By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Democrat presidential candidates are sparring over how much to expand Medicare. Should it be Medicare for all, for people over 50 and children, or for “all who want it”? Does “all” include veterans, Native Americans, and military dependents, who now have their own government program? Does it include everybody […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Google is universally well known as a search and advertising company. Now Google is tapping into the $3.5 trillion healthcare market. To compete with the Apple Watch, Google acquired FitBit, the wearable exercise, heart rate, and sleep tracking device. Data is king. Voluntarily worn fitness tracking devices are one […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. June has been a month of reflection on life, death, our values, and the greater good. We commemorated the 75th anniversary of the 1944 Normandy invasion (D-Day), which began the liberation of France from German occupation and turned the tide of World War II. In what must have been […]
by Jane M. Orient, M.D. “Healthcare” is supposed to be the big election issue, and politicians promise to give people universal and equal “healthcare,” or prevent the bad guys from taking it away. Everyone of course wants to be healthy, and a $3 trillion industry wants to keep the money flowing. So, I have a […]
by Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Listening to the campaign promises spewed out by the bevy of folks running for president brings the old but enduring story of Faust to mind. Despite being successful, Faust wanted more knowledge and possessions. To that end, he made a deal with Mephistopheles (aka the Devil) who promised to […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Now that it is the political season where divisiveness rules the day, the bevy of President wannabes’ interest in maternal health is suspect. After all, none of them have joined the many maternal health advocates who praised the President for signing into law the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act which gives grants to […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. May is Mental Health Month and it should inspire us to think about family, community relationships, and our growing disconnectedness. It is not an invitation for Congress and other troublemakers to lose their collective minds. While folks of all colors and lifestyles are quietly living and working together and […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Hoaxes and scams have been dominating the news lately. We have a marginally known actor faking a hate crime supposedly to raise his Hollywood profile. His attempt to claw his way to the middle could have resulted in race riots, injury, and death. His punishment? All charges dropped. The […]
Random No Longer Rules: Premonition Analytics and the New Normal in Claims Management In just a few short years, big data and analytics have fundamentally shifted the way claims departments litigate claims. How are these technologies changing how experts assess risk in the courtroom? In the movies, plucky heroes are forever setting off to solicit […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. A couple of years ago, computer programs, algorithms, and glorified Google searches were touted as the replacements for a physician’s analysis of a patient’s medical condition. Compressed medical research is quite useful for clinicians who are presented with novel situations and have no readily available colleagues with whom to […]
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