by John G. Self | Nov 9, 2010 | Current Affairs
In a period of prolonged BAD news, it is a very good news to read that our painful economic nightmare may be drawing to a close. The New York Times business columnist Gretchen Morgenson provided an important insight from top economist Ian Shepherdson who says the...
by John G. Self | Oct 14, 2010 | Current Affairs, Healthcare, Stories
A Dispatch from Anchorage: Termination Dusting finally arrived, albeit three or four weeks late, many locals believe. On the political front, an incumbent Republican Senator who was defeated in the party primary has decided to run as a write-in candidate and could...
by John G. Self | Sep 28, 2010 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
The development of an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the subject of much discussion and some debate. There is a certain emerging sense of urgency among healthcare leaders regarding ACO creation — no one knows for sure what the regulatory environment...
by John G. Self | Jul 12, 2010 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
This is a good summary of the government’s increased emphasis on fraud and abuse. By Jeff Weinstein and Scott Honiberg for HealthLeaders Media President Obama recently signed off on legislation that very likely will result in a substantial increase in lawsuits...
by John G. Self | Jun 10, 2010 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
Anyone who has worked in healthcare for any period of time has heard about or read the stories — female patients molested in their rooms by “fake” doctors, warring gang factions trying to finish the assassination job outside the trauma room, or...
by John G. Self | Mar 6, 2010 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
The government’s attempt to eliminate fraud and waste from the Medicare Program represents another strategy to reduce Medicare spending. As this effort to eliminate fraud and cut waste unfolds, and as Congress hears repeated horror stories regarding abuses and...
