November 2018 - The Health Care Blog

The Internet of Medical Things Gold Rush (And My Grandfather’s Wooden Leg)

By MICHAEL MILLENSON The most intriguing aspect of the recent Connected Health Conference was the eclectic mix of corporations claiming cutting-edge expertise in the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). HP, a legend in computer hardware, was touting a service...

Published Mon, Nov 12 2018 6:43 AM by THCB

Filed under: Michael Millenson, Tech, Google, Deloitte, Health Tech, AT&T, HP, Hanger, Verizon, internet of medical things, prosthetic

Looking back at the RWJF Challenges

SPONSORED POST By JOHN EL-MARAGHY Catalyst is proud to stay at the top of innovation, commercialization, and impact — and that includes updating our means of communication. You all know and read about the amazing challenges the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...

Published Fri, Nov 09 2018 6:42 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Artificial intelligence, Health 2.0 Fall Conference, Catalyst @ Health 2.0, challenges

Last Month in Oncology with Dr. Bishal Gyawali

By BISHAL GYAWALI MD Me-too deja vu I read the report of a phase 3 RCT of a “new” *** cancer drug but I had the feeling that I had already read this before. Later I realized that this was indeed a new trial of a new drug, but that I had read a very similar...

Published Thu, Nov 08 2018 6:48 AM by THCB

Filed under: pharmaceuticals, Oncology, Drug discovery, Cancer, Bishal Gyawali, immunotherapy

Health in 2 Point 00 Episode 57

On Episode 57 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I report from Exponential Medicine. In this episode, Jess and I talk about digital surgery and how Shafi Ahmed and Stefano Bini are transforming surgical training. She also asks me about my favorite session...

Published Wed, Nov 07 2018 6:57 AM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, AI, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Exponential Medicine, XMed, digital surgery

The IPCC Confirms Life As We Know It Will Soon Cease to Exist

By DAVID INTROCASO PhD THCB readers may recall last year in early June when the Trump administration announced it would withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate accord, and earlier this January when the World Economic Forum met to discuss its global risk...

Published Tue, Nov 06 2018 6:05 AM by THCB

Filed under: Politics, Uncategorized, David Introcaso, Climate Change, IPCC, Global Warming

2018 Midterms: The Year of the Female Physician

By NIRAN AL-AGBA MD While women make up more than half of the U.S. population, an imbalance remains between who we are as a nation and who represents us in Congress. The gender disparity is no different for physicians: more than one third of doctors in...

Published Mon, Nov 05 2018 6:26 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Politics, Women, Niran Al-Agba, Midterm Elections

The Case for Open Innovation in Health | Sara Holoubek of Luminary Labs

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF Health “Most large healthcare companies will have numerous teams – innovation teams, maybe a venture fund, business units – all doing different things,” says Sara Holoubek, CEO of Luminary Labs, a consultancy known in healthcare...

Published Mon, Nov 05 2018 4:11 AM by THCB

Filed under: Jessica DaMassa, WTF Health, health innovation, Open innovation, Sara Holoubek, Luminary Labs

Exponential Medicine

By MATTHEW HOLT After only maybe 5 years when I’ve been away running a conflicting conference in some other part of the world I finally get to go to Exponential Medicine the next 4 days. I met Daniel Kraft way back before he was famous, and his...

Published Sat, Nov 03 2018 6:48 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Daniel Kraft, Exponential Medicine, XMed

Health in 2 Point 00 Episode 56

On Episode 56 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I report from Livongo’s new office in San Francisco. In this episode, Jess asks me about Carrot Health’s $25 million raise for their digital smoking cessation program and 98point6’s $50...

Published Fri, Nov 02 2018 8:52 AM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Livongo, health care startups, carrot health, Silence Noisy Healthcare Application, 98point6

We Know We Have to Address the Social Determinants of Health. Now What?

By REBECCA FOGG In the run-up up to this month’s mid-term elections, health care appears to be just one of many burning political issues that will be influencing Americans’ votes. But delve into nearly any issue—the economy, the environment, immigration...

Published Thu, Nov 01 2018 6:37 AM by THCB

Filed under: The Business of Health Care, value-based care, fee for service model, social determinants, Business of Health Care