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Clinical Groupware: Platforms, Not Software

By David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA and Brian Klepper, PhD Clinical Groupware is rapidly gaining acceptance as a term describing a new class of affordable, ergonomic, and Web-based care management tools. Since David first articulated Clinical Groupware's conceptual...

Published Sat, Apr 24 2010 3:51 AM by The Health Care Blog

Doing it on the radio? Yes we can!

By Matthew Holt Last week Indu and I were on the Patient Power show run by Andrew Schorr and Peter Frishauf (who is an old friend and founded Medscape). It's a show aimed at consumers and we're very interested in... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 27 2010 10:52 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt

Lisa Girion is a hero

By Matthew Holt One reporter changed the behavior of every health plan in California all by herself. Even before Tuesday's announcements, however, health insurers in California had all but stopped the number of policy cancellations, state records...

Published Wed, Apr 28 2010 1:47 PM by The Health Care Blog

To Know and Be Known

By ROB LAMBERTS I was happy when I looked at today’s schedule. Two husband and wife pairs were on my schedule, both of whom have been seeing me for over ten years. Their visits are comfortable for me; we talk... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 30 2010 6:54 AM by The Health Care Blog

Is Obamacare Dead?

By STEVE FINDLAY “It’s dead. It’s gone. There’s no such thing as Obamacare anymore. It’s no longer – you shouldn’t even mention.” — President Donald J. Trump October 17, 2017 Not so fast, President Great-Again. First off, this is an obviously and...

Published Fri, Oct 27 2017 8:40 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Reducing Opioid Abuse, A Quick Guide to Internet Resources

By DAVID HARLOW, MD The opioid crisis has been upon us for years now, and we are now seeing the problem become more pervasive, with more than 90 deaths per day in the U.S. due to this scourge. The president recently said he would be declaring a public...

Published Wed, Nov 01 2017 10:49 AM by THCB

Filed under: Charlie Baker, Uncategorized, Massachussetts, Harlow, Opioid crisis, Opioid, Internet

Right to Know: Why the FDA Should Not Be Cut Out of Expanded Access Requests

By CHAPMAN, KLEIN and McFADYEN Over the past three years, the libertarian Goldwater Institute–led right to try (RTT) movement has had wind in its sails, propelling the passage of RTT laws in 38 states and counting. The movement, which aims to cut the...

Published Mon, Nov 06 2017 10:01 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Why Hospitals Are Losing Serious Money And What That Means For Your Future

By ROBERT PEARL, MD A strange thing happened last year in some the nation’s most established hospitals and health systems. Hundreds of millions of dollars in income suddenly disappeared. This article examines the economic struggles of inpatient facilities...

Published Sun, Nov 12 2017 2:24 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Trump’s New Man at HHS

By STEVE FINDLAY President Trump’s nominee to be the next HHS Secretary—Alex Azar—has a sparkling resume and by most accounts is a practical, accomplished and solid choice to lead the agency and the federal government’s health programs for at least the...

Published Wed, Nov 15 2017 8:39 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Eli Lilly

The New Health Care Experience For Consumers

By HEALTH 2.o SPONSORED CONTENT We are human and we need health care. These are universal truths. Here’s another one – we are consumers. Consumers who happen to be in a constant state of adapting to new health care protocols. The advent of value-based...

Published Thu, Nov 16 2017 9:26 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, Tech, Featured, THCBist

Amazon (Probably) Is About to Lose Out

By ROGER COLLIER Dear Jeff Bezos: It looked like a great idea when you started to build a team of healthcare specialists back in the summer. Despite — or perhaps because of — endless attempts to control costs and improve quality, American...

Published Thu, Nov 23 2017 5:16 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Amazon, CVS Health, Aetna, Jeff Bezos

A New Gimish Model of Complex Disease?

By DAVID SHAYWITZ, MD The appeal of precision medicine is the promise that we can understand disease with greater specificity and fashion treatments that are more individualized and more effective. A core tenet (or “central dogma,” as I wrote in 2015...

Published Tue, Nov 28 2017 10:26 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, CAD, Broad Institute, Disease Categories, Kathiresan, Massachussetts General Hospital, Gimish Model of Disease, Circulation, Khera

Orbiting ORBITA

By ANISH KOKA, MD I’m sitting amidst a number of cardiologists to go over the most recent trials presented at the interventional cardiology conference in Denver. The cardiology fellow presenting goes quickly through the hors de oeuvres until finally getting...

Published Mon, Dec 04 2017 9:04 AM by THCB

Filed under: cardiology, Uncategorized, Anish Koka, Orbita

A Clinical Trial By Any Other Name …

By ARTHUR CAPLAN and KELLY McBRIDE FOLKERS Mosquito borne illnesses pose a significant threat to human health. In the past several years, drug makers have begun developing vaccines for viruses like dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, all of which pose unique...

Published Thu, Dec 07 2017 10:49 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Dengue

Will CVS-Aetna Merger Lead to “Separate But Unequal” Healthcare?

By NIRAN AL-AGBA, MD Last week, pharmacy giant CVS agreed to purchase Aetna this week for an astounding $69 billion dollar sum. The company allegedly plans to reduce health spending by developing an integrated system touted as “a new front door for health...

Published Mon, Dec 11 2017 11:32 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Aetna, Niran Al-Agba, CVS

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Clinical Groupware: Platforms, Not Software

Doing it on the radio? Yes we can!

Lisa Girion is a hero

To Know and Be Known

Is Obamacare Dead?

Reducing Opioid Abuse, A Quick Guide to Internet Resources

Right to Know: Why the FDA Should Not Be Cut Out of Expanded Access Requests

Why Hospitals Are Losing Serious Money And What That Means For Your Future

Trump’s New Man at HHS

The New Health Care Experience For Consumers

Amazon (Probably) Is About to Lose Out

A New Gimish Model of Complex Disease?

Orbiting ORBITA

A Clinical Trial By Any Other Name …

Will CVS-Aetna Merger Lead to “Separate But Unequal” Healthcare?