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A Surprisingly Logical Argument in Favor of Head Transplantation

By ART CAPLAN & LISA KEARNS Not since Rene Descartes gazed from his garret window in early 17th-century Paris and wondered whether those were men or hats and coats covering “automatic machines” he saw roaming the streets has the issue of personal...

Published Sat, Jan 13 2018 1:42 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Art Caplan, Lisa Kearns, Head Transplantation, Sergio Canavero

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Protest Music at AHIP meeting

By Matthew Holt This is much more fun and better sung than traditional protests! And given that AHIP would benefit from a public option, I suspect Karen Ignagni hired them. It looks like it happened in the closing session of... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 24 2009 4:53 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Policy/Politics, Policy, Health Plans

WTF Health | Women in Health Tech, Crashing your ‘Mike Fest’ & Organizing for World Domination

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 Mon, Apr 23 2018 4:45 PM by THCB

Filed under: Jessica DaMassa, #HIMSS18, WTF Health, AI startups, Meghan Gaffney Buck, Agency Other, Healthtech Women, Susan Williams, VEDA Data Solutions

THCB Exclusive–Trump appoints Holt to run VA

By THCB STAFF Today Donald Trump pulled a big surprise. He changed the much criticized appointment for his new VA head from over-effusive physician Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson to well known lefty health blogger Matthew Holt. When asked why he wanted Holt...

Published Sat, Mar 31 2018 11:07 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Matthew Holt, VA, Trump, Holt, April Fools

A GIS-based Transport Network for Emergency Referral in Bangladesh

By FARASHA BASHIR Access to basic healthcare services is a cardinal human right, enshrined in the World Health Organization’s Constitution, which envisions the “highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right of every human being”. Comprehensive...

Published Thu, Mar 22 2018 10:13 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Newt And The Health Wonks: A Tale of Lust And Power

By MICHAEL MILLENSON When former House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced his bid for the GOP presidential nomination, I found myself singing a few bars from Night Moves, Bob Seger’s hard-driving tribute to teenage hormones: “I used her, she...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 10:29 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Michael Millenson, Newt Gingrich, health care policy

Unicornius Gorus – Theranos and Zenefits

By FRED GOLDSTEIN The Lab test reinvented – Theranos So I have to ask Theranos; which lab test have you reinvented? Is it the one where you do a full blood draw and send it off to UCSF to pay way more than the amount you charged the patient? Is...

Published Mon, Feb 15 2016 4:40 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

“Remember that Oath?”: EPCS and the Fight Against Opioid Abuse

By SEAN KELLY, MD As doctors, we all took an oath when we graduated from medical school to “do no harm” to patients. It is, therefore, our duty to speak up and take action when there is an opportunity to prevent harm and improve patient care, safety...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2018 9:41 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, pharmaceuticals, Opioids, Opioid crisis, EPCS

Podcast: Nathanial Findlay Tells Us What's Next for Myca.

Download the audio interview here. Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 06 2009 12:17 AM by The Health Care Blog

Apple, Cerner, Microsoft, and Salesforce

By JACOB REIDER … all rumored to be in the mix to acquire athenahealth. Nope. Why not? a) Apple doesn’t do “verticals.” It’s that easy. Apple sells products that anyone could buy. A teacher, a doctor, my mom. Sure – they have sold high-end workstations...

Published Fri, Jun 08 2018 4:28 PM by THCB

Filed under: Microsoft, IBM, Tech, Philips, Amazon, Apple, athenahealth, The Business of Health Care, Salesforce, Strata, Eliott

Health in 2 point 00, Episode 29

It’s Nicer in Nice, which is where Jessica DaMassa is hanging out as she asks me about health tech in Finland, Teladoc’s foreign foray and the trials and tribulations of Athenahealth’s Jonathan Bush in this edition of Health in 2 point...

Published Tue, Jun 05 2018 9:02 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, athenahealth, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Teladoc, Finland health tech

Ready, Set…ACO?

By JONATHAN BUSH Happy New Year, everyone! 2010 was certainly action-packed, and 2011 promises the same. I hear a lot of thunder about getting ready for ACOs. This isn’t a crystal ball forecast, but I see hospitals spending tons of... Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 14 2011 6:06 AM by The Health Care Blog

Ghosts of Health Reform Past

By DAVID DRANOVE I have not blogged for several weeks, mainly because I have been making sense of the curious events that transpired over the Christmas holiday. If you a regular reader of my blog, you know that I have... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2011 9:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

Pop the Cost Bubble: Unallot Medicare

By Victor M. Sandler, MD Here’s a dirty little secret: Cutting health care costs is not that difficult, nor will it harm patients. That’s because it only involves giving up unnecessary medical care—tests and treatments patients may want but really......

Published Mon, Oct 05 2009 5:59 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Costs

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