Daniel Miller

Preventable childhood deaths are surging as vaccination rates plummet amid persistent health misinformation.

Baby boomers and their families need to plan now for the inevitable cost of long-term care and for their roles as care givers. 

Every day, thousands of people are put on hold, or calls are not even answered in some cities, due to the staff shortage in call centers.

The anti-vaccination movement has resulted in 1 out of 10 American parents delaying or outright refusing necessary childhood vaccinations.

Facing what the UN calls an "infodemic," the Surgeon General says misinformation about COVID constitutes a threat to public health.

Medical experts supports reopening schools for the overall wellbeing and learning experience for children but stress the need for flexibility.

A perfect storm may be forming, as many parents are not getting their children wellness exams and routine vaccinations.

What if ER physicians knew your full medical history before you even arrived at the emergency room?

The top threats include "vaccine hesitancy," which is based on fraudulent research and has done extraordinary damage to public health.

Employers must take a comprehensive approach and view workers’ comp programs in the context of their overall human resource programs.

It is estimated that, by the year 2020, there will be 117 million Americans who will need assistance with daily living and healthcare issues.

A seven-year federal study by UC-San Francisco found that only a small fraction of ER visits, or 3.3%, are “avoidable.”

Whatever GOP leaders may actually be thinking, it's clear that the time has come for bipartisan healthcare reform.

Finalists at this year's HITLAB Innovators Summit and World Cup include one that can map veins below the surface of the skin.

A look back at the five finalists at last year's HITLAB competition shows great progress and potential.

Unless a widespread education and intervention campaign on diabetes takes place, we are looking at a disaster.

The author gets caught in a maze after finding he is at severe risk of glaucoma and must act immediately or lose his eyesight.

Only 7% of caregivers use new technologies -- that figure must soar, or we will face a severe shortage of care for our loved ones.

The amount of unnecessary surgery hasn't diminished even though the problem was identified decades ago. But there is a simple answer.

The stigma of mental health issues keeps millions from seeking treatment, hurting themselves, their families and their employers.

The "controversy" over whether to be vaccinated for measles is no controversy -- it derives from a completely discredited research hoax.

Surprising EEOC guidelines on the Americans with Disabilities Act may sound onerous but actually create an opportunity for employers.

A clarification from the agency makes certain that employers can have an injured worker examined by a doctor of its choice.

After a lot of grandstanding, the new Congress and the president will likely make a series of changes, including repealing what is seen as a bailout for insurers.

A little-known regulation may provide a powerful tool outside of workers' comp law that can reduce fraud and lost work time.

Do not even discuss medical cost containment through group health networks and strategies. They simply do not apply to workers' comp.

Firms have been paying for phantom savings for decades because of poorly conceived networks of preferred physican organizations.

One minute into my first day as chairman of an RTW subcommittee, I was told: "We can't do this here; we have a union shop."

TPAs and insurers do their own reviews, but when is the last time such a report concluded, "We need to do a better job"? |TPAs and insurers do their own reviews, but when is the last time such a report concluded, "We need to do a better job"?

A federal waiver for Massachuetts shows it's time to restore the full use of "experience rating" for small employers' health insurance. |

There is overwhelming medical evidence that many diagnostic tests, treatments and surgeries for low back pain are ineffective and waste many billions of dollars a year in the U.S. alone.|

There are some 210,000 unnecessary CTS surgeries each year, at a cost of roughly $1.5 billion, much of it covered by workers' comp.|