Medicare readmission rates high: Could Medicare be at fault?
here are number of findings and some conclusions as well as some discussion of possible solutions. However, this site needs…
COMMENTARY: Mr. President, Medicare IS NOT Medicaid !
his site has become somewhat frustrated in the continued phrasology of the President and others in the Administration and in…
Real Health Reform begins here !
Thanks Medscape for recognizing that Real Health Reform has a REAL solution (see article below by Nancy Terry) that can…
EMR from Wal-Mart & Sam's Club
Well, here is the market at its best. Computer makers, software developers and mass retailers aligning to service an industry…
Incentives needed to move EMR implentation forward
One thing learned early in the career of every medical innovator is that if your new idea requires major ergonomic…
Medicare decision demonstrates the true future of rationing
Does anyone really doubt that the government will use rationing to control medical "costs"
SPECIAL COMMENTARY: And these folks are going to fix health care, etc., etc. ??? Hardly …
Those 545 people and they alone are responsible. They and they alone have the power. They and they alone should…
Pay for Performance (P4P) moves forward under CMS
First, who will determine what is "effective" health care? Second, while we may all feel we know what safety, efficiency,…
Health Reform will require patients & doctors input but . . .
Are reforms necessary . . . yes. However, many of the reforms needed are common sense, low cost items that…
Employers boost employee share of health insurance premiums
The move to make individuals more responsible for how they spend their health care dollars is a good thing