Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
This post is my 4,000th blog post here at Healthcare Economist. The blog started January 19, 2006, when I (not so) cleverly titled my very first blog post “Welcome!!!” Over the years, we have covered a variety of issues: from health reform and value-based purchasing, to innovation and outcomes-based pricing; from current events and health…
Hacking Health is a new a blog that looks at the intersections between big data, life science and healthcare. What questions does it intend to address? “Improving healthcare is a big data problem. The volume and kinds of data that are created over the course of a patient’s journey through the healthcare system are so large and…
This is a great time to be the Healthcare Economist. Not only am I hosting Grand Rounds for the first time, but Wisconsin sports are enjoying a renaissance. The Milwaukee Brewers are in the NLCS, the Green Bay Packers are Super Bowl Champs and undefeated, and the Wisconsin Badgers also have not lost. How does…