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.
Ignorance is no defense
Alexandra Thran, MD, a practicing emergency department physician, was fired by a Rhode Island hospital, and subsequently was ...
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 ...
Are we in denial?
The big announcement coming out of the Medical Group Management Association annual meeting this year ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
From the bottom up
Congress is moving to strengthen legislation and increase funding to the Federally Qualified Health Center program, which provides ...