Community Open Forum: Date Change
If you are in Florida next month, consider dropping in to Florida Hospital Flagler in Palm Coast. Hosted by Bill Tol, Planned Giving Coordinator, the Community Open Forum series offers lectures on a range of topics. I will be there on March 23 to talk about “Healthcare in the Era of the Cloud”. The first 50 attendees to […]
How Libraries Play Critical Role in Healthcare
WebJunction is a site managed by OCLC where library professionals gather to build the knowledge, skills and support they need to power relevant, vibrant libraries. ZeroDivide has published an infographic about the critical role public libraries play in addressing equitable access to health information and resources. They named the infographic Library Heroes Make Health Happen. Libraries do amazing things around the world. The […]
High Cost of Drugs – Eye Drops
There are a number of stories here and in Health Attitude about the high cost of drugs. Most stories are about pills, but the problem exists for ear drops, eye drops, injectables, ointments, gels, creams, and other forms. I have cataract surgery coming up and eye drops were prescribed for me. (btw, we all have cataracts. […]
Key Issues for Healthcare in 2016
The Health Research Institute (HRI) at PwC (formerly PriceWaterhouseCoopers) describes the top health industry issues it sees for 2016. They are summarized below with my own interpretation. You can read the full report at Top health industry trends and issues 2016: PwC. 2016 will see a continuation of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry. The emerging […]
When Have We Seen Enough Drug Ads on TV?
I have written articles for a number of publications about TV advertising of prescription drugs. TV news programs are unlikely to invite me in to talk about the subject since the pharmaceutical industry spends $5 billion per year on TV advertising. The latest article was published in Pharmaceutical Processing. You can read it here. My […]