Healthcare Data Breaches Up 32%
Ponemon Institute has released their study findings on hospitals and patient privacy and the results seem to confirm my fears from a few months ago when I looked at the cost data breaches. Ponemon…
Medtech Startups, November 2011
Below is a list of the companies identified in November 2011 and added to the Medtech Startups Database. Below is a list of the companies identified in November 2011 and…
Medical Device Tax Costs 1,000 Jobs
In a cost cutting move, medical device-maker Stryker Corporation recently announced plans to lay off 1,000 workers in advance of the impending medical device tax. By reducing its workforce by…
Power of Facebook and Mobile Technology to Help Drive Behavior Change: Webinar
Numera Social Webinar: “Harness the Power of Facebook and iPhone Apps in Your Health & Wellness Programs” Facebook has more than 800 million active users and the average user has…
Consumers Putting Off Medical Care & Risking Health
Consumer Reports National Research Center suggests that despite people saying the recession is over, consumers are acting as if it is not. And in the worst possible way - playing…
The End Of Healthcare As We Know It
The 800 pound gorilla has now decided they will dominate primary care. The 800 pound gorilla has now decided they will dominate primary care. Walmart says they are going to…
Growth and Uptake of Ablation Technologies in Clinical Practice
Technologies for the therapeutic ablation of tissues are diverse — from ultrasound to electrical, light to radiation — but their common function is to cause the controlled destruction of tissue,…
The Rise of Google + and Hangout in Healthcare.
Imagine this if you will (and this is not imaginary). I am sitting at home quite comfortably on a Google + hangout and suddenly a window appears from a Live…
Social Media and Healthcare: Inbound vs. Outbound Marketing
Learn more about Social Media and Healthcare: Inbound vs. Outbound Marketing.In many of my previous posts regarding the relative value propositions of establishing a deep digital presence or entering onto…
Medical Device Connectivity (interview with President of Capsule)
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Stuart Long, president of North America for Capsule. This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Stuart Long,…
