Before we get to what spurs useful innovation in medicine, we might talk for a minute about what inhibits it. A number of things come to mind, all of which I have experienced in my career: 1....

There is increasing talk about innovation in Medicine, especially by reformers. No one is against innovation. Look at all the recent advances in therapeutics, diagnostics and interventional treatment that have brought so much relief to patients in...

The choice of Congressmen Paul Ryan has injected a new wrinkle into the Health Care Reform debate: Medicare. The Todd Akin flap has injected others, but let’s take this one wrinkle at a time. Ironically this now...