Telehealth is Hot. Teledoc Hits One Million.
Telehealth is really catching on. The nation’s largest telehealth platform, Teladoc, has facilitated its one millionth electronic visit between a physician and a patient. Teladoc doctors are practicing physicians licensed in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, dermatology, or behavioral health. Their credentials are reviewed every 3 years. Teladoc doctors are just like regular primary care physicians or […]
Why is health care so expensive?
As published in the Danbury News-Times and newstimes.com on Sunday, October 18, 2015 There are numerous factors contributing to our high health care cost, including unnecessary tests and procedures, the high cost of drugs, fraud, lack of tort reform, inefficiency, and lack of standards. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law […]
On The Air
The world has gone video, but radio is far from dead. I have many fond memories about radio technology. As a teenager I was an active amateur radio operator. I first became a ham at age 15 in 1960 (See Hobbies – Ham radio). In engineering school in the 1960s, I was an announcer on Lehigh […]
Why Are Drugs So Expensive?
Currently, the fastest growing cost in healthcare is coming from double-digit growth in the cost of drugs. The cost of drugs is a significant burden for millions of Americans. Some believe the root cause is greed, but I believe the root cause comes from Congress. When the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan was passed […]
Entrepreneurs Demo Again in SoHo to Change Healthcare
One of the key problems in our healthcare system is the high cost. Innovation can play an important role in driving costs down. On Friday, I attended Blueprint Health‘s seventh Demo Day. Blueprint Health is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator program in New York City, supporting entrepreneurs who are building innovative companies at the intersection of health […]
