UW Medicine’s Journey to Become an Accountable Care Organization
As part of the newly forming Health IT community in Seattle, the Unversity of Washington and the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association have partnered on the “Health Innovator’s Collaborative,” which…
Venture Capital Fantasyland: Venrock’s Proposal to Reform Drug Development
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A Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)’s Privacy Rule focuses on the rights of an individual to control the use of his or her protected health information (PHI). The…
Hospital Readmission Data for All Payors
Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions have been focused on a handful of diagnoses and on government payors (primarily Medicare). In order to get a handle on the roughly 15% of…
Are You Ready for Medicare Part E?
If not, you may want to avoid shared savings programs (Accountable Care Organizations “ACOs”, Bundled Payments) or other risk sharing reimbursement arrangements. If not, you may want to avoid shared…
What Is the True Value of a New Patient?
When you work in the lead generation business as we do, and your stock-and-trade is proving the return on investment you provide your client(s), one of the key questions that…
FDA Perspective on Rare Diseases
Rich Moscicki, M.D., Deputy Center Director for Science Operations, FDA spoke to an audience of 75 senior physician executives from the Boston CMO Network on April 7, 2014. The event…
Beyond the Buzz: What the New Twitter Profile Means for Healthcare Marketing
Have you got it yet? It’s bigger, bolder, and brighter. It’s the new Twitter profile, and it’s coming to a Twitter account near you. Have you got it yet? It’s…
Data, Sensors and Shoes: Conjecture Behind Nike’s Rumored Departure from Wearable Devices
Anyone over 40 years old remembers the 1986 Nike television ad featuring Michael Jordan and Spike Lee, with Jordan performing feats of basketball prowess wearing his signature Air Jordans and…
Want to Grow Your Medical Practice? Think Like an Entrepreneur
Your medical practice is a business. Yet many people who own or are partners in a medical practice neglect that important detail. As a business owner or entrepreneur, there are…
