June 5, 2018
Mental health disease in adults increases health risks for their children and mortality for the adult.
The Secret Garden: Espy and Executive Privilege
Privileges should be narrowly construed; exceptions to the demand for every man’s evidence are not lightly created nor expansively construed, for they are in derogation of the search for truth. Espy a/k/a In Re Sealed Case, 121 F. 3d 729 (USCA DC 1997) In 1994, allegations of corruption swirled around the Secretary of the US Department of […]
May 30 ,2018
Information Analytics in Medicine
National Deaf Academy: A Song For the Deaf
Beautiful senses are gone Canary in a gilded cage Singin Queens of the Stone Age, A Song For The Deaf Last week, a friend sent me an article about a recent Supreme Court case involving what constitutes a “medical malpractice case” and asked what I thought about it. Unfortunately for him, I had a lot […]
May 8, 2018
When Insurance Interferes In Your Good Care “Last September, Kathy Halamka received a letter from her health insurance company stating that it was discontinuing coverage for her ongoing cancer care because the payer had come across research published 27 years ago suggesting that a different, less expensive treatment was better. The insurer took this action […]
May 7, 2018
In A Crowded Theater: Using Speech To Silence Speech
May 4, 2018
‘End Of Life’ Medical Ethics
May 3, 2018
#QualityFraud WaPo: Rare Disease Jackpot for Healthcare Industry and Pharma
May 2, 2018
WaPo: A Genuine Solution To Our Healthcare Problem
April 30, 2018
#QualityFraud Vox: She didn’t get treated at the ER. But she got a $5,751 bill anyway.