Amping Up Community Dialogue
Patients connecting at a recent in-person forum Patients connecting at a recent in-person forumIt has become abundantly clear that patients with cancer find great value in…
Health Insurance Premium Increases in Massachusetts
Last week, I described how the implementation of Obamacare caused one small business’s Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts premium to jump by 29 percent for the upcoming renewal. The main issue…
Stoking the Fire of Stakeholders in the Fight Against Chronic Disease
Chronic disease prevention holds great promise for reducing our nation’s healthcare spending, but it is critical that we take steps to spend more effectively when it comes to treating, preventing…
3 Major Technologies Providers Need for Population Health Management
One needn’t look too deeply to discover why population health management (PHM) is quickly growing in popularity. One needn’t look too deeply to discover why population health management (PHM) is…
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BioPharma Beat: Imagination Is More Important Than Innovation
I know this will sound like heresy to most people in the “innovation machine” who could never accept that anything can be more important than innovation itself. But, in my…
Toughest Challenges with Implementing the Latest HIPAA Regulations
Some of the newest findings on HIPAA compliance represent the top challenges faced by companies and health care institutions dealing with the laws on sensitive patient data. As the Department…
There’s No Business Like the Healthcare Business
Irving Berlin, eat your heart out. Irving Berlin, eat your heart out. There’s no business like the healthcare business, or so it seems from a recently published info-graphic in the…
3 Ways to Keep Patients Engaged During Long-Term Clinical Trials
The process of bringing a drug to market can be a very long journey. The process of bringing a drug to market can be a very long journey. According to…
What Healthcare Will Look Like Five Years From Today
Only five years ago, what doctors recognized as the business of “being in practice,” is quite different from how things are today. For nearly everyone in the spectrum of care,…
List of Health Care Social Media and Digital Influencers on Twitter
Marie Ennis-O’Connor (@JBBC) is a healthcare writer, public relations consultant, and digital media strategist. Marie recently compiled a list of 84 health care social media and digital influencers on Twitter.…
