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A New Approach To Care: Health Incentives In The Affordable Care Act (Guest Post) 26 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Preventative Care is a key aspect of the Affordable Care Act that stands to benefit millions of Americans, in ways that you might not expect. The term describes an array of services, programs, and in...
94% of Cancer Doctors Say Patients Affected by Drug Shortages 24 Aug 2013 | 03:56 pm
This seems like the type of headline you’d expect to see in a 3rd world country not the US. But, we’ve been talking about drug shortages for years, and while it may be better in a few areas, cancer i...
Diet Soda Versus Regular Soda – Ongoing Confusion 20 Aug 2013 | 03:56 pm
I view this as one more example of how the average consumer gets confused by all the information out there. Should I focus on calories? Should I focus on the ingredients? Should I just drink water?...
Extreme Weather Isn’t Good For Our Health 19 Aug 2013 | 03:21 pm
After moving to Charlotte, it’s been raining and flooding here all summer. It reminds me of 1993 when I moved to St. Louis, and they had their 100-year flood. All I ever hear from everyone is that t...
Blue Button And United Healthcare – Disappointing 12 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
Ever since I interviewed the CEO of Humetrix about iBlueButton, I’ve been excited about the prospects for using Blue Button myself. Now that I’ve moved to Charlotte, I figured I would download my dat...
Only 15% Of Workers Leave The Office Every Day 10 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
Have you noticed that you eat lunch more at your desk every day? I certainly have. With 7 hours of meetings (at least) every day plus 300+ emails every day, we’re busy. I’d argue that most companie...
How Citibank Stole Thousands From Me And No One Seems To Care 6 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
To say I’m frustrated would be an understatement. This scenario seems like something from a movie in which the evil bank blatantly abuses their power over the financial system to push people into econ...
Walgreens and Express Scripts Collaborate To Compete With CVS Caremark 5 Aug 2013 | 04:04 pm
The recent press from Walgreens and Express Scripts is interesting on several fronts: We worked for years even when I was there to try to figure out a win-win around 90-day with Walgreens. It wasn’t...
Why Use RunKeeper? 3 Aug 2013 | 04:02 pm
I’ve been a longtime user of Garmin for my running. They provide easy to use GPS watches that provide you with all the details and history you want. I also now have my FitBit as another tracking dev...
Walgreens Clinic Rebranding Is More Than A Name Change 31 Jul 2013 | 05:20 am
As I talked about in my post about Walgreens and innovation, Walgreens has renamed their TakeCare Clinics to Healthcare Clinics at some locations. This is more than just a meaningless name change. T...
