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Bruce Friedman Patient Expert

Ann Arbor, Michigan
I am a semi-retired pathologist who was a faculty member at the University of Michigan Medical School for 33 years. I have also run a yearly conference about the clinical lab industry and laboratory information systems for 27 years. My blog, Lab Soft News, has been in existence for more than three... Full Bio
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Is Google a Publisher or a Search Engine? Can Google Have It Both Ways?

The question of whether Google is a publisher of content or "merely" a search engine to point to content has arisen in Lab Soft News...

Last Chance for Free Admission to the API Strategic Summit

As mentioned in a previous note (see: Attend the Strategic Summit: Help Decide the Future of the LIS and Pathology Informatics ),...

Multidisciplinary Diagnostic Teams and Integrated Diagnostic Centers

The notion of integrated diagnostics focuses on the practicality and feasibility of closer collaboration, or even merger, of...

Consumption of Soda Begins to Decline but What Beverages Are Being Substituted?

I have discussed the high consumption of sugary sodas in previous notes and the role that these beverages play in our obesity...

Two Drivers for Medical Tourism: Public-Private Partnerships and Medical Insurance Participation

I have had a long interest in medical tourism , partly because I think that the U.S. health system would benefit from the foreign...
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