The Health Care Blog

Developers, Data Scientists, Coders – Don’t Miss Out on Dev Day @ Health 2.0!

By SABAH PERVEZ Bright ideas are nothing without those who enable action. For every bright idea in the digital health space, developers are needed to turn that idea into a reality. We’ll be kicking of this year’s Annual Health 2.0 Fall Conference on October...

Published Wed, Sep 06 2017 9:23 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0

The Decline and Fall of the Doctor-Patient Relationship

By PAUL KECKLEY The physician-patient relationship is a bedrock of the U.S. health system. Strong relationships are associated with higher ratings for physicians and better outcomes for patients but there’s a catch. In Secretary of Health and Human Services...

Published Sat, Sep 09 2017 12:36 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Which of these 10 new companies will change the face of health care

The Health 2.0 Fall Conference is the perfect place for new and young companies to get a foot in the door – to generate industry buzz, obtain critical funding and pitch new partners. Our lineup includes: Our exclusive Launch! event – 10 companies...

Published Wed, Sep 13 2017 11:18 AM by THCB

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

The Cost of Public Reporting

ANISH KOKA MD In an age where big data is king and doctors are urged to treat populations, the journey of one man still has much to tell us. This is a tale of a man named Joe. Joseph Carrigan was a bear of a man – though his wife would say he was...

Published Mon, Sep 18 2017 10:56 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

How Consumers Are Shaping the Next Gen Wellbeing Experience

BY MADHAVI VEMIREDDY, MD SPONSORED CONTENT Our day-to-day interactions with technology are changing expectations and aspirations for almost every touch point in modern life. We want instant feedback and action at the push of a button, from the digital...

Published Wed, Sep 20 2017 7:17 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Larry Weed’s Legacy and the Next Generation of Clinical Decision Support

BY LINCOLN WEED, JD “Patients are sitting on a treasure trove of data about their own medical conditions.” My late father, Dr. Lawrence L. Weed (LLW), made this point the day before he died. He was talking about the lost wealth of neglected patient data...

Published Fri, Sep 22 2017 2:58 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Interview with Paul Black, CEO, Allscripts

Paul Black is CEO of Allscripts and he’ll be with me at Health 2.0 on October 1-4. Paul has been CEO of Allscripts for about five years, taking over from Glen Tullman who grew the company aggressively by acquisition over the previous decade. Paul...

Published Mon, Sep 25 2017 1:05 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Tech, Allscripts, FHIR, Paul Black

How Wellness Become the Wrong Word

JIM PURCELL What do employers want more than anything? Healthy, engaged, productive, energized, and thriving employees who provide great customer service and high quality products. What they have is all too often the antithesis of that. This article is...

Published Tue, Sep 26 2017 1:01 PM by THCB

Filed under: Wellness, Uncategorized, Jim Purcell, Employee, Wellbeing, Workplace, Happiness

Big Names, Big Ideas at Health 2.0 Fall Conference

The Annual Health 2.0 Fall Conference has harnessed the creativity and passion of health care’s brightest professionals to tackle the industry’s most intractable problems and leverage technology-enabled solutions to drive more compassionate...

Published Wed, Sep 27 2017 2:01 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Health 2.0, Physicians, Patients, Hospitals, Tech, Uncategorized, Featured, THCBist, Trending

Adapting Behavioral Health Integration to 21st Century Needs

BY MANUEL CASTRO SPONSORED POST At the start of my career, the standard of care for behavioral health integration was in-person, face-to-face interaction. As new ways to communicate have surfaced, the way we deliver care has also evolved. Today, both...

Published Mon, Oct 02 2017 2:26 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Mental Health, Carolinas Healthcare System, MyStrength, Manuel Castro

Building Better Metrics: Immunizations and Asking the Right Question(s).

By NIRAN AL-AGBA, MD As policy experts cling to pay-for-performance (P4P) as an indicator of healthcare quality and shy away from fee-for-service, childhood immunization rates are being utilized as a benchmark. At first glance, vaccinating children on...

Published Thu, Oct 05 2017 6:53 AM by THCB

Filed under: primary care, Uncategorized, Metrics, Vaccination, Immunizations

Six Assertions on Knowing the Unknowable Future of Healthcare

BY JOE FLOWER Some things never change. Joe Flower is one of those things. Pay attention. Joe was the keynote speaker at Health 2.0 Silicon Valley earlier this month. We’re excited to feature the text of his remarks as a post on the blog today....

Published Fri, Oct 13 2017 8:54 AM by THCB

Filed under: Joe Flower, Uncategorized, Futurism

5 Drivers of Healthcare’s Decentralized Future

By Indu Subaiya & Matthew Holt The contrast between the recent hurricanes in Texas and Florida is illustrative of the progress made in health IT in the past decade or so. In 2005, there were huge losses of patient data after Hurricane Katrina, because...

Published Wed, Oct 18 2017 9:29 AM by THCB

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

Price Transparency Tools Are Still Struggling. We Offer Advice

By PETER, BELL & FINDLAY The potential of price transparency tools to help consumers with high out-of-pocket medical expenses remains largely untapped, according to two recent studies published in Health Affairs and other recent research by Consumer...

Published Mon, Oct 23 2017 10:32 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Consumer Reports, Steve Findlay, price transparency

My 14 Year Old Cancer Patient May Be Addicted to Opioids. What Do I Do?

By JULIE KIM, MD I’m a pediatric oncologist, but cancer is not always the most serious problem my young patients face. Currently one of them, a 14-year-old boy, his mother, or both may be opioid addicts. I may be enabling their addiction. Tragically,...

Published Wed, Oct 25 2017 1:43 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, Cancer, Julie Kim, Opioids

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives

Developers, Data Scientists, Coders – Don’t Miss Out on Dev Day @ Health 2.0!

The Decline and Fall of the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Which of these 10 new companies will change the face of health care

The Cost of Public Reporting

How Consumers Are Shaping the Next Gen Wellbeing Experience

Larry Weed’s Legacy and the Next Generation of Clinical Decision Support

Interview with Paul Black, CEO, Allscripts

How Wellness Become the Wrong Word

Big Names, Big Ideas at Health 2.0 Fall Conference

Adapting Behavioral Health Integration to 21st Century Needs

Building Better Metrics: Immunizations and Asking the Right Question(s).

Six Assertions on Knowing the Unknowable Future of Healthcare

5 Drivers of Healthcare’s Decentralized Future

Price Transparency Tools Are Still Struggling. We Offer Advice

My 14 Year Old Cancer Patient May Be Addicted to Opioids. What Do I Do?