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The Health 2.0 Show, today, 11am PST; special guest Thomas Goetz

By Matthew Holt Today is the day that Indu Subaiya and I kick off our new series of Health 2.0 webinars. We've cutely called it the Health 2.0 Show, with Indu & Matthew. Almost a riff on the Tonight Show... Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 1:10 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0

An Interview with BID-Plymouth CIO Ron Rutherford and Clinical Informatics Nurse Jean Marie Grupillion

By MICHELLE RONAN NOTEBOOM Michelle Noteboom: Give me a bit of background on your hospital. Ron Rutherford: Jordan Hospital is a 100-plus-year-old, a 155-bed community hospital that actually was acquired and became a part of the Beth Israel Deaconess...

Published Mon, May 18 2015 8:19 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: THCB, Uncategorized, Voalte BID-Plymouth

Legislation that Could End Unwanted Medical Treatment

By Daniel R. Wilson Roughly 25 million Americans have been subjected to unwanted medical treatment at some point in their lives, and that means we have a healthcare system that is not listening to patients. We all say we believe in patient-centered health...

Published Wed, Jun 24 2015 3:47 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB, Isakson, Mark Warner, Compassion and Choices, Care Planning Act of 2015

King vs. Burwell: Supreme Court Backs Federal Health Law Subsidy

By THCBist In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal health law may provide subsidies to help Americans buy insurance on the state exchanges, officially putting a stop to one of the slowest-moving and arguably most mind-numbingly boring...

Published Thu, Jun 25 2015 9:14 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

King vs. Burwell: Chalk One Up For Common Sense

By HENRY J. AARON The Supreme Court yesterday decided that Congress meant what it said when it enacted the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA requires people in all 50 states to carry health insurance and provided tax credits to help them afford it. To...

Published Fri, Jun 26 2015 5:32 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

HIT Newser: ACA upheld – Can We Talk Health IT Now?

By MICHELLE RONAN NOTEBOOM AMGA requests funds and policies to support care for chronically ill In a letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Workgroup, the AMGA asks Congress to consider policies and financial and operational technologies...

Published Sat, Jun 27 2015 6:00 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

FTC Files First Ever Complaint Against a Kickstarter Project …

By DARRELL WEST and JACK KARSTEN Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter have exploded in popularity over the past few years. As the number of funded projects has grown so have the number of projects that never deliver on their stated goals. The Federal...

Published Wed, Jul 01 2015 5:34 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

A Declaration of Data Independence Through the Lens of the Patient

By BRIAN AHIER This weekend is not only independence day in the US, it’s the culmination of a patient-led uprising to demand that providers hand over their medical data. To that end I & THCB are supporting Health Data Independence Day. Sign...

Published Fri, Jul 03 2015 1:49 PM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

PatientsLikeMe buys ReliefInSite

By Matthew Holt Some news in the world of Health 2.0 today where the worlds of patient communities and tracking tools come ever closer. (Those of you following my Health 2.0 “bubbles” chart know that “social networks” and “tools” are... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 16 2010 10:09 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Consumers

HIMSS impressions

By Matthew Holt HIMSS is like a 4 day party with interesting conversations, meetings that I always miss (sorry RelayHealth & Ingenix—I owe ya both!), and usually a travel complication. This time I got there smoothly but missed my plane... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 8:49 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Technology, Matthew Holt

Pioneer Speaks about MA Health Reform

By PAUL LEVY The Pioneer Institute is a public policy research center in Massachusetts. On the political spectrum, most people would call it conservative, or a least free-market oriented. In my opinion, regardless of your particular position along that...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 5:30 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Reform, Paul Levy, Massachusetts

Why Rush Vendor Certification of EHR Technologies?

By David C. Kibbe and Brian Klepper A surprise move by ONC/HHS indicates the wheels may be falling off health IT reform at about the same rate they've fallen off Democrats' broader health reforms. David Blumenthal and his staff have... Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 9:23 AM by The Health Care Blog

What Happens Next in MA?

By PAUL LEVY What happens next in Massachusetts with insurance reimbursement rates now that many of the facts and figures have been made public? Here's what I see. The dominant parties in the state on whose watch the disparities in... Read More.....

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 3:21 AM by The Health Care Blog

Did the Wellness Industry Just Admit Fraud?

By AL LEWIS and VIK KHANNA Hopefully at least a few of you have lamented –we’ll settle for “noticed” — our absence from The Health Care Blog for the last six months. There are two reasons for that. First, in the immortal words of the great philosopher...

Published Fri, Aug 14 2015 8:42 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

Bringing Clinicians, Patients, and Financial Administrators into a Common Conversation About Affordable Care

By NEEL SHAH, MD and DAN MICHELSON It all started a few years ago with an out-of-the-blue e-mail: “Neel – I saw the work you are doing via the article in the journal ‘Leadership’. Congratulations as this is a great area of focus to pursue – the...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2015 9:01 AM by THCB

Filed under: THCB

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The Health 2.0 Show, today, 11am PST; special guest Thomas Goetz

An Interview with BID-Plymouth CIO Ron Rutherford and Clinical Informatics Nurse Jean Marie Grupillion

Legislation that Could End Unwanted Medical Treatment

King vs. Burwell: Supreme Court Backs Federal Health Law Subsidy

King vs. Burwell: Chalk One Up For Common Sense

HIT Newser: ACA upheld – Can We Talk Health IT Now?

FTC Files First Ever Complaint Against a Kickstarter Project …

A Declaration of Data Independence Through the Lens of the Patient

PatientsLikeMe buys ReliefInSite

HIMSS impressions

Pioneer Speaks about MA Health Reform

Why Rush Vendor Certification of EHR Technologies?

What Happens Next in MA?

Did the Wellness Industry Just Admit Fraud?

Bringing Clinicians, Patients, and Financial Administrators into a Common Conversation About Affordable Care