Pharma and the Empowered, Educated Patient
Jeanne Barnett argues that pharma needs a ‘chronic care university’ to create compliance, build knowledge, and reduce costs In a recent article, I put forth a patient manifesto: Make the…
What You Need to Know About This Year’s AdvaMed Conference
An Interview with AdvaMed Conference Producer Ray Briscuso
Designer Therapy Cures Cancer. Can We Afford It?
A year ago, when chemotherapy stopped working against his leukemia, William Ludwig signed up to be the first patient treated in a bold experiment at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Ludwig, then…
How to Measure the ROI of Healthcare Technology – Video
Measuring ROI can be broken down into soft costs -- such as patient satisfaction and provider stress -- and hard costs -- those that can be calculated to show a…
Telehealth Tapping into Social Influence
In a recent Harvard Business Review Blog, David Armano writes about the six pillars of influence that leads to measurably favorable outcomes. To achieve measurably better health, the pillars…
Health Provisions in Obama’s Deficit Plan Good for Campaigning
There’s a lot to like in the health care provisions of the Obama administration deficit reduction plan, which reduces Medicare and Medicaid costs by $320 billion over the next decade…
The Genomic Revolution–Sequencing and Treating Disease (Video)
This is fascinating on how Richard Resnick describes how sequencing is finding cures a This is fascinating on how Richard Resnick describes how sequencing is finding cures and treatments for…
ImmunoGenetix Discovers a Safer Approach To HIV Treatment
James Laufenberg, CEO of ImmunoGenetix was interviewed by OneMedRadio where he discussed a therapeutic DNA based composition to treat HIV, GenePro. “The idea with GenePro is that what we want…
Taking 23 Drugs From 4 Different Doctors – Lousy But Expensive Care
Lack of Care Coordination of Chronic Illnesses Leads to Excess Prescriptions, Suboptimal Care and High Expenses Lack of Care Coordination of Chronic Illnesses Leads to Excess Prescriptions, Suboptimal Care and…
States Increasingly Concerned of Possible Changes to Medigap Policy
Say it isn’t so. Healthcare activists and state insurance commissioners are unlikely bedfellows in the fight to keep Medigap coverage plans static, avoiding the wide swath of projected cuts under…
