doctor expressed some frustration with the criticism that is sometimes directed towards the medical profession. He pointed out that the medical community has actually done a very good job taking care...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 8:19 AM by The Health Care Blog

Badness in Baltimore: Can Peer Review Catch Rogue Doctors?

By BOB WACHTER A couple of months ago, a Baltimore reporter called to get my take on a scandal at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Towson, an upscale suburb. A rainmaker cardiologist there, Dr. Mark Midei, had been accused of placing... Read More...

Published Fri, May 14 2010 12:26 PM by The Health Care Blog

Nancy Turett on Health Engagement

By Matthew Holt One of the more interesting surveys about health care in recent years has been the Edelman Health Engagement Barometer (HEB) first done in 2008 (when I was tangentially involved—I wasn’t involved this year). Recently Edelman the global...

Published Mon, May 17 2010 1:15 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Consumers

Will the NFIB please go away.....

By Matthew Holt Let's be honest--I absolutely abhor the so-called National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). It’s not a representative business group. In 2004 95% of their members said they voted for Bush, compared to 53% of all small business...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 1:02 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Policy/Politics, Matthew Holt, Policy, Election 08

DrChrono shows their iPad chops

By Matthew Holt The guys from DrChrono have come a long way since we saw them first just last summer. They have a SaaS based practice management system, but at Health 2.0 at the Doctor's Office they introduced an iPad-based... Read More...

Published Wed, May 19 2010 1:01 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: EHR, Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, EHR/EMR

Dislodging the anchor

By PAUL LEVY A well-established technique in negotiation is to "set an anchor." The idea is to be the first person to put out an offer in a negotiation in which price is the main issue. Many people think, incorrectly,... Read More...

Published Fri, May 21 2010 5:46 AM by The Health Care Blog

In Defense of Paul Levy

By ROBERT WACHTER Paul Levy, the blogging CEO of Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, found himself in hot water last month over an inappropriate relationship with a female subordinate. While some of the details of the transgression remain sketchy...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 5:29 AM by The Health Care Blog

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