July 2017 - The Health Care Blog - The Network of Care

Single-Payer is the American Way

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE As is customary for every administration in recent history, the Trump administration chose to impale itself on the national spear known as health care in America. The consequences so far are precisely as I expected, but one intriguing...

Published Mon, Jul 31 2017 9:28 AM by THCB

Filed under: Margalit Gur-Arie, Uncategorized, Single payer, Healthcare system, Apple, Adam Smith, Republican Party

Doctors Do Know Best. Exhibit A: The Charlie Gard Case.

By SAURABH JHA, MD For American conservatives, Britain’s NHS is an antiquated Orwellian dystopia. For Brits, even those who don’t love the NHS, American conservatives are better suited to spaghetti westerns, such as Fistful of Dollars, than reality. The...

Published Sun, Jul 30 2017 10:02 PM by THCB

Filed under: Patients, Op-Ed

The P(r)ince of Healthcare

By DANIEL STONE, MD Tom Price, President Trump’s new Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) strode to the podium to the sound of applause. The two thousand medical administrators and physicians at the annual meeting of CAPG, a trade organization...

Published Fri, Jul 28 2017 6:52 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Daniel Stone

Why California Should Try Single Payer. Yes, We Said That.

By JIM PURCELL This Spring, California SB (Senate Bill) 562 proposed a single-payer healthcare financing system for California. Governor Jerry Brown was immediately skeptical, stating, “This is called ignotum per ignotius….In other words, you take a problem...

Published Fri, Jul 28 2017 2:31 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Repair and Reboot

NIRAN AL-AGBA, MD I told you so. I also told the POTUS in my open letter, but he did not read it. Who could honestly believe the nation would support dumping coverage for 22 million people? As David Leonhard wrote recently op-ed in the New York Times...

Published Thu, Jul 27 2017 9:23 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Niran Al-Agba

This EHR Mess We’re In

MICHAEL CHEN, MD Dr. Matthew Hahn blogs about the current state of today’s EHR’s and rightly points out many of the same reasons that I have identified in my previous posts: The negative impact of Meaningful Use (MU) since 2009 Poor usability of EHR’s...

Published Thu, Jul 27 2017 7:00 AM by THCB

Filed under: EHR, Open Source, Tech, Michael Chen

Digital Health Marketplace: Facilitating Rapid Technology Adoption and Spurring Growth in New York City.

By ALYX STERNLICHT $200,000 in Awards to Health Tech Companies and Pilot Partners for the 4th Class of Digital Health Marketplace Six winners were awarded of a total of $200,000 in grant funding through Digital Health Marketplace. Digital Health Marketplace...

Published Thu, Jul 27 2017 6:56 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Uncategorized, Catalyst @ Health 2.0

How Much Is That CAT Scan in the Window?

ANISH KOKA, MD Who knew healthcare could be so complex? The GOP proposal for health care reform rests on health savings accounts and high deductible health plans. The basic premise is that price opacity, and deep pocketed third party payers drive up the...

Published Wed, Jul 26 2017 5:39 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Anish Koka

How Insane Could This Get?

STEVEN FINDLAY At long last, the Senate is poised to begin voting today on a measure to repeal and/or alter portions of the Affordable Care Act. Much remains in flux regarding process and the substance of what will be voted on. According to multiple media...

Published Tue, Jul 25 2017 12:17 PM by THCB

Filed under: Senate, Uncategorized, Findlay, McCain, Skinny

ONC Interoperability Meeting Raises More Questions Than Answers

By ADRIAN GROPPER, MD ONC’s first public event under the new administration was very well organized and run. Eight leading health information exchange incumbents were able to describe their current approaches and plans, the patient advocate position was...

Published Tue, Jul 25 2017 9:20 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Health + Design, Refactored

By ANDY ORAM Health care providers love to vaunt the unique and subtle needs of patients. How many ads have you heard from cancer centers or health clinics touting their flexibility and showing grateful, tear-flecked patients? But key aspects of our health...

Published Tue, Jul 25 2017 7:03 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Winners Announced: RWJF Choosing Care Challenge!

By CHELSEA POLANIECKI Ever step out of your doctor’s office feeling overwhelmed and instantly forget all of your doctor’s instructions? Instinctively, you look down to your phone to check your texts and emails–wait, no. Instead, you look down to...

Published Mon, Jul 24 2017 12:46 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Should McCain fight or fold?

ANISH KOKA, MD There are 80,000 new cases of primary brain tumors diagnosed every year in the United States. About 26,000 of these cases are of the malignant variety – and John McCain unfortunately joined their ranks last week. In cancer, fate is...

Published Mon, Jul 24 2017 8:30 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Anish Koka, John McCain

I Finally Understand US Health Policy

By UWE REINHARDT The following exchange occurred during an interview of President Trump with journalists of the NYT: HABERMAN: That’s been the thing for four years. When you win an entitlement, you can’t take it back. TRUMP: But what it does, Maggie,...

Published Thu, Jul 20 2017 3:17 PM by THCB

Filed under: Insurance, Uncategorized, Trump, Trumpcare

Watching Obamacare Die

By KIP SULLIVAN It’s hard to know what “Trumpcare” is, but whether it’s “repeal” or “repeal and replace with something terrific,” it was and is going to fail. It was either going to fail to be enacted by...

Published Thu, Jul 20 2017 2:53 PM by THCB

Filed under: ACA, Uncategorized, Kip Sullivan, Trumpacare

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Single-Payer is the American Way

Doctors Do Know Best. Exhibit A: The Charlie Gard Case.

The P(r)ince of Healthcare

Why California Should Try Single Payer. Yes, We Said That.

Repair and Reboot

This EHR Mess We’re In

Digital Health Marketplace: Facilitating Rapid Technology Adoption and Spurring Growth in New York City.

How Much Is That CAT Scan in the Window?

How Insane Could This Get?

ONC Interoperability Meeting Raises More Questions Than Answers

Health + Design, Refactored

Winners Announced: RWJF Choosing Care Challenge!

Should McCain fight or fold?

I Finally Understand US Health Policy

Watching Obamacare Die