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Barack Obama

DoD-VA integration failure is no laughing matter, even to Stewart

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Neil Versel

Last week, I had a clip from “The Colbert Report” because Dr. Eric Topol appeared on the show to discuss digital health in a lively segment with Stephen Colbert. (I reported on it for InformationWeek Healthcare. The editors told me … Continue reading →

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ACA decision is a beginning, not an end, to health reform

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Neil Versel

I’ve spent a lot of time on social media since Thursday morning debating the meaning of the Supreme Court’s rather stunning decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It was stunning in that Chief Justice John Roberts, a … Continue reading →

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