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Eighth Annual Healthcare Conference at Harvard Business School

Please join us for the 8th Annual Healthcare Conference at Harvard Business School on Saturday, January 29th from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Hosted by the HBS Healthcare Club, the student-run Conference – titled “The State of Healthcare Reform: Challenges.....

Published Wed, Jan 05 2011 2:02 PM by The Health Care Blog

Health Impact Assessment: A Tool That Can Build A Healthier America

By AARON WERNHAM, MD In December, the Department of Health and Human Services released “Healthy People 2020” — a 10-year blueprint aimed at improving the health of the nation. The plan comes amidst rising rates of many diseases – such... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 05 2011 7:02 AM by The Health Care Blog

Turning the Clock Back Isn't Enough: The Nasty Surprise Awaiting the GOP on Health Care and the Deficit

By SCOTT BITTLE and JEAN JOHNSON The Republicans who will take control of the House this January have made it clear there are two things they hate: deficits and President Obama's healthcare reform. They've promised to reduce the first and... Read...

Published Tue, Jan 04 2011 5:52 AM by The Health Care Blog

Wanted: A PCAST Patient Portal

By Adrian Gropper, MD What do the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), the recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report and the New England Journal of Medicine article on value in health care by Porter have in... Read More....

Published Tue, Jan 04 2011 5:20 AM by The Health Care Blog

Health 2.0 Heads to San Diego: Early Bird Pricing Ends TODAY

The New Year is here and Health 2.0 is celebrating by announcing some new updates for the Spring Fling Conference in San Diego, March 21-22, 2011 and the Fifth Annual Fall Conference is San Francisco, September 26-27, 2011. We also... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 03 2011 10:48 AM by The Health Care Blog

2010 Unplugged

By BOB WACHTER, MD For people like me, who, perversely enough, get a certain thrill from studying healthcare policy, there's never been a more exciting, if also dizzying, year than 2010. Passage of the reform bill last March was only... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 03 2011 7:23 AM by The Health Care Blog

The "Unreasonable" Premium Increase Rule

By ROGER COLLIER HHS has now released its final set of draft regulations for provisions of the Affordable Care Act scheduled to go into effect early in 2011. This last regulatory publication—actually a “notice of proposed rulemaking” inviting comments...

Published Mon, Jan 03 2011 7:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

What Would A Truly Patient-Centered Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Look Like?

By KENT BOTTLES Health care leaders are busy talking to attorneys and consultants about how to set up Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). A recent Advisory Board survey found that 73 per cent of hospital finance executives said that creating such....

Published Mon, Jan 03 2011 6:43 AM by The Health Care Blog

Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba Boom!

By RICHARD REECE, MD January 1, 2011 -Yes, yes, it’s true. Today 79 million baby boomers, born from 1946 to 1964, start turning 65. Yes, yes, it’s true. Boomers begin qualifying for Medicare. Yes, yes, it’s true. If my math... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 03 2011 4:58 AM by The Health Care Blog

Does Medicare Have it Right in 2011?

By ED PULLEN, MD Starting in 2011 with the regulations required by the PPACA Medicare will mandate copay and deductible free preventative services for our older Americans. This is great news for primary care physicians. I’m a family physician, and......

Published Mon, Jan 03 2011 4:44 AM by The Health Care Blog

The Tea Party Conservative Strategy for 2011

By ROBERT REICH Next week starts the new Congress, and with it the Tea Party conservatives. What’s their strategy? What will they rally around? They’ll grouse endlessly about government spending but I don’t think they’ll use any particular spending bill...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 5:24 AM by The Health Care Blog

Year End Pondering

By JOHN STEUERT It’s the end of the year – an opportune time to forecast how 2011 will unfold in health care. We are likely to see some surprises, such as the sharply rising importance of primary care physicians. Here... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 2:51 AM by The Health Care Blog

2011 beckons; Matthew's personal end of year letter

By Matthew Holt This is my personal end of year letter. I used to send it to my personal email list but in the Facebook/Twitter era, it doesn't make much sense. I hope THCB readers will indulge me by taking... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 2:48 AM by The Health Care Blog

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Failure is Not an Option

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE 2010 is drawing to an end amongst a flurry of activities in the Health IT field. In a few short days 2011, the year of the Meaningful Use, will be upon us and the stimulus clocks will... Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 6:05 AM by The Health Care Blog

Value (Outcomes/Cost) –A Unifying Concept for Health Reform?

By RICHARD REECE, MD In health care, stakeholders have myriad, often conflicting goals, access to services, profitability, high quality, cost containment, safety, convenience, patient-centeredness, and satisfaction. -Michael Porter PhD, Professor, Harvard...

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 5:30 AM by The Health Care Blog

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