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The Libertarian Mind

By RONALD PIES, MD “It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance.” –Simone Weil Libertarianism is much in the news these days,... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 29 2010 11:54 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: health care reform, Libertarian, Ronald Pies

The Cost of Success

By ROB LAMBERTS, MD For those of you who didn’t know, I entered the National Novel Writing Month “contest” (which has no winners). I got to the goal of 50,000 words yesterday. One of the main questions that is asked... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 30 2010 12:13 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Physicians, Patients, Rob Lamberts

Blood Test Surprise

BY BRAD WHITE In the spring of 2005, the sinus infection returned. I awoke severely congested with a pounding forehead and pain around my eyes that grew worse when I bent to tie my shoes. The feeling was familiar. Two... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 03 2010 3:55 AM by The Health Care Blog

The Problem with Free Market Healthcare

By JOE FLOWER The right payment structure keeps patients healthy while saving money. We want healthcare to be abundant, effective, easy, and cheap; for too many of us too much of the time it is scarce, ineffective, and maddeningly difficult.... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 06 2010 7:32 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health Plans, Joe Flower, Health care costs

After Right to Try Fails, Here’s How We Can Actually Bring Potentially Life-Saving Drugs to Patients in Need

By MCFADYEN, MOCH & CAPLAN Last week, House Representatives failed to pass “Right to Try” (RTT) legislation, a bill that purported to help terminally ill patients access experimental medications. Opponents of this legislation, including these authors...

Published Mon, Mar 19 2018 7:50 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Right to Try

Health in 2 point 00, Episode 11

Today’s episode (we’re going 2 a week for a while here!) in which Jessica DaMassa asks me about Salesforce & Mulesoft, the VA & its API, implication of Cambridge Analytica & Facebook’s scandal, & the Trump Administration’s...

Published Wed, Mar 21 2018 10:24 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Health in 2 Point 00

Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning For the Extremely Confused

By STEPHEN BORSTELMANN, MD Artificial Intelligence is at peak buzzword: it elicits either the euphoria of a technological paradise with anthropomorphic robots to tidy up after us, or fears of hostile machines breaking the human spirit in a world without...

Published Fri, Mar 23 2018 2:14 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Making Progress Toward Healthier Pharma Markets

By MICHAEL J. ALKIRE Pharmaceuticals play a major role in today’s population health era – they can prevent and cure disease, improve or maintain wellness and slow progression of existing conditions. Yet, their promise can also be a curse if high prices...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2018 11:42 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

How the VA Colon Cancer Screening Program Fails African-American Males

By BAILEY FITZGERALD, MD “It’s a terrible way to die” The oncology fellow told me bluntly as we walked to the room. “There is nothing okay about this.” Knocking on the open door, we entered his room. The blinds were raised to reveal a stunning view of...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2018 7:11 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Health in 2 point 00, Episode 14

For Episode 14, Jessica DaMassa asks me all the questions she can about health & technology in 2 minutes. On the docket today, Walmart & Humana, MyFitnessPal’s huge data breach, and Apple in health tech (again!)–Matthew Holt Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2018 11:00 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, MyFitnessPal, Apple, Humana, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Walmart, Grindr

Health in 2 point 00, Episode 15

Jessica DaMassa asks me about digital health funding, Walmart and PillPack, Blockchain and my sweater — not in that order, but all in less than 2 minutes. Bonus–Farzad Mostashari’s bow tie makes a twitter appearance! — Matthew...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2018 11:27 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Startup Health, Rock Health, Humana, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Walmart, United, Blockchain, Pill Pack

From EHR to Paper to EHR .. to Paper??

By HANS DUVEFELT, MD I can’t help myself from telling patients how things really work in health care. But I feel they have a right to know. When I see new patients their jaw usually drops when I sit down with them next to the computer with a stack of...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2018 12:09 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

WTF Health | Blockchain God Ted Tanner of PokitDok

By JESSICA DAMASSA THCB is thrilled to help launch a new interview series from Jessica DaMassa. It’s called WTF Health – ‘What’s the Future’ Health. Jessica is bringing you all some honest conversations about the future of...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2018 12:09 PM by THCB

Filed under: HIMSS 2011, Jessica DaMassa, #HIMSS18, Blockchain, PokitDok, Ted Tanner, DokChain, WTF Health

Science, Liability, Public Policy and the CTE “Epidemic”

By NYU SPORTS & SOCIETY Should young athletes be allowed to play tackle football? Are concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) a public health problem or merely one associated with professional sports? Join experts in science, media...

Published Sun, Apr 15 2018 1:42 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Why go to Health Datapalooza? Ask Bruce Greenstein, CTO of HHS

By JESSICA DAMASSA Health Datapalooza is coming up quick at the end of April, so I sat down with Bruce Greenstein, CTO of HHS about why all of THCB’s health tech friends should attend. Plus, we get into what’s happening with the open data...

Published Mon, Apr 16 2018 4:12 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, HHS, Microsoft, Big Data, Jessica DaMassa, WTF Health, Bruce Greenstein, Health Datapalooza, open data

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The Libertarian Mind

The Cost of Success

Blood Test Surprise

The Problem with Free Market Healthcare

After Right to Try Fails, Here’s How We Can Actually Bring Potentially Life-Saving Drugs to Patients in Need

Health in 2 point 00, Episode 11

Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning For the Extremely Confused

Making Progress Toward Healthier Pharma Markets

How the VA Colon Cancer Screening Program Fails African-American Males

Health in 2 point 00, Episode 14

Health in 2 point 00, Episode 15

From EHR to Paper to EHR .. to Paper??

WTF Health | Blockchain God Ted Tanner of PokitDok

Science, Liability, Public Policy and the CTE “Epidemic”

Why go to Health Datapalooza? Ask Bruce Greenstein, CTO of HHS