February 2015 - The Health Care Blog

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By PHILIP ALLEN GREEN Right now there are two patients in every room. One is made with flesh, bones, and blood. One is made with a monitor, a mouse, and a keyboard. Both demand my time. Both demand my concentration. A little over two weeks ago I wrote...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 3:43 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB

Health 2.0 Asia: Japan Conference Partnership

By SOPHIE PARK Tokyo, Japan – Health 2.0 announces the Health 2.0 Asia partnership with MedPeer, Inc. to showcase the Health 2.0 Asia conference Japan on November 4-5, 2015. The conference will be the first of a series of events expanding the global...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2015 10:05 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0

The Facebook Model for Socialized Health Care

By EDGAR T. WILSON As government involvement in U.S. health care deepens—through the Affordable Care Act, Meaningful Use, and the continued revisions and expansions of Medicaid and Medicare—the politically electric watchword is “socialism.” Online, of...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2015 5:23 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Social Media, Data, Facebook, Wearables, Big Data, Internet of Things

Automation, Aviation and Medicine: Will Technology Ever Replace Pilots?

By ROBERT WACHTER, MD The story of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger – the “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot – is a modern American legend. I’ve gotten to know Captain Sullenberger over the past several years, and he is a warm, caring, and thoughtful person who...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2015 10:02 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB

A Master Class In Health Policy with Kavita Patel

By MATTHEW HOLT HxRefactored kicks off April 1st in Boston and we are excited to have Kavita Patel giving a Master Class in U.S. Health Policy.” Kavita is a Managing Director at The Brookings Institute in Washington, DC and has a long history working...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2015 7:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0

Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

By KAREN SIBERT, MD American anesthesiology reached a significant milestone last year, though many of us probably missed it at the time. In February, 2014, the number of nurse anesthetists in the United States for the first time exceeded the number of...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2015 9:30 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Physicians, Anesthesiologists, Anethestiologist assistants, Nurse Anesthetists

The Tao of Wearables

By JOE KVEDAR, MD The hype around wearables is deafening. I say this from the perspective of someone who saw their application in chronic illness management 15 years ago. Of course, at that time, it was less about wearables and more about sensors in the...

Published Tue, Feb 24 2015 10:29 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Data, Apple, Wearables, chronic illness, Patel, Fitbit, Wellocracy, JAMA, Volpp

Weight Loss Fines Are Discriminatory and Counterproductive

By LEWIS, KHANNA and ROBINSON One year ago in these pages, Harvard Medical School’s Stephen Soumerai wrote a scathing essay arguing that employer fines on overweight employees were ineffective. We’re here to tell you that Professor Soumerai is a cockeyed...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2015 10:35 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB

What Do Women Know About Obamacare that Men Don’t?

By SUSAN DENTZER For the second year running, more women than men have signed up for coverage in health insurance marketplaces during open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, enrollment ran...

Published Sun, Feb 22 2015 7:42 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, HHS, Uninsured, mammograms, Enrollment, Women, Inovalon

HIT Newser: Black Book Rankings Not So Unbiased?

By MICHELLE-RONAN NOTEBOOM Black Book: Not so Unbiased and Relevant? Black Book Rankings announces that it will change its EHR survey methods and remove ballots cast by provider organizations that serve as resellers/VARs, and/or channel partners. The...

Published Sun, Feb 22 2015 11:09 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Meaningful Use, Epic, Cerner, HIT Newser, SureScripts, Apple Watch, ONC. Black Book

Why Anthem Was Wrong Not to Encrypt

By DAN MUNRO Being provocative isn’t always helpful. Such is the case with Fred Trotter’s recent headline ‒ Why Anthem Was Right Not To Encrypt. His argument that encryption wasn’t to blame for the largest healthcare data breach in U...

Published Sun, Feb 22 2015 7:34 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Fred Trotter, Anthem, Encryption, Heartbleed, CHS, Data Security

A Ray of Light

By MARTIN SAMUELS, MD I work at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. We call it The Brigham. A month ago we were subjected to a tragic murder of one of our doctors. The winter has been brutal and unrelenting. Then, as I was walking to work the...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2015 9:17 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Martin Samuels, The Brigham, Harvey Cushing

How to Avoid Being a Dumb Ass Doctor

By DR. ROB It’s been two years since I first started my new practice. I have successfully avoided driving my business into the ground because I am a dumb-ass doctor. Don’t get me wrong: I am not a dumb-ass when it comes to being a doctor....

Published Fri, Feb 20 2015 1:25 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Physicians, Economics, business models, Dr. Rob Lamberts, Change Management, Dumb Ass Doctors, practice management

The Hospital That Shall Remain Nameless

By LISA SUENNEN Let me start this story by telling you the end: I am just fine. For those of you who like me, there is nothing to worry about and all is well. For those of you who don’t like me, sorry to disappoint you, but you’re stuck with me for a...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2015 2:34 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Lisa Suennen, Patient Experience

Reality-Based Policy and the Digital Doctor: An Interview with Mark Smith

By ROBERT WACHTER, MD Mark Smith, MD, MBA, was the founding CEO of the California HealthCare Foundation; he served in that role for 17 years before stepping down last year. I’ve known Mark since we were residents together at UCSF in the mid-1980s, and...

Published Wed, Feb 18 2015 9:07 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, California HealthCare Foundation, Mark Smith

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Health 2.0 Asia: Japan Conference Partnership

The Facebook Model for Socialized Health Care

Automation, Aviation and Medicine: Will Technology Ever Replace Pilots?

A Master Class In Health Policy with Kavita Patel

Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

The Tao of Wearables

Weight Loss Fines Are Discriminatory and Counterproductive

What Do Women Know About Obamacare that Men Don’t?

HIT Newser: Black Book Rankings Not So Unbiased?

Why Anthem Was Wrong Not to Encrypt

A Ray of Light

How to Avoid Being a Dumb Ass Doctor

The Hospital That Shall Remain Nameless

Reality-Based Policy and the Digital Doctor: An Interview with Mark Smith