September 2017 - The Health Care Blog

Developers, Data Scientists, Coders – Don’t Miss Out on Dev Day @ Health 2.0!

By SABAH PERVEZ Bright ideas are nothing without those who enable action. For every bright idea in the digital health space, developers are needed to turn that idea into a reality. We’ll be kicking of this year’s Annual Health 2.0 Fall Conference on October...

Published Wed, Sep 06 2017 9:23 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0

The Decline and Fall of the Doctor-Patient Relationship

By PAUL KECKLEY The physician-patient relationship is a bedrock of the U.S. health system. Strong relationships are associated with higher ratings for physicians and better outcomes for patients but there’s a catch. In Secretary of Health and Human Services...

Published Sat, Sep 09 2017 12:36 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Which of these 10 new companies will change the face of health care

The Health 2.0 Fall Conference is the perfect place for new and young companies to get a foot in the door – to generate industry buzz, obtain critical funding and pitch new partners. Our lineup includes: Our exclusive Launch! event – 10 companies...

Published Wed, Sep 13 2017 11:18 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, Tech, Featured, THCBist

The Cost of Public Reporting

ANISH KOKA MD In an age where big data is king and doctors are urged to treat populations, the journey of one man still has much to tell us. This is a tale of a man named Joe. Joseph Carrigan was a bear of a man – though his wife would say he was...

Published Mon, Sep 18 2017 10:56 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

How Consumers Are Shaping the Next Gen Wellbeing Experience

BY MADHAVI VEMIREDDY, MD SPONSORED CONTENT Our day-to-day interactions with technology are changing expectations and aspirations for almost every touch point in modern life. We want instant feedback and action at the push of a button, from the digital...

Published Wed, Sep 20 2017 7:17 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Larry Weed’s Legacy and the Next Generation of Clinical Decision Support

BY LINCOLN WEED, JD “Patients are sitting on a treasure trove of data about their own medical conditions.” My late father, Dr. Lawrence L. Weed (LLW), made this point the day before he died. He was talking about the lost wealth of neglected patient data...

Published Fri, Sep 22 2017 2:58 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Interview with Paul Black, CEO, Allscripts

Paul Black is CEO of Allscripts and he’ll be with me at Health 2.0 on October 1-4. Paul has been CEO of Allscripts for about five years, taking over from Glen Tullman who grew the company aggressively by acquisition over the previous decade. Paul...

Published Mon, Sep 25 2017 1:05 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Tech, Allscripts, FHIR, Paul Black

How Wellness Become the Wrong Word

JIM PURCELL What do employers want more than anything? Healthy, engaged, productive, energized, and thriving employees who provide great customer service and high quality products. What they have is all too often the antithesis of that. This article is...

Published Tue, Sep 26 2017 1:01 PM by THCB

Filed under: Wellness, Uncategorized, Jim Purcell, Employee, Wellbeing, Workplace, Happiness

Big Names, Big Ideas at Health 2.0 Fall Conference

The Annual Health 2.0 Fall Conference has harnessed the creativity and passion of health care’s brightest professionals to tackle the industry’s most intractable problems and leverage technology-enabled solutions to drive more compassionate...

Published Wed, Sep 27 2017 2:01 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, Physicians, Patients, Hospitals, Tech, Uncategorized, Featured, THCBist, Trending

Our Guide to “Pre-Approval” Access to Drugs For Both Doctors & Patients

By ALISON-BATEMAN HOUSE Patients (and physicians) trying to access an unapproved drug outside of a clinical trial can feel as though they’re navigating uncharted waters. Many physicians don’t know that the FDA permits the use of unapproved drugs outside...

Published Wed, Sep 06 2017 10:43 AM by THCB

Filed under: FDA, Clinical Trials, Uncategorized, 21st Century Cures Act, Pre-Approval Drugs, Compassionate Use, Expanded Access

Why Doctors (And Everybody Else) Should Read Books by Nassim Taleb

By SAURABH JHA, MD “There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method” – Herman Melville, Moby *** Asymmetry of Error During the Ebola epidemic calls to ban flights from Africa from some quarters were met by accusations...

Published Tue, Sep 12 2017 10:14 AM by THCB

Filed under: Economics, The Business of Health Care

7 Ways We’re Screwing Up AI in Healthcare

BY LEONARD D’AVOLIO The healthcare AI space is frothy. Billions in venture capital are flowing, nearly every writer on the healthcare beat has at least an article or two on the topic, and there isn’t a medical conference that doesn’t at least have...

Published Thu, Sep 14 2017 8:33 AM by THCB

Filed under: Tech, Uncategorized, Big Data, medical error, IBM-Watson, AI

Diversity in Health Tech: A Non-Negotiable

By ALYX STERNLICHT The tech industry is notoriously lacking diversity. Health tech, that needs to be representative of all individuals, also lacks diversity in both the innovators creating technology and the technology targeting diverse users. There have...

Published Tue, Sep 19 2017 10:51 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

In Which We Wonder Where the Graham-Cassidy Bill Came From and What It All Means

By STEVEN FINDLAY The latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace the ACA looks a lot like what they were trying to do in May, June and July—and failed to do. But actually, the framing of the current effort—the Graham-Cassidy bill—is much more deeply...

Published Thu, Sep 21 2017 12:43 PM by THCB

Filed under: Conservatives, Uncategorized, Democracy in Chains, Good vs Evil, Cassidy, Graham

How the Government is Failing Health Tech Startups and What to Do About It

By SUHAS GONDI As the Senate debated the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Washington this past summer, healthcare was front and center in newspapers and conversations around the country. While insurance coverage and the affordability of care certainly...

Published Fri, Sep 22 2017 2:45 PM by THCB

Filed under: Tech

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Developers, Data Scientists, Coders – Don’t Miss Out on Dev Day @ Health 2.0!

The Decline and Fall of the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Which of these 10 new companies will change the face of health care

The Cost of Public Reporting

How Consumers Are Shaping the Next Gen Wellbeing Experience

Larry Weed’s Legacy and the Next Generation of Clinical Decision Support

Interview with Paul Black, CEO, Allscripts

How Wellness Become the Wrong Word

Big Names, Big Ideas at Health 2.0 Fall Conference

Our Guide to “Pre-Approval” Access to Drugs For Both Doctors & Patients

Why Doctors (And Everybody Else) Should Read Books by Nassim Taleb

7 Ways We’re Screwing Up AI in Healthcare

Diversity in Health Tech: A Non-Negotiable

In Which We Wonder Where the Graham-Cassidy Bill Came From and What It All Means

How the Government is Failing Health Tech Startups and What to Do About It