Health tourism clusters are being aggressively promoted as means to build health tourism and medical sector businesses to, and in destinations; have...
What to Say When the News is Bad: Crisis Communications
Healthcare news hasn’t been very good. The sector has never been a darling of the media; reporters love a story about vulnerable people who are inju...
Waiting for the Wave: Demand for seniors’ housing
A recent article in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, “Don’t bank on tsunami” suggests that “Potential residents will be plentiful…” and t...
Pipe Bombs, Shock Doctrine and Pre-Existing Conditions
Two weeks before the mid-term elections, the news cycle is absorbed with pipe bombs being sent to Democratic leaders. Deadlier by far, however is the ...
Healthcare reform and the media conversation: Let the silliness begin
The New York Post and conservative news outlets are trying to control the media conversation about healthcare reform. A recent article in The Post war...
Retirement – why we hate the word
The word, “retirement” literally means to remove oneself to a quiet, secluded place. At times of high stress, this sounds great, if only ...