What the Heck is mHealth?

Wanted: White knight (shiny amour optional) to save us from ourselves and the wretched lifestyles we choose. Your coffeemaker went dead on y...

10 Misfortunes We Shouldn’t Blame Obamacare For

There is a new report out from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) titled “ The Slow Recovery of the Labor Market ”, and as its title impl...

To MU or Not to MU 2, that is the Question

Meaningful Use Stage 2 is now on the clock. Three years after the program began in 2011, and a year later than originally planned, the escal...

The Hippocratic Message in a Bottle

I like reading Dr. Kevin Pho’s blog . I read, or at the very least scan, his diverse collection of essays every day. The posts themselves ar...

VIDERI QUAM ESSE

I was reading the popular HIStalk health IT news/opinion site the other day when I ran into a blurb stating that beginning in 2014, a new “...

Top 10 Accomplishments of American Health Care

It’s that time of year when the OECD publishes its " Health at a Glance " comparative health indicators, and The Commonwealth Fund...

The Implausible Manifestation of a Doctor Shortage

In a New York Times opinion piece Scott Gottlieb, MD joins forces with Ezekiel Emanuel, MD to inform us all that “No, There Won’t Be a Doct...