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Post-HITECH HIT: Still Waiting

By MICHAEL PAINTER, MD When it comes to health information technology in the United States, are you an optimist or pessimist? Do you think it’s likely people who want health information will soon have routine, seamless digital access to it? Most physicians...

Published Sat, Sep 26 2015 10:30 AM by THCB

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America’s Nursing Crisis

By SUSAN DENTZER Many of the nation’s nurses understandably erupted in anger when the co-hosts of ABC’s The View mocked Miss America contestant Kelley Johnson for her pageant-night monologue about being a nurse — and for wearing scrubs and...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 10:28 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Susan Dentzer, Professional Rivalries, National Academy of Medicine, Nursing Practice Programs

Miss America Contestant Kelly Johnson on Nursing

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Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 10:23 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Uncategorized

Goldilocks and The Three Bearers of Value-Based Health Reform

By BRIAN FLANIGAN So I talked about Goldilocks, using the time-honored children’s story as a metaphor for steering clear of extremes, maintaining a steady pace, and not going too fast or too slow. Heads nodded in agreement, a sign I was striking a responsive...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 4:06 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Physicians, Define your Strategy, Existing Assets, Destiny, Financial Flexibility, Transition Risk, Brian Flanigan, The Goldilocks principle

A Hard-to-Find “Winning Streak”

By ROGER COLLIER “The winning streak continues as employers predict another year of low health benefit cost growth in 2016.” – That’s the headline to the announcement from international benefits consultants Mercer Inc. of the preliminary findings from...

Published Fri, Sep 25 2015 1:32 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

What ONC Got Wrong in their Guidance on Telehealth

By ROY SCHOENBERG, M.D. Telehealth – which lets patients see a doctor immediately, anytime, anywhere – shows no signs of slowing. We are seeing this cross-industry, as more health plans make telehealth a benefit to members, and hospitals fold these services...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 1:41 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

A Parasite meets Wall Street

By SAURABH JHA, MD Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that causes opportunistic infection in helpless people. It may have met its match. The cost of treating Toxoplasmosis, a rare but extant infection, just shot up exponentially. Drug-resistant strain, you...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2015 9:28 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Pharma, Sovaldi, Turing, Daraprim

Uncle Sam, Yelped

By NIAM YARAGHI Yelp recently announced it had reached an agreement with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to allow agencies to claim their pages and read and respond to reviews. This is yet another move by the current administration to become...

Published Wed, Sep 23 2015 12:36 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Yelp, GSA

How I Use P4 Medicine to Maximize Patient Engagement

By MOLLY MALOOF, MD SPONSORED CONTENT The healthcare industry is changing as new models of care and reimbursement emerge. One of these approaches is P4 Medicine. P4 Medicine stands for predictive, preventive, personalized, and participatory. This approach...

Published Tue, Sep 22 2015 10:50 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Kareo, Molly Maloof, Institute of Systems Biology, P4 Medicine

Health 2.0 announces Launch! and Traction Finalists

By DEEPA MISTRY Big news for the Health 2.0’s upcoming 9th Annual Fall Conference! Launch! Our annual Launch! competition is on the last day of the conference, Wednesday, October 7th. Ten digital health companies will demo their products for the...

Published Tue, Sep 22 2015 2:54 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, traction, PatientPop, Noona Healthcare, PeerWell, Vericred, Redox Engine, Gliimpse, Doco.la, Ayogo’s Empower™, MedWand, Medtep, Vivor, Admetsys, Bloom Technologies, Nurx, Mohr Davidow Ventures, DRX Capital, Sensentia, GE Ventures, CirrusMD, uncleCare, QueueDr, Launch!, Flow Health, New Atlantic Ventures, SilverCloud

Diagnostic Error: The IOM Talks Trash (But Not Cash)

By MICHAEL L. MILLENSON To understand how a landmark new report on diagnostic error breaks the mold, go past the carefully crafted soundbite (“Most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences...

Published Tue, Sep 22 2015 1:35 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Patient-Centered Errors, National Quality Forum, Diagnostic Errors, Institute of Medicine

A Small EHR Vendor’s Emotional Open Letter to Users as They Pull the Plug

By HAYWARD ZWERLING, MD Over the last few years, we have seen large EHR vendors purchase the moderate size EHR vendors, while moderate-size EHR vendors acquire smaller EHR vendors. We can expect to see a further decline in the number and diversity of...

Published Mon, Sep 21 2015 6:57 PM by THCB

Filed under: EHR, THCB, Meaningful Use, ICD-10

This Is Your Brain On Wellness

By AL LEWIS As a CEO of a company in a competitive industry, I cross my fingers that my competitors will implement wellness programs. Indeed, the more comprehensive their programs, the better it is for me. Those competitors will suffer increased healthcare...

Published Mon, Sep 21 2015 7:32 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Wellness

Why Chris Borland’s Retirement Makes Sense, And Does Not Make Sense

By JEFFREY WARE, MD Being an ardent football fan I was quite surprised by Chris Borland’s announcement that he would retire from the NFL. He is 24. I was still a fledgling medical student at 24. Borland has decided to retire sooner rather than later because...

Published Thu, Sep 17 2015 5:50 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

Big PopHealth: HealthCare Analytics Summit 15

By THCBist THCB congratulates (FD: content partner and corporate supporter) HealthCatalyst in the wake of last week’s sold out Healthcare Analytics Summit (HAS!15) in Salt Lake City. The Utah-based startup and InterMountain spinoff widely-rumored to be...

Published Thu, Sep 17 2015 3:38 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

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Post-HITECH HIT: Still Waiting

America’s Nursing Crisis

Miss America Contestant Kelly Johnson on Nursing

Goldilocks and The Three Bearers of Value-Based Health Reform

A Hard-to-Find “Winning Streak”

What ONC Got Wrong in their Guidance on Telehealth

A Parasite meets Wall Street

Uncle Sam, Yelped

How I Use P4 Medicine to Maximize Patient Engagement

Health 2.0 announces Launch! and Traction Finalists

Diagnostic Error: The IOM Talks Trash (But Not Cash)

A Small EHR Vendor’s Emotional Open Letter to Users as They Pull the Plug

This Is Your Brain On Wellness

Why Chris Borland’s Retirement Makes Sense, And Does Not Make Sense

Big PopHealth: HealthCare Analytics Summit 15