While it is important to comply with all of the mandates of the Omnibus Rule, I think it is instructive …
The Five Most Likely Types of Major HIPAA Breaches
Posted on June 5, 2015
Does the FDA Need a Comprehensive Reassessment?
Posted on April 24, 2015
Has technology outpaced the laws and regulations that guide/drive the FDA? In recent years, advances in technology have precipitated quantum …
What Is an Elephant? – An Ant Built to Government Specification
Posted on March 13, 2015
When I was a lot younger, the title to this post was a joke that was often bandied about. It …
HIPAA Audits – Imagine Tax Payments without IRS Audits
Posted on March 9, 2015
We can probably all agree that no one (except possibly accountants) looks forward to an IRS audit. At its most …
Emerging Medical Care – Check the Box or Check the Patient
Posted on February 27, 2015
A central component of healthcare reform in general and the ACA in particular is creating new efficiencies in the system. …
Breast Implants and Cancer – the disease looking for a cause
Posted on February 24, 2015
As a predicate matter, I do not mean to in any way negate the horrible anguish, devastation or pain-and-suffering endured …
$8+ Million Dollar Verdict against a Concierge Medicine Company – Anomaly or Game Changer?
Posted on February 20, 2015
I recently saw a very short report about this Florida case, Beber v. MDVIP, and commented on it. Considering the …
Government Has AHA Moment – MD Specialists May Be Left Out in the Cold
Posted on February 13, 2015
As infantile as this may sound, our government has finally realized that if you pay more, it actually costs more. …
The Economic (Non)Sense of Medicine as a Career
Posted on February 9, 2015
There is an almost universal recognition that America cannot afford its health care system. While on the one hand the government seeks …
Will the government send medical practitioners back to the Stone Age or to Bankruptcy Court?
Posted on February 4, 2015
There are currently two competing forces with respect to the administration of healthcare. On the one hand, the government seeks …
Intellectual (Dis)Honesty Part II
Posted on January 27, 2015
What are the parameters of a term that has recently been bandied about, namely, “addressing income inequality?” As with many …
Intellectual (Dis)Honesty, The ACA, and the Redistribution of Wealth
Posted on January 19, 2015
A reasonable analysis of the ACA illustrates that one of the major issues it entails is a functional redistribution of …
Would You Sue your Doctor for Medical Malpractice?
Posted on January 13, 2015
I was recently reminded of an incident that occurred to a fellow (who we will call Mr. X) approximately 20 …
The Ying and Yang of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Part II
Posted on January 9, 2015
In the previous segment http://bit.ly/1D9CwL5, I touched upon both the high cost and the various competing interests relating to lowering the …
The Ying and Yang of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Part I
Posted on January 5, 2015
The ACA has changed the landscape of healthcare in the United States. The change, however, is ongoing, has many competing …
