Spin Doctors

policy issues, reforming hc, trends & principles, understanding statistics

I’m sick of hearing Washington talk about savings “over ten years”

e-Patient Dave | July 10, 2009

I am sick of hearing politicians and money-making parties talk about savings projections “over ten years.” It’s STUPID. We’re stupid if we listen. Nothing (and I mean nothing) happens as projected ten years ago, not even five. It’s fiction; it’s a bogus way to inflate modest figures. This is the same issue as e-patients understanding [...]

E-Patient Discovers Significant Flaws in System, Spin Doctors Get to Work

John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | April 14, 2009

It is absolutely amazing to watch the unfolding saga the moment a real patient enters real data into Google Health from his hospital’s medical records. The way the marketing folks tell us, this is a seamless exercise that gets you up and running on personal health records (PHRs) like Google Health instantly. The reality, as [...]