March 2010 - The Health Care Blog

Health Reform Could Harm Medicaid Patients

By Edward Miller, MD Dr. Miller is the Dean and CEO of The Johns Hopkins University Medical School. Both the House and Senate health-care reform bills call for a large increase in Medicaid—about 18 million more people will begin enrolling... Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 07 2010 5:15 AM by The Health Care Blog

The 2010 DiabetesMine Challenge

By Amy Tenderich We have just opened the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. This year, we’ll be selecting THREE Grand Prize winners to EACH receive $7,000 in cash and a support package to help winners realize and commercialize their design ideas.......

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 1:07 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Technology, Consumers

Reform: Round 2

By JOE FLOWER It’s coming back! The health care reform debate is only through the first round. In a few years, as early as 2013 or 2014, we are likely to see another round, with at least as much whacked-out... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 10:55 AM by The Health Care Blog

Antitrust Warfare

By Daniel Palestrant, MD Not since the days of monopoly busting and Standard Oil has anti-trust been such a contentious topic in American politics. Today, Teddy Roosevelt has been replaced by Nancy Pelosi and the oil barons have been replaced... Read...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 1:44 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Physicians

Community Wars? WebMD launches Health Exchange

By Matthew Holt Just when we thought things were calming down in the world of Health 2.0, it’s kicking off. WebMD has been watching Everyday Health take over its spot as top Health site ranking in the ComScore rankings (cue... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 1:41 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt

RememberItNow! and Prezi

By Matthew Holt RememberItNow! is a feisty little start-up that's aiming at the medication reminder/management space. I like the feature set and the approach, and I hope the Pam Swigley the engaging CEO gets some traction. It’s launching officially...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 1:31 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt

MedApps on TV

By Matthew Holt Kent Dicks from MedApps does a very nice job on Fox Business News. Kent explains what his company’s cell(phone)-based transmission solution does, why it’s not a privacy threat, who else is in the market, and what the... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 8:19 PM by The Health Care Blog

Unstable Public Opinion

MERRILL GOOZNER Joseph White, a professor of politics at Case Western Reserve University, made this interesting observation in his weekend column in The Fiscal Times: "On most issues, there is no such thing as a stable "public opinion."...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 3:34 AM by The Health Care Blog

A Web 2.0 Interview with Miguel Cabrer, CEO of Medting

By Denise Silber Miguel Cabrer founder of MEDTING, a global site for the exchange of medical information and images, will be a panelist at Health 2.0 Europe in Paris. Formerly CIO of Hospital Son Llatzer, the first digital hospital in... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 16 2010 1:08 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Technology, Health 2.0, Web/Tech

Andy Wiesenthal, Kaiser Permanente

By Matthew Holt Those of you with really long memories may remember that Kaiser had a little kerfuffle with a guy named Justen Deal. As part of that incident, I did a rather unorthodox interview with Andy Wiesenthal from The... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 1:43 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Matthew Holt, Health Plans, Consumers

The Top Ten Immediate Benefits Americans Will Receive When Health Care Reform Passes

By MAGGIE MAHAR Yesterday, the Democratic Caucus of the House listed the provisions of the health reform bill that will take effect “as soon as health care passes,” The legislation would: Prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in all...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 10:48 AM by The Health Care Blog

Could It Be That the System (Gasp) Works?

By ROBERT WACHTER Heading into the final weekend of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, who could have guessed that in a year that brought us Death Panels, Pickup Trucks, “You Lie”, The Cornhusker Compromise, Bart Stupak (boy, that must have been... Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 7:04 AM by The Health Care Blog

The Tale of the Fancy Sea Creatures and the Pipes

By ROB LAMBERTS Once upon a time there was a land on the ocean. The people lived off of the food from the ocean and were very happy. But as they grew bigger, they had a problem: they made a... Read More...

Published Sun, Mar 21 2010 12:37 PM by The Health Care Blog

Rearranging Chairs

By ROB LAMBERTS I have been asked by patients, readers, family members, and by fellow bloggers what I think about the bill passed by the House of Regurgitants Representatives yesterday. I resent this. I have tried hard to remain neutral... Read More....

Published Mon, Mar 22 2010 2:03 PM by The Health Care Blog

Health 2.0 in Hungary? Yes, We Can!

By Matthew Holt Gábor Gyarmati has been running health care web sites in Hungary for longer than you might imagine. I suspect that many of you reading this don’t know much about Hungary and those of you who went to... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 8:20 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt

March 2010 - The Health Care Blog

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Health Reform Could Harm Medicaid Patients

The 2010 DiabetesMine Challenge

Reform: Round 2

Antitrust Warfare

Community Wars? WebMD launches Health Exchange

RememberItNow! and Prezi

MedApps on TV

Unstable Public Opinion

A Web 2.0 Interview with Miguel Cabrer, CEO of Medting

Andy Wiesenthal, Kaiser Permanente

The Top Ten Immediate Benefits Americans Will Receive When Health Care Reform Passes

Could It Be That the System (Gasp) Works?

The Tale of the Fancy Sea Creatures and the Pipes

Rearranging Chairs

Health 2.0 in Hungary? Yes, We Can!