Mike Daly

The globalization of healthcare has provided opportunities for many organizations to rapidly develop their products and to expand their network of customers. But with this globalization, we also need to realize there are also a number of important economic and public health concerns.

The conflict of interest that occurs when physicians accept gifts and payments from drug and medical device companies has been a concern for decades. While more transparency is needed in this area, a recent survey in the Archives of Internal Medicine indicates the relationship may be changing in a way that could help alleviate these conflicts of interest.

For some time now, we have discussed the importance of group purchasing organizations (GPOs) on our blog. Critics out there often question the business model of GPOs.

In yet another example of political interference undermining quality healthcare, the Massachusetts state Senate has passed legislation that would penalize high performing hospitals for operating in an efficient and business-like fashion.

I am watching various media outlets today and probably, like many of you, I am trying to make sense of the healthcare vote that occurred Sunday night.

My wife is a cancer patient and what happened to her recently should be a lesson to all caregivers.

When enacted, MassHealth was touted as the answer to correcting the problem of the uninsured in Massachusetts. Today we find that earlier assumptions about cost and utilization were wrong and that enrollee benefits have to be reduced and providers have to take further cuts.

If you find what is going on in Washington these days confusing, join the crowd.

60 Minutes warned viewers last night that what they were about to watch would likely raise their blood pressure and they were right!

One of the most critical problems our broken healthcare system currently faces is the primary care physician shortage. If we can’t get a handle on this issue, it won’t matter what type of universal coverage we devise.