Healthcare Policy Archives

Still Babbling

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jan 19, 2015 | Healthcare IT

Update: In the more than seven years since I wrote this article, healthcare information technology tools continue to struggle to achieve robust interoperability. Fortunately, through efforts of the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information...

At All Cost?

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Feb 1, 2014 | Analytics

During the dot-com boom, many new companies based their business plans upon the volume of website visits. The revenue models assumed that by capturing the attention of users as measured by clicks on the company website, the organizations would generate wild profits...

‘Show Me the Money’ Revisited

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Dec 10, 2012 | Healthcare Policy

In the immortal words of Ronald Reagan, “There you go again.” Something that can be explained simply is twisted to look infinitely complicated with plots and subplots that would make J.K Rowling proud. The recent controversy over the use of EMRs to increase...

Show Me the Money

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Dec 7, 2010 | Archives

The most important lesson in medical care comes from a bank robber who spent more than half his life in jail and stole more than $2 million. Sutton’s law, named after the one of the most prolific bank robbers in history, Willie Sutton, states that when diagnosing, one...

A True Tipping Point?

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Sep 20, 2010 | Archives

From the signing of healthcare reform legislation to the release of final rules for “meaningful use,” events in 2010 are driving toward a true transformation in the delivery of healthcare in the United States. Optimism is high that we will finally see tangible...