August 2018 - The Health Care Blog

The UN’s Extreme Poverty Report: Further Evidence US Healthcare Is Divorced From Reality

By DAVID INTROCASO, Ph.D. In May Philip Alston, the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, and John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University Law School released his, “Report of the Special Rapporteur On Extreme Poverty...

Published Wed, Aug 22 2018 9:35 AM by THCB

Filed under: Patients, United Nations, Poverty, human rights laws

The Doctor Who Thwarted the Charge of the General Medical Council – Part 1

By SAURABH JHA After Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba was convicted for manslaughter for delayed diagnosis of fatal sepsis in Jack Adcock, a six-year-old boy who presented to Leicester Royal Infirmary with diarrhea and vomiting, she was referred to the Medical Practitioners...

Published Sun, Aug 05 2018 11:59 AM by THCB

Filed under: NHS, @roguerad, #BawaGarba

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 45

In this episode a not-too-happy Jessica DaMassa asks me about who’s on the Inc5000 list (Modernizing Medicine, Health Recovery Solutions, Definitive Healthcare, EngagedIN & uBiome), about Klara’s $11m round, and what I’ll be doing...

Published Mon, Aug 20 2018 10:22 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, uBiome, Modernizing Medicine, DHMP, Definitive Healthcare, EngagedIN, Health Recovery Solutions, Klara

A Cross-Party Win: Empowering Consumers Through Digital Health

By LYGEIA RICCIARDI These days Americans are more politically divided than ever, disagreeing vehemently about everything from guns to the role of the press. Despite the distrust and inflammatory rhetoric, there are examples of cross-party, trans-Administration...

Published Thu, Aug 23 2018 9:24 AM by THCB

Filed under: Patients, Politics, digital health care, cross party

Helath in 2 Point 00, Episode 46

Jessica DaMassa asks me about single payer polling high, big VC for women’s pelvic floor digital therapeutic Renovia, 23andme cutting off API access to its data, plus guest mentions for Shafi Ahmed and Glen Tullman. All in 2 minutes (more or less...

Published Tue, Aug 28 2018 9:41 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Glen Tullman, Single payer, 23andMe, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Livongo, Shafi Ahmed, Renovia, Vagenie, B.Wom

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 44

Lotta $$ flowing around health tech services this week. Jessica DaMassa asks me about Alphabet/Google putting $375m into Oscar, Best Buy $800m for GreatCall, no money for med school at NYU & pain for patients in a Netflix movie. All in Health in 2...

Published Thu, Aug 16 2018 10:00 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Patient Safety, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Oscar Health, Verily, The Bleeding Edge, Serena Williams, Alphabet, NY Med School, Best Buy, GreatCall

The Following is an Excerpt from the Book “Let’s Talk About Death (Over Dinner): An Invitation and Guide to Life’s Most Important Conversation”

By MICHAEL HEBB The train sped along from Seattle to Portland on a spectacular summer morning, following the track along the waterways of the lower Puget Sound. One of my daughters lived in Portland at the time, so I found myself on the train frequently...

Published Mon, Aug 06 2018 1:23 PM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Let’s Talk About Death (Over Dinner), Health Care Books

Surrogate End Points Ain’t all that Bad

By CHADI NABHAN MD MBA Life is busy, yet we somehow find time to stay engaged on social media, remain engrossed in the 24/7 news cycle, and continue our futile efforts to resist clickbait. While social media can allow us to mindlessly scroll through feeds...

Published Thu, Aug 09 2018 3:37 AM by THCB

Filed under: EBM

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 42

As I’m back from a week’s vacation, Jessica DaMassa is slowly pulling me back into the groove with questions about Walmart dumping Castlight, yet more money for telemedicine with MDLive adding $50m, and get.health sponsoring a few tickets...

Published Mon, Aug 06 2018 2:38 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Cigna, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Walmart, Castlight Health, HCSC, mdlive, Get.Health

Can we teach a new dog old tricks? A conversation with Gary Klein

By SAURABH JHA There is a rage against expertise these days. Data is all rage. What is the value of experience and judgment when we have abundant information, guidelines and protocols? Can’t we just have a protocol for every situation? Are doctors...

Published Sun, Aug 05 2018 5:43 AM by THCB

Filed under: Radiology Firing Line Podcasts, @RogueRad Radology Firing Line Podcasts

Why Cochrane is Wrong About Hypertension. Very Wrong.

By SWAPNIL HIREMATH MD Archie Cochrane and the Cochrane Collaboration Archie Cochrane was born in Scotland, educated in London (King’s College, University College and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and worked in Cardiff, Wales. His work...

Published Tue, Aug 28 2018 2:54 PM by THCB