Is Google Strong-Arming the Feds to Allow Sale of Health Information?
For several years now, I’ve sounded the warning bells — stay away from those websites that allow you to put your own health records online for free…. You can’t imagine how much grief I’ve taken for...
View ArticleFrom Cranky Bloggers to Peanut Butter: Week in Review
Here’s an update on my Every Patient’s Advocate activities for the week of January 25 to 31: See this icon? It means this link includes an opportunity for you to participate, beyond just a comment....
View ArticleSwine Flu and Chicken Little – Too Much Hype?
After a week of hearing that the sky is falling because swine flu was going to take us all down, there’s a lot of second guessing about whether government(s) and the media have over-hyped the potential...
View ArticleHealthcare Reform: Which Comes First – Lives or Money?
As Congress continues to struggle with healthcare reform, I suggest that there is one way to look at it that might make the arguments simpler than they currently are. I see only two points of view. No...
View ArticleThe AMA, Healthcare Reform – And a Good Chuckle
Forwarded to me by a dear friend (thanks Dot!)… so I share it with you. Wish I could attribute it, but I have no idea where it came from. If you know, let me know, too. Credit where credit is due. The...
View ArticleBack in Business….
When last I wrote, I’d been catching up after a whirlwind Fall travel season. And here I find myself catching up after another crazy six weeks… I don’t just bow out completely, even if it seems so....
View ArticleMedicare Open Enrollment – Time to Figure It Out
This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard October 25, 2011 ……………………………….. If you’ve watched TV, read the newspaper, or logged on to any health-related website recently, then you may...
View ArticleCheck Out Those Health Charities Before You Donate
This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard December 6, 2011 It’s that time of year again. The holidays, of course. But also the end of the tax year, when charities, including groups like...
View ArticleThe 2012 Elections and the Issue of Healthcare Reform
This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard January 17, 2012 During both the 2008 and 2010 elections, the issue of reforming the American healthcare system was the focus of overwhelming...
View ArticleWho’s Really a Patient? Skewed Opinions Result from Inside Information
That seems like a fairly simple question, don’t you think? Who really is a patient? But the answer is actually more complex than you might realize. Among the possibilities: 1. anyone who has ever...
View ArticleChicken Little, Wishful Thinking and the 24 Hour News Cycle
One frightening and frustrating trend we’ve seen since the 24-hour news cycle became a reality (meaning – since we have all gotten used to, and expect, to get our news updated at anytime, day or night,...
View ArticleGetting Away With Murder? Public Records, New York and Across the US
This post is two things: 1. A description of the problem which has to do with money, influence, and once again, it’s the little guy who will lose out. 2. A call to action for those who live in New...
View ArticleSwine Flu and Chicken Little – Too Much Hype?
After a week of hearing that the sky is falling because swine flu was going to take us all down, there’s a lot of second guessing about whether government(s) and the media have over-hyped the potential...
View ArticleHealthcare Reform: Which Comes First – Lives or Money?
As Congress continues to struggle with healthcare reform, I suggest that there is one way to look at it that might make the arguments simpler than they currently are. I see only two points of view. No...
View ArticleThe AMA, Healthcare Reform – And a Good Chuckle
Forwarded to me by a dear friend (thanks Dot!)… so I share it with you. Wish I could attribute it, but I have no idea where it came from. If you know, let me know, too. Credit where credit is due. The...
View ArticleBack in Business….
When last I wrote, I’d been catching up after a whirlwind Fall travel season. And here I find myself catching up after another crazy six weeks… I don’t just bow out completely, even if it seems so....
View ArticleMedicare Open Enrollment – Time to Figure It Out
This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard October 25, 2011 ……………………………….. If you’ve watched TV, read the newspaper, or logged on to any health-related website recently, then you may...
View ArticleCheck Out Those Health Charities Before You Donate
This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard December 6, 2011 It’s that time of year again. The holidays, of course. But also the end of the tax year, when charities, including groups like...
View ArticleThe 2012 Elections and the Issue of Healthcare Reform
This column first appeared in the Syracuse Post Standard January 17, 2012 During both the 2008 and 2010 elections, the issue of reforming the American healthcare system was the focus of overwhelming...
View ArticleWho’s Really a Patient? Skewed Opinions Result from Inside Information
That seems like a fairly simple question, don’t you think? Who really is a patient? But the answer is actually more complex than you might realize. Among the possibilities: 1. anyone who has ever...
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