“Feed The Hungry” Goes From Ethical Injunction To Bottom-Line Benefit
Some Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans are paying for medically tailored meals and other dietary interventions believing “food as medicine” will reduce future costs.
High Safety Mark At Hospital That Treated Trump Should Be Minimum For All
The hospital where Donald Trump was rushed after an assassination attempt scores high on patient safety, but having that consistency nationwide should be a policy choice.
Medicare’s Hidden Information Hurts People & Policy
By MICHAEL MILLENSON Open enrollment season for Medicare, which began Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7, triggers a deluge of information about various options. Since I’m a health care consultant and researcherContinue reading…
THCB Gang Episode 143, Friday November 8
Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Friday November 8 are THCB regular writer and ponderer of odd juxtapositions Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard); Principal of Worksite Health Advisors Brian Klepper (@bklepper1); patient safety expert andContinue reading…
Medical Journal Webinar Shows Ambivalence On AI, Patient Partnership
A webinar on artificial intelligence organized by NEJM AI presented a fascinating snapshot of ambivalence about the radica…
A Possible Turning Point In The Power Of The Patient Voice In Policy
This began to feel like a turning point in the power of the patient voice in federal health policy related to patient safety, medical AI and patient empowerment.
Why We Still Kill Patients (And What We Need to Stop Doing It)
By MICHAEL MILLENSOM This article is adapted from a talk given Sept. 7 at the 11th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit in Irvine, California, sponsored by the Patient SafetyContinue reading…
Convention Invisibility Teaches A Crucial Health Policy Lesson
By MICHAEL MILLENSON
It’s close to an iron rule: Politics drives policy. In that context, the health policy issues that were largely invisible at the Republican and Democratic conventions taught a crucial political lesson.
Start with access….
Convention Invisibility Teaches A Crucial Health Policy Lesson
The health policy issues that were largely invisible at the Republican and Democratic conventions taught a crucial lesson about politics.
ChatGPT Vs. Magic 8 Ball: Who Can Solve “The HealthCare Crisis”?
ChatGPT’s question-answering choices remain somewhat of a black box. Magic 8 Ball is a black ball.. I asked both how to solve the healthcare crisis.