Game Changers 2019 – Essay Series
Healthcare's Integration Imperative. There are moments in life that forever change you: a wedding, the birth of a child, and the loss of a loved one. In healthcare, we’re honored to witness many of these moments with the people we’re…
Game Changers 2019 – Essay Series
The future of personalized health care Big data, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics: Commonly heard and often misunderstood terms that invisibly touch many aspects of our daily lives. From navigating the morning commute to shopping online, advances in technology,…
Deep Fried Fat
Here’s food for thought . . . Deep Fried Fat. When I was a kid, the three words I heard most often from my mom were "eat your veggies." I was fortunate to grow up in a middle-class home that…
How Old Are You – Really?
Here's food for thought . . . How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? I recently read an article in a major magazine proclaiming that kids born today could have a life expectancy up…
Abolish the Tax on Medical Devices
Here's food for thought . . . Taxing Innovation Tempers Job Creation. One of the most troubling elements of the Affordable Care Act, known also as Obamacare, was the tax imposed on America's medical device companies. Since this $29 billion…
Childhood Obesity Rates Are Down – More Work to be Done
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of low-income obese children ages 2 to 4 dipped in California from 17.3 percent to 16.8 percent. Childhood obesity rates went down in 19 states, up in three…