June 2015 - The Health Care Blog - The Network of Care

Health 2.0 Quarterly: What’s New in Q2?

By KIM KRUEGER Every quarter, Health 2.0 releases a summary set of data that explains where industry funding is going, which product segments are growing fastest, and where new company formation is happening. Health 2.0’s precision and clarity when it...

Published Tue, Jun 30 2015 2:08 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Apple Watch, digital health, FHIR, Kim Krueger, IPO, NantHealth

How Might Crushes Right In Healthcare

By RICHARD GUNDERMAN, MD Dr. Melos is a gastroenterologist in solo practice in a medium-sized Midwestern city. One day she hears a knock on her door. When she answers, she finds two representatives of Athenian Health System, who request a few minutes...

Published Mon, Jun 29 2015 6:04 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Physician practice, Gunderman, Conslidation

The ABIM Controversy: A Brief History of Board Certification and MOC

By ROBERT WACHTER, MD What’s up with the ABIM?” “I just got a note about an alternative board. Should I join it?” “Aren’t you glad to be off the Board?” These days, I get these questions from friends and colleagues regularly. When I first joined the board...

Published Mon, Jun 29 2015 6:03 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, ABIM

Disruptive Regulation

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE The latest salvo in the interoperability and information-blocking debate comes from two academic experts in the field of informatics, and was recently published in JAMIA. In the brief article, Sittig and Wright are endeavoring to...

Published Mon, Jun 29 2015 3:39 AM by THCB

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HIT Newser: ACA upheld – Can We Talk Health IT Now?

By MICHELLE RONAN NOTEBOOM AMGA requests funds and policies to support care for chronically ill In a letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Workgroup, the AMGA asks Congress to consider policies and financial and operational technologies...

Published Sat, Jun 27 2015 6:00 AM by THCB

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How Population Health Is Driving Merger Mania Among Anthem, Cigna and the Rest of the Big Insurers

By JK WALL The nation’s Big 5 health insurers have thrived under the Affordable Care Act, seeing their profits grow and their stock prices soar. They also continue to dwarf their main sparring partners—hospital systems—in size. Consider that the largest...

Published Fri, Jun 26 2015 11:58 AM by THCB

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King vs. Burwell: Chalk One Up For Common Sense

By HENRY J. AARON The Supreme Court yesterday decided that Congress meant what it said when it enacted the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA requires people in all 50 states to carry health insurance and provided tax credits to help them afford it. To...

Published Fri, Jun 26 2015 5:32 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

Uber and the Twisted Logic of the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate

By DAVID DRANOVE and CRAIG GARTHWAITE We have recently blogged about what is perhaps the best feature of the Affordable Care Act – the individual insurance exchanges. These exchanges have the potential to create one of the first well-functioning individual...

Published Thu, Jun 25 2015 4:08 PM by THCB

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Driving Innovation Through an Apps-Based Information Economy

By JAAN SIDOROV, MD In case you think the future for healthcare apps will be characterized by health information technology (HIT) “dead zones” of free downloads, fun gadgetry and vacuous consumerism with nothing to show for it, you should...

Published Thu, Jun 25 2015 3:38 PM by THCB

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Two Years Later: How Kynect Has Impacted Kentucky’s Healthcare System

By CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY SPONSORED CONTENT Since its second enrollment period ended in March, Kentucky’s health benefit exchange has been celebrated by state government leaders as a success story of the Affordable Care Act. Known as Kynect, the Read...

Published Thu, Jun 25 2015 10:04 AM by THCB

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King vs. Burwell: Supreme Court Backs Federal Health Law Subsidy

By THCBist In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal health law may provide subsidies to help Americans buy insurance on the state exchanges, officially putting a stop to one of the slowest-moving and arguably most mind-numbingly boring...

Published Thu, Jun 25 2015 9:14 AM by THCB

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How to Win Friends and Influence Doctors

By EDWARD CORBETT, MD I remember the meeting as if it were yesterday. It was a fine, crisp morning. My Health Catalyst team and I were at a new partner hospital with a national reputation, known for its excellent coordinated care and its outstanding performance...

Published Thu, Jun 25 2015 6:14 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Health Catalyst

Real Lessons From the Liver Queen

By MARTIN SAMUELS, MD In 1970 I had the opportunity to spend time at the Royal Free Hospital in London. One of my professors at The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, the late Leon Schiff, a renowned liver expert, arranged for me to work under...

Published Wed, Jun 24 2015 11:29 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

Five Rules for a Real Mentor

By MARTIN SAMUELS, MD 1. Be a real expert (have something real about which to mentor) 2. Don’t avoid being a mentor because you are not “like” the mentee (e.g. gender, age, field, ethnicity) 3. Give negative feedback when necessary but don’t hold a grudge...

Published Wed, Jun 24 2015 11:15 AM by THCB

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Moneyball For Doctors and Nurses (and the People Who Run Hospitals)

By PAUL KECKLEY Michael Lewis’ 2003 best seller Moneyball recounts how Oakland Athletics’ manager Billy Beane beat the big-payroll odds in major league baseball by using analytics to field a competitive team. The dynamic between Beane and...

Published Wed, Jun 24 2015 6:31 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Paul Keckley, CFO

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Health 2.0 Quarterly: What’s New in Q2?

How Might Crushes Right In Healthcare

The ABIM Controversy: A Brief History of Board Certification and MOC

Disruptive Regulation

HIT Newser: ACA upheld – Can We Talk Health IT Now?

How Population Health Is Driving Merger Mania Among Anthem, Cigna and the Rest of the Big Insurers

King vs. Burwell: Chalk One Up For Common Sense

Uber and the Twisted Logic of the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate

Driving Innovation Through an Apps-Based Information Economy

Two Years Later: How Kynect Has Impacted Kentucky’s Healthcare System

King vs. Burwell: Supreme Court Backs Federal Health Law Subsidy

How to Win Friends and Influence Doctors

Real Lessons From the Liver Queen

Five Rules for a Real Mentor

Moneyball For Doctors and Nurses (and the People Who Run Hospitals)