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CBD (Cannabidiol) 101

By DONNA SHIELDS I’ve been a proponent of marijuana legalization since I heard about it in high school. I lived in the UK in the 1970s when it was not easily available! So I was a legalization proponent before I’d ever touched the stuff...

Published Thu, Jul 12 2018 10:58 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Patients, Cannabis, Endocannabinoid, Cannabidiol, Marijuana, marijuana legalization

What’s Next in Health Tech Investment? 500 Startups VC Marvin Liao Weighs In

By JESSICA DAMASSA What do health tech investors think is ‘hot’ these days? Where is the money going? I ran into Marvin Liao, partner at 500 Startups (a VC fund/accelerator program that has made more than 2000 investments in early-stage tech...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2018 11:49 AM by THCB

Filed under: Startups, Digital health investing, Jessica DaMassa, WTF Health, Health Tech Investing, VCs, 500 Startups, Marvin Laio

Are doctors bribed by pharma? An analysis of data

By Rafael Fonseca MD & John A Tucker MBA, PhD A Critical Analysis of a Recent Study by Hadland and colleagues Association studies that draw correlations between drug company-provided meals and physician prescribing behavior have become a favorite...

Published Sat, Jul 21 2018 11:51 AM by THCB

Filed under: Reanalysis

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 41

After the longwinded-ness of last episode, Jessica DaMassa runs a tight ship today. Lantern’s demise, GSK & 23andme’s huge deal, yet another big chunk of change for American Well, and what was going on at #GoogleNext18 with Google Cloud...

Published Wed, Jul 25 2018 9:15 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, 23andMe, American Well, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Lantern, GSK and 23andme, GSK, GoogleNext18, Google Health Cloud, Digital health funding

Digital Health and the Two-Canoe Problem

By DAN O’NEILL Digital Health and the Two-Canoe Problem As healthcare gradually tilts from volume to value, physicians and hospitals fear the instability of straddling “two canoes.” Value-based contracts demand very different business and practices...

Published Tue, Jul 31 2018 7:28 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Patients, digital health, Medicare Advantage, managed medicaid, value based contracts

Can we teach a new dog old tricks? A conversation with Gary Klein

By SAURABH JHA There is a rage against expertise these days. Data is all rage. What is the value of experience and judgment when we have abundant information, guidelines and protocols? Can’t we just have a protocol for every situation? Are doctors...

Published Sun, Aug 05 2018 5:43 AM by THCB

Filed under: Radiology Firing Line Podcasts, @RogueRad Radology Firing Line Podcasts

The First Post: What’s Wrong with Medicare?

By MATTHEW HOLT So The Health Care Blog (which I like to think of as the first proper health care blog whatever Jacob Reider says about his Docnotes which started in 1999!) is 15 yrs old this month. This is the start of our little anniversary celebration...

Published Tue, Aug 07 2018 5:06 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Why Hillarycare failed…and what we need to learn from that failure

By MATTHEW HOLT In July 2005 George W Bush had relatively recently won a Presidential election in which the Republican won the popular vote (something that will likely never happen again) & the Republicans controlled all three branches of Government...

Published Tue, Aug 14 2018 12:37 AM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, HillaryCare

In Search of Intra-Aero-Bili-ty

By MATTHEW HOLT Another one of my favorites, although this one is much more recent than those published so far–dating back to only March 2015. It was the written version of a talk I gave in September 2014 following the birth of my son Aero on August...

Published Thu, Aug 16 2018 4:59 PM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Tech, Epic, Interoperability, Sutter, Nadine Burke

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 45

In this episode a not-too-happy Jessica DaMassa asks me about who’s on the Inc5000 list (Modernizing Medicine, Health Recovery Solutions, Definitive Healthcare, EngagedIN & uBiome), about Klara’s $11m round, and what I’ll be doing...

Published Mon, Aug 20 2018 10:22 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, uBiome, Modernizing Medicine, DHMP, Definitive Healthcare, EngagedIN, Health Recovery Solutions, Klara

Comprehensiveness is Killing Primary Care

By HANS DUVEFELT In most other human activities there are two speeds, fast and slow. Usually, one dominates. Think firefighting versus bridge design. Healthcare spans from one extreme to the other. Think Code Blue versus diabetes care. Primary Care was...

Published Fri, Aug 24 2018 9:06 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Patients, primary care, primary care practices, quality mandates

Shutting Down Social Media? Not Here.

By PAUL LEVY Paul Levy is the President and CEO of Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center in Boston. He blogs about his experiences at Running a Hospital, one of the few blogs we know of maintained by a senior hospital... Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 8:13 AM by The Health Care Blog

Physician Accountability for Violation of Safety Rules: The Time For Excuses Has Passed

By BOB WACHTER In a recent New England Journal, Peter Pronovost and I make the case for striking a new balance between “no blame” and accountability. Come on folks, it’s time. At most hospitals, hand hygiene rates hover between 30-70%,... Read More.....

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 7:15 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Physicians, Bob Wachter

Health Care Reform Lite

By J.D. Kleinke “The only constant in health care is change.” It’s one of those shop-worn things you hear too often on health care’s rubber-chicken circuit; and not only is it not true, but it is exactly untrue. The only... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 16 2009 6:27 AM by The Health Care Blog

Why Christians Should Support Health Care Rationing

By CHARLES CAMOSY It's coming. Health care reform, Round II. Republicans pledged to do it as part of their manifesto during the midterm election campaigns. And House Speaker John Boehner, less than a day after the elections, vowed that the... Read...

Published Sun, Jan 09 2011 9:44 AM by The Health Care Blog

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