physicians

HealthCare SocialMedia Review - A New Blog Carnival - To Launch In April

David Harlow
March 08, 2012 18:23

While the HealthBlawger is generally loath to republish press releases, the source for the presser reproduced below is, well, the HealthBlawger himself. With such impeccable provenance, we need make no further apologies .... HealthCare SocialMedia Review - A New Blog...While the HealthBlawger is...

Physicians Forewarned - The Impact of Medical Device Fraud on Physicians' Practices

February 03, 2012 19:03

A recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) settlement with a medical device manufacturer highlights the need for physicians to pay close attention to their dealings with medical device companies. The settlement, announced in December, calls for the payment of $23.5 million to resolve allegations...

Me too! It's not fair! The tragedy of the commons in the health care marketplace

David Harlow
January 04, 2012 17:44

There are at least two conversations going on in the health care marketplace today, each focused on one of two key questions. One is: How can we achieve the Triple Aim? The other is: Why do they get to do...There are at least two conversations going on in the health care marketplace today, each...

Phila Inquirer Reports on Elder Abuse

Neil E. Hendershot
December 30, 2011 01:04

On December 23, 2011, The Philadelphia Inquirer posted an article, Financial abuse of the elderly is approaching a crisis, researcher says, by Chris Mondics, that reports the opinion of Mark Lachs, a geriatrician and social scientist at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, who believes "an...

Deja Vu All Over Again: David Harlow speaks with Gene Lindsey, MD, President and CEO of Atrius Health and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates

David Harlow
December 05, 2011 12:17

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Gene Lindsey, President and CEO of Atrius Health and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates. Atrius is a 1000-physician allliance of six medical groups in eastern and central Massachusetts; Harvard Vanguard is the largest... Recently, I had the opportunity...