Michael McBride, Editor

Michael

McBride

Michael is former Editor-in-Chief for Health Management Technology magazine, Technology Editor for Medical Economics magazine and Editorial Director for Pandamoon Publishing.  He is currently Managing Editor for

Dark Daily and The Dark Report and continues to write and edit

on healthcare and information technology related topics.

Columns

 

Medical Economics - 20120710
Medical Economics - 20120325
Medical Economics - 20121125
Health Management Technology - 200908

Ignorance is no defense

 

Alexandra Thran, MD, a practicing emergency department physician, was fired by a Rhode Island hospital, and subsequently was ...

 

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An HIE analogy too far?

 

Imagine that you’re buying a car, but you can purchase only the body from the dealer. You must buy the engine, drive train ...

 

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Are we in denial?

 

The big announcement coming out of the  Medical Group Management Association annual meeting this year ...

 

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What's wrong with paper?

 

Recently, in an address to the AMA, President Obama commented on paper being a singular culprit in the rising cost of healthcare ...

 

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Health Management Technology - 200906
Health Management Technology - 200905
Health Management Technology - 200904
Health Management Technology - 200903

HMT evolves

 

Congress announced in May that it would have a "sweeping" reform package for the

president to sign by July 31. It seems incredible that we ...

 

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The sunny side

 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported in late 2008 that it had made more than $36 billion in improper Medicare, Medicaid ...

 

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The best laid plans

 

Okay - Tom Daschle will not be the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services after all.

 

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From the bottom up

 

Congress is moving to strengthen legislation and increase funding to the Federally Qualified Health Center program, which provides ...

 

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