Category Archives: Healthcare Reform
Facebook and EHRs: A Very Fine Line Just Got Even Finer
This article first appeared on iHealthBeat.org. Americans love their privacy. And yet, as the ever-increasing trend of social networking illustrates, they also love to share the facts of their lives. As a result, defining privacy can be tricky in this modern age … Continue reading
Will Health Care Reform Survive Debt Ceiling Legislation?
This article first appeared on Becker’s Hospital Review. Contrary to media headlines closely monitoring the lower- and mid-level federal courts as they opine on the individual insurance mandate, the United States Judiciary Branch may have little impact on the future of … Continue reading
Instructions Never Included
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – André Gide, French author This article was first published on the PBS affiliated website This Emotional Life. I have decided at last to forgo … Continue reading
Looking Back to Move Ahead: Leading Hospitals Through Fast-Paced Change (Becker’s Hospital Review)
The article was first published August 26, 2011 on Becker’s Hospital Review (written by Molly Gamble). Healthcare executives might remember time moving a bit more slowly before March 23, 2010. That was the day President Obama penned his signature, supposedly letter … Continue reading
California’s Unique Funding Picture
This article first appeared in the August 25, 2011 edition of Payers and Providers. As President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) continues to evolve, the structure of health care in the United States grows ever more complicated, and … Continue reading
Will Health Care Reform Survive Its Sophomore Term?
This article first appeared in the Daily Journal on August 17, 2011. When President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) last year, he effectively gave the United States a map to describe the route of … Continue reading
No Choice But To Care: What Happens When a Hospital Can’t Shut Its Doors?
This article was first published on Becker’s Hospital Review. Well into its second year, President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act continues to exhibit a series of growing pains as it struggles to flex its muscles and mature. As with … Continue reading
Big Changes Ahead: Medicare IPPS 2012 and What It Means for Hospitals (Becker’s Hospital Review)
The following article first appeared at Becker’s Hospital Review on July 29, 2011. Medicare and hospitals go hand in hand. Hospital payments account for the greatest share of the federal program’s spending, and Medicare is the largest payor for hospital … Continue reading
Health Care Reform in California: What Does It Mean for Attorneys and Clients?
The following article appeared in the July 11, 2011 Daily Journal. At the end of June, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on the health care reform debate, focusing in particular on the constitutionality of the health insurance … Continue reading
The Controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board Takes Shape
This month the fifteen members of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) will convene for the purpose of making recommendations to reduce Medicare expenses, provided Medicare’s spending exceeds a predetermined limit. Before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), … Continue reading
