For those of you interested in the program I moderated in Sacramento last week on Health Reform in California, here is the video for you to watch. The overall program is about 90 minutes, but the actual panel starts at minute 17:35 (before that is some remarks from Sacramento Mayor (and former …
Healthcare Reform in California: Which Side of the SeeSaw Are We On?
I mentioned in my last post that I was headed off to host UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies program on Health Reform in California. Yesterday I had the honor of moderating a star-powered panel of health reform experts comprised of leading doers and thinkers in our California healthcare ecosystem. Speaking in front of …
Certified Pre-Owned Body Parts
Imagine you are sick, really sick. You need a liver transplant. Here are your choices: Hang on as long as you can hoping a healthy liver shows up before it’s too late; or, If you just can’t wait, you might be able to get one from Keith Richards (slightly used, if you know what I […]
I, Robot Seal
Two of my most frequently read blog posts have been those I wrote about the telemonitoring robot called Autom and the “mentally ill” stuffed animals called Paraplush. When I saw one of my faithful readers and colleagues, Dorothy Pavloff from California Technology Ventures, the other day, she handed me a flyer for what can best […]
Hands Off the Merchandise
You may think of it as the first week of Christmas, but there are some out there that think of this first week of December as National Handwashing Awareness Week. Pay attention Hallmark–another greeting card opportunity is upon you. I’m sure the one you sent me, blog reader, is in the mail. Christmas has Santa […]
Forward into the Breach
“The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual” 1963 quote from Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. I moderated a panel last week for Xconomy that was focused on consumer-oriented healthcare information technology. The panel included 2 hospital chief information officers (one current, one […]
Never Eat More Than You Can Lift
Never Eat More Thank You Can Lift; that’s a quote from Miss Piggy and how appropriate to this particular missive. Some of you may recall my Baconator post from back in July; it is one of my most popular posts and people continue to read it regularly. But I must say that I am feeling […]
Reply Hazy, Try Again
Back in September 2010 I wrote about the controversies associated with home-based genetic testing companies and their products. This topic remains much in the news, as the FDA has declared their intent to regulate these products and several companies have withdrawn from the direct-to-consumer market. Reuters reported this week that in a survey of over […]
Bloated by the Light
Oh my God. It’s bad enough that every time you turn around there’s another food you can’t eat because it makes you fat, but now the scientists have really outdone themselves. Having declared 100% of all foods fattening and unfit for consumption, they have moved on to natural phenomena. Newest research finding? Being exposed to […]
