Category Archives: Historical
Advice from antiquity
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein This article first appeared on the PBS affiliated Website This Emotional Life. Every so often I stop to reflect upon the seemingly random series … Continue reading
Health Care Reform Sets the Standard Under the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, But How Much Longer Will It Apply?
17 No. 4 Westlaw Journal Health Care Fraud 1 October 12, 2011 – Commentary Craig B. Garner, Esq. Copyright © 2011 Thomson Reuters – Reprinted with Permission Introduction Under its aegis, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to … Continue reading
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
Preparation Does Not Guarantee Perfection
This article first appeared on California Healthcare News. California has always found its way into the public spotlight, and 1975 was no exception. That is the year in which Jerry Brown became the state’s 34th governor, Nolan Ryan started the season … 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
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
Lost Hospital: Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital, Glen Gardner, New Jersey
New Jersey opened its only state owned and operated sanatorium – Glen Gardner – in 1907. The facility was described at the time as “largely educational in character, which would give a practical demonstration of up-to-date methods of treating. . … Continue reading
