July 2018 - The Health Care Blog - The Network of Care

The Past, Present and Future of Health Care

OK, so it’s a tad of an ambitious title… but it was a talk that I gave in Finland last month. I had fun looking at the development of health and technology and suggesting a structure for the future. Plus I got to tell my Neil Armstrong joke...

Published Fri, Jul 06 2018 8:16 AM by THCB

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 37

Jessica DaMassa asks me about the American Well mega funding round, Cerner investing in Lumeris, and the new NHS England app. Which naturally descends into a conversation about England’s chances in the world cup semi-final tomorrow!–Matthew...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2018 10:39 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Philips, Cerner, American Well, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, NHS England, It's Coming Home!, Lumeris, Essence Health Group, Allianz

Maine Voices: Want better, less complicated health insurance? Push the narrative, not the name

By WILLIAM ROSENBERG A ‘single-payer’ plan is a target on the back of its supporters. But what about a ‘Medicare Public-Private Partnership’? MOUNT VERNON — In February 2017, President Trump famously said: “Nobody knew health care...

Published Tue, Jul 17 2018 10:33 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Patients, Health insurance, Trump's Health, health insurance premiums, single-payer system

CBD (Cannabidiol) 101

By DONNA SHIELDS I’ve been a proponent of marijuana legalization since I heard about it in high school. I lived in the UK in the 1970s when it was not easily available! So I was a legalization proponent before I’d ever touched the stuff...

Published Thu, Jul 12 2018 10:58 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Patients, Cannabis, Endocannabinoid, Cannabidiol, Marijuana, marijuana legalization

SPM’s comments on important proposed CMS interoperability rules

By E-PATIENT DAVE DEBRONKART This is the first of two posts from the Society of Participatory Medicine about an important policy issue regarding portability of our medical records. The second part will be published tomorrow and is written by Michael Millenson...

Published Mon, Jul 09 2018 1:21 PM by THCB

Filed under: Michael Millenson, Op-Ed, Trends & Principles, Policy Issues, Medical Records

Giving Consumers the Tools and Support They Need to Navigate Our Complex Healthcare System

By CINDI SLATER, MD, FACR As physicians and healthcare leaders, we are already well aware that the majority of patients do not have the information they need to make a medical decision or access to appropriate resources, so we didn’t need to hear...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2018 1:34 PM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Patients, Health care leaders, Health care technology, patient-provider relationship, Physician's Responsibilities

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 41

After the longwinded-ness of last episode, Jessica DaMassa runs a tight ship today. Lantern’s demise, GSK & 23andme’s huge deal, yet another big chunk of change for American Well, and what was going on at #GoogleNext18 with Google Cloud...

Published Wed, Jul 25 2018 9:15 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, 23andMe, American Well, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Lantern, GSK and 23andme, GSK, GoogleNext18, Google Health Cloud, Digital health funding

Is Medical Imaging a Ricardian ” Derived Demand”?

By SAURABH JHA Medical Imaging and the Price of Corn After the Napoleonic wars, the price of corn in England became unaffordable. The landowners were blamed for the high price, which some believed was a result of the unreasonably high rents for farm land...

Published Sat, Jul 21 2018 3:55 AM by THCB

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Medical Care in Rural India

By SAURABH JHA I’ve humbly realized that doctors aren’t always indispensable. When I was three, a compounder – a doctor’s assistant – allegedly saved my life. Dehydrated from severe dysentery, I was ashen and lifeless. My...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2018 6:27 AM by THCB

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 38

Somewhere in this long and rambling in-mourning edition of #HealthIn2Point00 Jessica DaMassa gets past my depression about England’s World Cup semi-final exit & asks me about NuRx’s funding round, and Verily’s move into sleep. But...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2018 10:33 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Apple, Nurx, Chelsea Clinton, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Verily, Three Lions, England, It\s Not Coming Home, ResMed, Beddit

What’s Next in Health Tech Investment? 500 Startups VC Marvin Liao Weighs In

By JESSICA DAMASSA What do health tech investors think is ‘hot’ these days? Where is the money going? I ran into Marvin Liao, partner at 500 Startups (a VC fund/accelerator program that has made more than 2000 investments in early-stage tech...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2018 11:49 AM by THCB

Filed under: Startups, Digital health investing, Jessica DaMassa, WTF Health, Health Tech Investing, VCs, 500 Startups, Marvin Laio

Stay Out of my Wellness

By VA WEST HAVEN COE CLINIC On a sunny New England morning at a secluded guest house with a perfectly manicured lawn, medical residents, each with their own brightly colored yoga mat, were getting ready to assume the downward dog position. They were on...

Published Mon, Jul 02 2018 11:11 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Residency, physician suicide, physician wellness

My Triple Aim of Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addicted Patients

by HANS DUVEFELT, MD My second foray into Suboxone treatment has evolved in a way I had not expected, but I think I have stumbled onto something profound: Almost six months into our in-house clinic’s existence, I have found myself prescribing and adjusting...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2018 9:42 AM by THCB

Filed under: Patients, Small Practice, Opioid crisis, Opioid Addiction, Treatment

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 40

In this episode Jessica DaMassa asks about the thunder from Down Under, well the noise about the My Health Record program in Australia, the latest on women in health IT from Rock Health, and nearly gets to Click Therapeutics $17m round…all under...

Published Tue, Jul 24 2018 4:15 AM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Rock Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Australia My Health Record, Tim Kelsey, Australia Digital Health Agency, Women in Health IT

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The Past, Present and Future of Health Care

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 37

Maine Voices: Want better, less complicated health insurance? Push the narrative, not the name

CBD (Cannabidiol) 101

SPM’s comments on important proposed CMS interoperability rules

Giving Consumers the Tools and Support They Need to Navigate Our Complex Healthcare System

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 41

Is Medical Imaging a Ricardian ” Derived Demand”?

Medical Care in Rural India

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 38

What’s Next in Health Tech Investment? 500 Startups VC Marvin Liao Weighs In

Stay Out of my Wellness

My Triple Aim of Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addicted Patients

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 40