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EMRs, APIs, App stores & all that: More data

By MATTHEW HOLT, with OLIVIA DUNN & KIM KRUEGER Today I’m happy to release an update to some unique data about a pressing problem–the ability of small health tech vendors to access data from the major EMR vendors and integrate their applications into...

Published Wed, Nov 28 2018 6:42 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Allscripts, EMR, Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, health technology, API

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

WTF Health | Uber Health’s Head of Strategy, Lauren Steingold

By JESSICA DAMASSA WTF Health – ‘What’s the Future’ Health? is a new interview series about the future of health and how we love to hate WTF is wrong with it right now. Can’t get enough? Check out more interviews at www.wtf...

Published Tue, Apr 17 2018 4:22 PM by THCB

Filed under: Jessica DaMassa, #HIMSS18, WTF Health, Lauren Steingold, uber Health, Uber

Who Owns Your FitBit Data? Biometric Data Privacy Problems

By JASON CHUNG The following blog post is adapted from a talk the author gave at the “Data Privacy in the Digital Age” symposium on October 26th sponsored by the U.S. Department Health and Health and Human Services. Today, I’ll be focusing...

Published Sat, Nov 25 2017 2:44 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Fitbit, Biometric Data Privacy

Livongo–update on the “new diabetes meter experience”

By MATTHEW HOLT I spent a day in Chicago last week and caught up with Stephanie Kowalski from Livongo. This is the company that has a very cool new blood glucose meter, with cloud communication, and a careteam and coaching function built in. The CEO is...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2015 4:40 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, Glen Tullman, Stephanie Kowalski, livonogo

The AmWell – Avizia Merger and the Evolution of Telehealth

By ALAN PITT Last week Avizia, where I’ve been the Chief Medical Officer since 2014, was acquired by American Well (AmWell). From my perspective, the merger made perfect sense. Avizia has been focused on chronically and acutely ill patients—those more...

Published Tue, May 08 2018 5:22 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Telehealth, American Well, Avizia

ONC & CMS Proposed Rules | Part 2: Interoperability

By DAVE LEVIN MD The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have proposed final rules on interoperability, data blocking and other activities as part of implementing the 21st Century Cures Act. In this...

Published Fri, Mar 15 2019 7:37 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health policy, Interoperability, health technology, Dave Levin, Sansoro Health, ONC Rules, data blocking

Healthcare Must Open More Doors to Mental Health Patients

By ARPAN WAGHRAY, MD and BENJAMIN F. MILLER, PsyD If someone we love has a physical ailment, we can list a variety of places for them to seek care: a clinician’s office, a pharmacy, an urgent care clinic, a school health clinic, an emergency department...

Published Thu, Mar 14 2019 8:58 AM by THCB

Filed under: Patients, Mental Health, substance use disorders, ARPAN WAGHRAY, BENJAMIN F. MILLER

New THCB site coming MONDAY! (It’ll be down this weekend)

I’m thrilled to tell you that after a lot of work by Zoya Khan, Dan Kogan and his tech whizzes, there’ll be a new THCB site up on Monday. Hopefully you’ll notice the changes and think it’s an improvement! But while we do the switch...

Published Thu, Mar 14 2019 10:08 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

Dr. Jonathan Cusack versus the General Medical Council

By SAURABH JHA I spoke with Dr. Jonathan Cusack, consultant neonatologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI), and former supervisor and mentor of Dr. Bawa-Garba, the trainee pediatrician convicted of manslaughter for delayed diagnosis of fatal sepsis...

Published Sun, Aug 12 2018 6:16 AM by THCB

Filed under: NHS, @roguerad, #BawaGarba

HIT Newser: What’s the ICD-10 Contingency Plan?

By MICHELLE RONAN NOTEBOOM AMA: What’s the ICD-10 Contingency Plan? The AMA and about 100 other physician groups urge CMS to develop an ICD-10 contingency plan in the event of a “catastrophic” backlog following the October 1 transition. The organizations...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2015 11:20 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: EHR, Uncategorized, Cerner, ICD-10, HIT Newser, NextGen, health information exchange, Corepoint Health, Caradigm

Standing Rock Two Years Later: Public Health Lessons and the Physician’s Responsibility

By PHUOC LE MD A close look at disease and suffering would lead most of us to the same conclusion: our natural environment is inextricably linked to our health. When the Army Corps of Engineers approved the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline Read...

Published Thu, Mar 07 2019 9:52 AM by THCB

Filed under: public health, Health Disparities, Phuoc Le, Standing Rock, DAPL

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 73 | Mergers, Medicaid, & Money

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I power through a whopping six questions. In this episode, Jess asks me about the merger between Cambia Health Solutions and Blue Cross NC, Alex Azar getting grilled by Rep. Joe Kennedy on Medicaid work requirements...

Published Wed, Mar 13 2019 8:15 AM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Medicaid, Aetna, health technology, 23andMe, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Alex Azar, Cambia Health, Omada Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Akili

Come Together.Health, Right Now…Over Me

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH At HIMSS19, the year-old ‘Digital Health Collaborative’ announced its relaunch as ‘Together.Health.’ More than just a feel-good name, the new moniker is indicative of how the organization is literally trying to help the...

Published Wed, Mar 13 2019 7:45 AM by THCB

Filed under: Tech, Jessica DaMassa, WTF Health, Together.Health, Stephen Konya

New “kid” on specialty ACO block –Chuck Saunders, Integra Connect

By MATTHEW HOLT One of the more surprising announcements at HIMSS17 (or anywhere so far this year) was that a company led by some well known health tech veterans has both invested a ton of money and been off the ground for a while, while being very quiet...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2017 6:47 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Oncology, MACRA, Chuck Saunders, APM, Integra connect

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