Direct to Consumer Advertising is Becoming Absurd Click to Enlarge Colleagues:A Groupon internet advertisement was recently forwarded to me. The ad simultaneously offers discounts on a Medical Marijuana Approval Certificate, and a Weight Management Program utilizing Semaglutide. This is so absurd that you must see this ad
Health Records Are Coming to Smartphone Apps. So is AI. Click to Enlarge Colleagues:Two new societal trends are occurring in 2024 that I predict will have a significant impact on medical practice. Patient access to their health records is coming via new apps on their smartphones. Artificial
Insights Learned by Observing a Family at a Hospital Bedside Click to Enlarge Colleagues: As an intern, I cared for many patients at the end of their life. One particular death still haunts me 45 years later. An inpatient on a VA pulmonary ward was dying
What Has MSSNY Done for Me? Where is the Value? Click to Enlarge Colleagues: If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it fall, does it matter whether it made a sound? I have been thinking about this question ever since our
Unmet Needs Click to Enlarge Colleagues:Last week the MSSNY Pulse reported on my interview with the Gothamist regarding NYS efforts to decrease opioid prescriptions. A highlight was my comment that although the State had good intentions, an unintended consequence is that now there are unmet needs.
Masks Offer a Public Health Benefit. They Also Can Be Used for Evil. Click to Enlarge Colleagues: The underlying dichotomy of our world is that everything that can be used for good can also be used for bad. The greater the potential for good, the
Grieving Families Act, Part 3 Colleagues: New York is known for Broadway plays, and the political actors in Albany are back at it. Despite two previous vetoes from Governor Hochul, the New York state Legislature has yet again passed another version of the Grieving Families Act (A.9232-B), which would dramatically expand damage awards in wrongful
Join Us for MSSNY’s Lobby Day on March 11th, 2025 Please plan to put aside Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, for MSSNY’s annual Physician Advocacy Day. To register, click here: Physician Advocacy Registration MSSNY’s lobby day will be held in person! It will take place at the Empire State Plaza (The Egg) in Albany from 7:45-11:00am.
MSSNY Weighs in on Change Healthcare Data Breach in Wall Street Journal Colleagues: While I am away from my desk this week to attend the Annual AMA Meeting, I want you to know that your MSSNY Media Team remains hard at work back home. I am especially proud to announce that through their efforts I
Corporate Camouflage and Consolidation Colleagues: What do Lifetime Health, Elevance Health, and Highmark have in common? They are all rebranded BlueCross BlueShield firms, and they are consolidating this year. BCBS is smart to rebrand and hide behind their new corporate “parents,” because doing so makes it harder to recognize the severity of this market concentration.
