Sequencing the Insurance Genome
If you build it, they will come.The classic Field of Dreams tagline seems to be—perhaps unconsciously—informing the new Precision Medicine Initiative announced by President Obama as he heads into his…
Healthcare IT: Will 2015 Be the Year of Data Breaches?
Healthcare IT: Is Your Data Safe? A month into 2015 and it’s already become apparent that it’s going to be a big year for healthcare IT. In the aftermath…
Immuno-oncology: The Challenging Road Ahead
Dr. Oliver Press recently discussed immuno-oncology with Patient Power Dr. Oliver Press recently discussed immuno-oncology with Patient PowerExperts say there is tremendous promise in stimulating a patient’s own immune system…
Vaccines Matter: A Public Health Rant
We all know them. We see them on TV. We read about them in the paper. And, with the explosion of social media, you hear about it from people you…
Medicine Is an Art and Science
Medicine is an art, not a science. We’ve all heard that maxim before, but what does it actually mean for living, breathing patients? Medicine is an art, not a science.…
Privacy and Security and the Internet of Things
In the future, everything will be connected.That future is almost here. In the future, everything will be connected.That future is almost here.Over a year ago, the Federal Trade Commission held…
AstraZeneca Doubles Down on Personalized Medicine
This week, AstraZeneca made a major announcement about its commitment to personalized medicine. AstraZeneca announced that it had established four research agreements to develop new "genetic scissors" technology that promises…
Do Health Plans Have a Future?
Not to be cynical, but in the insurance business the best way to make money is to discourage risky people from becoming policyholders and to exclude from coverage anything that a policyholder is…
Stand Out from the Crowd? Think Again
Health Care Reform As Crowd ControlPersuading your doctor to care about you just got harder. People want docs who care about them. Nothing matters to people as much as doctors…
Better, Smarter, Healthier: Medicare and Value Based Purchasing
The big announcement this week from Medicare -- setting forth specific targets for a historic shift away from fee-for-service r The big announcement this week from Medicare -- setting forth…
