Now that bailout 1.0 is behind us it is time to start thinking about the future:
Bailout 2.0: Healthcare
We need a healthcare solution in the US which is cost effective for end users, and is available to all citizens regardless of their preexisting conditions, or financial situation. Perhaps the government can bail out the healthcare system [...]
Archive for the ‘healthcare’ Category
6 Oct
Bailouts 2.0 and 3.0
18 Apr
Scary US Healthcare Facts!
The US has more uninsured, or more correctly financially unprotected people then any other industrialized countries.
We rank number 39th globally based on length of lifespan and infant mortality.
We don’t feel like we have a “social responsibility” for our fellow citizens.
We spend more of our total GDP on healthcare. In most cases more then double then [...]
18 Apr
FRONTLINE: sick around the world: five capitalist democracies & how they do it | PBS
Excellent overview of how other countries provide universal healthcare at a cost far less then the US. I highly recommend watching this as a primer to participating in the forthcoming political discussion during the next presidential election.
[From FRONTLINE: sick around the world: five capitalist democracies & how they do it | [...]
16 Apr
Featured: iPhone Encryption Redux
The iPhone needs an enterprise level encryption solution badly. Gone are the days when it was OK to have your mobile device data stored unencrypted. As mobile devices like the iPhone become more like personal computers we tend to store even more sensitive data on our devices. This leaves us open to serious data security [...]
24 Jan
Can Google Health synthesize information from all the data it will collect? (529)
Today I noticed that Google Health is online. I am sure many of us in the health care industry are watching what Google will do in this space. Information mining and management is becoming one of the key differentiators in healthcare delivery. Folks who consume healthcare services (myself included) what to know more about their [...]
4 Jan
Will more data create health care shoppers? – OregonLive.com
In Oregon, state officials last year began reporting detailed price comparisons among hospitals, a follow-up to reports on hospital-specific death rates. Ten of Oregon’s largest health insurers joined a nonprofit’s effort to rank how effectively doctors care for patients. And the Legislature ordered hospitals to divulge infection rates and other long-hidden measures.But with the release [...]
26 Dec
Reinvent Health Care
Reinvent Health Care
I applaud Regence (my employer) for taking a big risk and creating this unique web site. Now, I challenge folks to sign into the site and be very candid about how you feel about the US health care system.
I am watching the forums closely. There is the opportunity for some interesting discussion.
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26 Dec
Cigna defends decision to let teenager die..
What most people don’t realize is the most health care dollars are consumed by any individual during the last 7 days of their life. At this time the insurer takes the largest net impact to their bottom line and the greatest risk because the doctors literally throw everything at the patient to save their life. [...]
