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Reactor Panel: Health 2.0 Goes to Washington

By Matthew Holt In final panel at Health 2.0 Goes to Washington the reactor panel, Will Yu (ONC), Esther Dyson (EDventure) and Chris Schroeder(Healthcentral) discussed health issues, and innovation in the healthcare system with Matthew Holt. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 27 2010 1:20 AM by The Health Care Blog

Interview with Esther Dyson

By Matthew Holt After being a panelist at the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington Conference, Esther Dyson, Chairman of EDventure Holdings, gave a backstage interview. She talked about the three markets that influence Health 2.0; the market for healthcare,...

Published Tue, Jul 27 2010 1:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

Government as an Engine for Innovation

By LISA SUENNEN I’ve been thinking a great deal about the newly formed Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. (CMI). This entity was established as a result of the Affordable Care Act (the new healthcare reform legislation) and its purpose... Read...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 6:02 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: CMS, Lisa Suennen, Venture capitalist

Can CMS Be a Venture Capitalist?

By PAUL LEVY Lisa Suennen, a venture capitalist, writes this post about the provision in the national health care reform act that created the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI). This agency has $10 billion to “research, develop, test.....

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 2:00 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Paul Levy, CMS, Venture capitalist

Interview with Jon White

By Matthew Holt At the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington Conference, June 07, 2010, Jon White, Health IT Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), gave brief interview. He spoke about patient's healthcare and how Health IT......

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 1:15 AM by The Health Care Blog

Panel Discussion: Can Health 2.0 Improve EHR Adoption?

By Matthew Holt On stage at Health 2.0 Goes to Washington, June 07, 2010, this panel discussed the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and ways to improve its adoption and the relationship between physicians and patients. The moderator was Joshua Seidman,...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 1:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: EHR, Electronic Medical Records, EHR/EMR

The Non-Scalability of Charisma

By BOB WACHTER, MD Early on, many social movements depend on a charismatic leader to focus attention, build a burning platform, and inspire people to action. You know when the movement has made it when it no longer needs such... Read More...

Published Sat, Jul 24 2010 5:06 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Bob Wachter, Donald Berwick

How About "Meaningful Exchange"?

By JONATHAN BUSH At last, we have received from Mt. Olympus those much awaited writings….the definition of “meaningful use”! Oy. I understand how we got here. I could put myself in the shoes of government decision-makers at every step of... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 10:27 PM by The Health Care Blog

The Insurer's Dilemma

By PAUL LEVY This has to be a very difficult time for insurance companies in Massachusetts. Notwithstanding that they are non-profits, they are under a lot of scrutiny with regard to reserve margins and profitability. Much of this is unfair,... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 9:54 PM by The Health Care Blog

What if All Americans Had at Least Catastrophic Health Care Coverage?

By ED PULLEN, MD I really dislike the term healthcare reform. I think our system needs to be changed not reformed. I assume that I am not the only person who suspects that the recent health care reform act is... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 3:10 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: health care reform, Ed Pullen

Health 2.0’s Role in a World of “Data Liberacion”

By Ida Strom Seljeseth This is the complete panel debate on the Role of "Data Liberacion" from Health 2.0 Goes to Washington on June 10, 2010. The panel featured Todd Park from US Health and Human Services, Kenneth Buetow from... Read More....

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 1:10 AM by The Health Care Blog

Interview with Josh Sommer

By Ida Strom Seljeseth At the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington conference on June 10, 2010 Josh Sommer, Executive Director of the Chordoma Foundation gave this brief interview were he talks about the future he wishes to see in healthcare... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 1:00 AM by The Health Care Blog

Beating up on ONC, mostly unjustified

By Matthew Holt Earlier this week there was a curious little hearing at Pete Stark’s committee. Much of the Q & A—mind you post the announcement of the final meaningful use rules—was (apparently, as I can’t find the transcript) a... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 7:12 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Matthew Holt, Web/Tech, HHS

My Side

By ROB LAMBERTS, MD I was planning on leaving behind the seriousness of the past few posts and going back to my usual inane writing, but some of the comments have made it too hard for me to keep quiet.... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 1:34 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Physicians, Patients, Rob Lamberts

Panel Discussion: The Role of Consumers in Health 2.0

By Matthew Holt At the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington conference June 7, 2010 there was an excellent panel discussing the role of consumers in Health 2.0. It was moderated by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn from THINK-Health. Panelists were Linda Harris from... Read...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 1:30 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Consumers, Conferences

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