Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

During 2013 and 2014, I endured a very difficult 18 months. As a result of my personal experiences and my professional background as a Professor of Law and Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University, I wrote a book called Aging with a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow. By Sharona Hoffman.

Bioethics 261

Bioethics Governance Public Health 261

Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2021

This last chart from a 2014 PwC/Strategy& report on the birth of the healthcare consumer is data I often turned to as U.S. What a difference seven years makes, with the latter years book-ended by the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica event and the global coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 165

COVID-19 Public Health Governance Hospitals 165

Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

” In my 2014 paper for California Health Care Foundation, Here’s Looking at You: How Personal Health Information Is Being Tracked and Used: ” I quoted James Pyles, Esq.,

HIPAA 173

HIPAA COVID-19 Health Insurance Health Outcomes 173

Health Populi

AUGUST 28, 2020

I wrote about this challenge in 2014 in my report for California Health Care Foundation, Here’s Looking at You: How Personal Information Is Being Tracked and Used. Years ago, the Harvard Privacy Project led by Latanya Sweeney at the time had addressed privacy as, “the sword and the shield of public health.”

COVID-19 129

COVID-19 Public Health HIPAA Health Insurance 129

Health Populi

JANUARY 5, 2021

Among the ten awards, I’ve selected three to highlight to synthesize one systemic issue that has plagued America’s response to the public health crisis. The complete list is included below the digital fold in the Hot Points). #7: 7: Hospitals punish professionals for wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in institutions.

COVID-19 62

COVID-19 Public Health COVID-19 Vaccine Doctors 62