Camille Schenkel

Health Insurance Exchanges (HIEs) have garnered support on both sides of the political aisle during the health reform debate. If the final reform bill includes a public option or non-profit co-ops and a mandate for coverage, the principal method by which non-insureds will be purc... (more)

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System plans to offer incentives of up to $40,000 to its 7,000 affiliated doctors to migrate to digital patient records. The size of the program is significant and, along with federal subsidies, provides a competitive edge to the NY regional ... (more)

One of the frustrations cropping up on health social media sites is centered around the mechanism that caused their popularity at the outset, the message board. Perhaps health social networking sites can learn from online dating sites, Match and eHarmony, about linking mechanisms... (more)

Much of the media and investment community has been focused on the potential for electric cars and solar in the last few years. The cleantech community invested about 60% of venture capital in the second quarter of 2009 in the transportation/fuel and solar energy sectors. One sou... (more)

On the day when President Obama is getting ready to have a primetime news conference that will likely feature healthcare reform efforts in Congress, it is difficult to divine the final form that reform legislation will take. It is easy to get mired in the politics of reform and o... (more)

Google's announcement about ChromeOS last week caused some technology pundits to hyperventilate about impending doom for Microsoft and put another notch in Google's product launch belt.While speculation runs rampant about the two giants as they battle it out for dominance in the ... (more)

Google's announcement about ChromeOS last week caused some technology pundits to hyperventilate about impending doom for Microsoft and put another notch in Google's product launch belt. While speculation runs rampant about the two giants as they battle it out for dominance in the... (more)

Google's announcement about ChromeOS last week caused some technology pundits to hyperventilate about impending doom for Microsoft and put another notch in Google's product launch belt. While speculation runs rampant about the two giants as they battle it out for dominance in the... (more)

With all the bad economic news coming out of Nevada, it is easy to miss a healthcare bright spot -- the emergence of virtual simulation training of future surgeons. The Virtual Skills Laboratory at University Medical Center (UMC) has been training residents since December 2008 wi... (more)

With all the bad economic news coming out of Nevada, it is easy to miss a healthcare bright spot -- the emergence of virtual simulation training of future surgeons. The Virtual Skills Laboratory at University Medical Center (UMC) has been training residents since December 2008 wi... (more)

With all the bad economic news coming out of Nevada, it is easy to miss a healthcare bright spot -- the emergence of virtual simulation training of future surgeons. The Virtual Skills Laboratory at University Medical Center (UMC) has been training residents since December 2008 wi... (more)

The US Green Building Council sent a press release out today announcing that all buildings seeking LEED certification will be required to provide energy and water usage data on a recurring basis as a precondition to certification. The new requirements will be part of LEED v.3, wh... (more)

The US Green Building Council sent a press release out today announcing that all buildings seeking LEED certification will be required to provide energy and water usage data on a recurring basis as a precondition to certification. The new requirements will be part of LEED v.3, wh... (more)

The Democrats in the House unveiled the outlines of their healthcare reform bill on June 9 that includes a government-backed health plan option to increase coverage. Already powerful lobbies are lining up against this possibility, including the AMA and the health insurance indust... (more)

The Democrats in the House unveiled the outlines of their healthcare reform bill on June 9 that includes a government-backed health plan option to increase coverage. Already powerful lobbies are lining up against this possibility, including the AMA and the health insurance indust... (more)

Google introduced Google Wave  last week to much acclaim. Several aspects of the product have tremendous potential for patient-centered communication online. The question becomes will the developer community respond during the developer period by building applications that takes ... (more)

Google introduced Google Wave last week to much acclaim. Several aspects of the product have tremendous potential for patient-centered communication online. The question becomes will the developer community respond during the developer period by building applications that takes a... (more)

The conundrum is now well-known -- how can the U.S. spend over $6,714 per capita a year on healthcare, the highest among OECD countries, and still lag on so many health indicators like infant mortality? While Americans enjoy access to the latest treatments and medical technologie... (more)

The conundrum is now well-known -- how can the U.S. spend over $6,714 per capita a year on healthcare, the highest among OECD countries, and still lag on so many health indicators like infant mortality? While Americans enjoy access to the latest treatments and medical technologie... (more)

There has been a widely-held belief that the healthcare sector of the U.S. economy is recession-proof. A recent spate of studies indicate that the economic downturn is having an adverse effect on the industry and the impact is hitting all parts of the healthcare sector, from hosp... (more)