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Publication: Health Business Blog

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Skeptical about health screenings? Me, too

Hospitals and health systems are always looking to boost brand awareness and attract new patients, so it’s not surprising that some sponsor high-profile medical screening buses to get the word out and bring patients in. I’ve always been dubious of ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 17 2013]

Entities: Patient, David E Williams, Innocuous, Diagnostic, Task Force

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Wanted: Entrepreneurial business models for doctors

My perception is that doctors in previous generations were more likely to devote their entire lives (professional and “personal” time) to the practice of medicine. Today’s doctors are more likely to consider lifestyle and not automatically put everything ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 16 2013]

Entities: David E Williams, Patient

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

I’m not worried about an Obamacare induced fast food shortage

Mid-sized, low wage companies will feel the effect of Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Currently, many of their workers are uninsured but that is meant to change next year. Health insurance will be an added cost for these employers, but government ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013]

Entities: Fast Food, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, David E Williams

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Are biosimilars ethical?

>Generic drugs have been an effective cost containment solution for traditional, small molecule pharmaceuticals. As large molecule biologics proliferate and take up a growing share of medical spending, we also increasingly need cost containment. ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013]

Entities: Ethical, Clinical trials, David E Williams

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Treating tumors not patients

Older people with short life expectancies often receive aggressive, expensive treatment for non-threatening skin cancers, receive little benefit from the treatments, and experience inconvenience, side effects and complications. This news is hardly ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 14 2013]

Entities: Tumor, Cancer, Patient

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Podcast interview with Cancer Treatment Centers of America CEO Steve Bonner (transcript)

This is the transcript of my recent interview with Cancer Treatment Centers of America CEO Steve Bonner. David Williams : This is David E. Williams from the Health Business Group . I’m speaking today with Steve Bonner, CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 10 2013]

Entities: Patient, Cancer, Oncology, Tumor

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

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In praise of Chris Christie’s weight loss approach

I had never paid too much attention to New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie until Hurricane Sandy, when I was impressed with how he put residents of his state above politics in his cooperation with President Obama on the response to the storm. ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 09 2013]

Entities: Christopher J Christie, Christie's, Weight Loss

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Health Wonk Review is up at Managed Care Matters

Check out the Health Wonk Review blog carnival on Joe Paduda’s always-excellent Managed Care Matters. Share ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 09 2013]

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

What if the health care cost crisis solves itself?

Conventional wisdom is that cutting Medicare rates shifts the burden to the private sector, but an intriguing article in Health Affairs reaches a counterintuitive conclusion: “Cuts in Medicare payment rates have not caused the rapid rise in private ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 08 2013]

Entities: Medicare, Health Care, Crisis, Affordable Care Act

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Improving the Affordable Care Act by modifying the MLR rule

The Affordable Care Act is a big step in the right direction but like any big complex new thing (think 787 Dreamliner) there are likely to be hiccups coming out of the gate. I’d like to see us learn from implementation of the law and make improvements ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 08 2013]

Entities: Affordable Care Act, Boeing 787, Eric Cantor, Consumer Price Index

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Wanted: Advanced training for caregivers + intuitive devices

Increasingly, family caregivers with no formal training are doing the kind of work more commonly associated with hospital-based nurses: operating dialysis machines and ventilators, administering IVs and injections, and using monitors for blood glucose, ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 06 2013]

Entities: Dialysis, Public Policy, Saturation, Blood Glucose

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Podcast interview with Cancer Treatment Centers of America CEO Steve Bonner

Stephen Bonner is CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA). In this podcast interview he discusses CTCA’s integrative approach and its commitment to measuring and reporting quality . He also takes on a Reuters report that concluded CTCA’s ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 03 2013]

Entities: Cancer

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Skeptical about health screenings? Me, too [Published Health Business Blog - May 17 2013]
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I’m not worried about an Obamacare induced fast... [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013]
Are biosimilars ethical? [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013]
Treating tumors not patients [Published Health Business Blog - May 14 2013]
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In praise of Chris Christie’s weight loss approach [Published Health Business Blog - May 09 2013]
Health Wonk Review is up at Managed Care Matters [Published Health Business Blog - May 09 2013]
What if the health care cost crisis solves itself? [Published Health Business Blog - May 08 2013]
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Skeptical about health screenings? Me, too [Published Health Business Blog - May 17 2013] Hospitals and health systems are always looking to boost brand awareness and attract new patients, so it’s not surprising that some sponsor high-profile medical screening buses to get the word out and bring patients in. I’ve always been dubious of ...
Wanted: Entrepreneurial business models for doc... [Published Health Business Blog - May 16 2013] My perception is that doctors in previous generations were more likely to devote their entire lives (professional and “personal” time) to the practice of medicine. Today’s doctors are more likely to consider lifestyle and not automatically put everything ...
I’m not worried about an Obamacare induced fast... [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013] Mid-sized, low wage companies will feel the effect of Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Currently, many of their workers are uninsured but that is meant to change next year. Health insurance will be an added cost for these employers, but government ...
Are biosimilars ethical? [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013] >Generic drugs have been an effective cost containment solution for traditional, small molecule pharmaceuticals. As large molecule biologics proliferate and take up a growing share of medical spending, we also increasingly need cost containment. ...
Treating tumors not patients [Published Health Business Blog - May 14 2013] Older people with short life expectancies often receive aggressive, expensive treatment for non-threatening skin cancers, receive little benefit from the treatments, and experience inconvenience, side effects and complications. This news is hardly ...