A look at the complex issues facing the healthcare system via Dendreon’s Provenge case study.
Posts under ‘American Health Care’
Troubling Thoughts on the “Net” Cost of Obesity/Smoking
A challenge to the belief that the obese and smokers actually cost us more to treat than healthy people.
Happy Birthday, America (…and BioRebellion.com)!
Reflections on BioRebellion’s one year anniversary.
Should we be worried about the EMR Stimulus?
Fear that the healthcare IT stimulus may be a step backward for EMRs
Are you kidding me? (#3)
Please enjoy this really stupid joke.
Speed Dating Meets Healthcare
Speed dating tactics help physicians and patients form new medical relationships. Open question as to whether ‘speed dating’ (in this case, hosted by a hospital system) will drive healthcare costs up or down.
Personal Health Tech Meetup Review
Highlights from a recent expert panel on electronic medical records.
Breaking News: Scott Brown Convinces Democratic Lawmakers to Overturn HC Reform Bill
An April Fools’ Day post.
Are you kidding me? (#2)
Hary Reid, one of the biggest supportors for health care reform, accidentally votes against it (twice in a row!)…are you kidding me???
