Mobile App for Winter Survival
Mobile apps are the big items this year, not only in health care, but in a multiplicity of other niches. When a powerful blizzard ripped through North Dakota last winter,…
Best Buy Selling Consumer Wellness Software
This is not a bad thing but I guess playing the Aetna game online must not be turning enough results so here comes more. This appears to be a trial…
How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 3 | Bill Crounse, MD, Microsoft
Bill Crounse, MD, Senior Director, Worldwide Health Microsoft Corporation answers the question, “How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care?” In Part 1, Fabio Gratton, Co-Founder and Chief…
Why Global Health Insurance Brokers Should Promote Medical Tourism
The world is shrinking; and many companies have become large multinationals , with over 10000 employees and a presence in countries all across the globe. Providing employee benefits is one…
Health Insurance Coverage for Legal Immigrants in Massachusetts: Doing the Right Thing and the Smart Thing
Legal immigrants will enjoy the same rights to subsidized health insurance coverage as citizens of Massachusetts, thanks to a ruling by the Supreme Judicial Court. Although it will be painful…
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Death
In the January 4, 2012, edition of JAMA, researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden determined that bariatric surgery is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular deaths and events such as…
Top 11 Trends for 2012 in Healthcare Data
A look ahead at healthcare data points to increased risks, regulatory expectations and reputational fallout. So it was a pleasure that I could contribute to a list of the top…
California Health Budget Slash
Governor Brown surprise budget announcements. Major revisions will be made to California’s health safety net, with reorganization and downsizing big government. No doubt this will be unpopular in…
How is Gaming Changing the Landscape in Health Care? Part 2 | Joseph C. Kvedar, Center for Connected Health
Health care industry insiders answer the question: “How is gaming changing the landscape in health care?” Health care industry insiders answer the question: “How is gaming changing the…
Academic Medical Center Advertising: Pump Up the Volume
More academic medical centers are turning to national advertising, with many seeking to boost admissions of well-insured (or simply wealthy) patients from outside their local catchment areas. It’s hard to…
