Telemedicine – innovation in care
"A cue that we can take from the corporate world would be to further implement the innovation of telemedicine" In…
Ardena L. Flippin, MD, MBA
Healthcare Innovation in the 21st Century
“Innovation” is the new buzzword; it’s being used to describe products and services in almost every radio and television commercial. …
Can Medicare fraud recovery really cover health care reform?
The word on the street is that the estimated 10-year cost of expanding health insurance coverage is about $1 trillion. …
Tort reform is the missing piece in the health care debate
It’s difficult to complete a puzzle when pieces are missing. A recent AMA webcast indicated that a significant piece missing…
Do we want fries with that shake?
Attention to health care reform is really revving up and the final model hasn’t been determined. But one thing we do know…
Healthcare reform: our second chance
"Now is the time for us as physicians to realize that we are not only stakeholders in healthcare reform, we…
How many politicians does it take to reform health care?
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sibelius (D) is President Obama's newest nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Providing that there…
What Does a Change Agent Look Like?
Does it look like Dr. Sanjay Gupta? President Barak Obama has appointed a number of new members to his cabinet,…
Does More Money Really Mean Better Health Outcomes?
A few days ago a friend asked me if I knew why, despite the U. S. spending more on healthcare,…
The real scene of medical errors
Medical errors became a popular issue when the 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report To Err is Human: Building a…