Influenza Update

Bird Flu is still a concern Flu season this year hasn’t exactly played by the rules. Its second wind nationwide may be beginning to wind down. Experts say some of this is related to the effectiveness of this year’s vaccine. HHS and all of its various divisions expend a huge amount of time, effort and […]

Health Wonk Review Is Up!

Head over to The Health Care Blog for this edition of the review that brings together the best health commentary from around the Web. Over at The Health Care Blog, I’m host of this edition of Health Wonk Review, an eclectic collection of articles delving into a variety of topics on science, medicine, health policy […]

Eldercare Technology

A Good Source Book When I present to clinical groups a vision of home-centered health care transformation, technology is always front and center as a lever to trip the health care system toward re-orientation and reform. Why? Because of the power of virtual connectivity, individual and family empowerment, and re-centering health care on the home […]

The Importance of Barack Obama

Positive leadership on full display Last week I was running some errands and found myself in front of the Home Depot when the radio switched to live coverage of Sen. Barack Obama’s speech on race. Rather than move, I settled in to listen, because I felt the moment was historic, and it was. Whatever your […]

Information Universality

In the future patients will come to us; they now come only if they absolutely must Life’s crazy – between the economy, Iraq, race relations, gender relations, “made in China” – well, we have a lot on our minds, and not much extra time, and even less extra cash. Multiply that up to the national […]

Desalination Comes to America’s Shores

Our oceans could be a water source. But is the cost too steep? Those familiar with my "Health Politics" programs know that I’ve spent a lot of time over the last several years writing and speaking about water issues. I’ve written a book, "Healthy Waters," on the topic, and have recently been on the road […]

Thanks, Warren!

Notes on caregiving from a colleague in Louisiana Warren Hebert, a home-health executive in Louisiana who is also a registered nurse, attended the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) meeting last year when I spoke there. He contacted me recently by email to let me know that he was distributing a summary of my speech […]

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