Five Steps to Better Treatment for Cancer
The buzz words “patient empowerment” are everywhere today – health blogs, marketing messages, websites, you name it! And the message is that if you just choose the right hospital, or…
Is the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic Serious When He Says “No More Passive Patients”?
If a recent blog post by the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic is representative of how health care executives (and physicians) really think about patients – aka consumers –aka people like…
Setting Up a Booth at Medical Conferences
What is the rationale for investing in a booth at a medical conference?There are quite a few reasons companies mention for placing booths at conference. What is the rationale for…
Health Policy: Stunning Results from California
I’m going to summarize in a single paragraph a debate that has been raging in health policy for the past two decades.On one side is what I call the health…
Boomer Voice: Boomers – Early Adopters of mHealth
Baby Boomers and seniors may not be the early adopters of social sites like Foursquare, Instagram or Vine, but if taught how to use a mobile healthcare app they will…
BioMotiv Puts New Model for Drug Development to Work
Originally published on MedCityNews.com. Originally published on MedCityNews.com.Nearly halfway to its goal of raising $100 million, an intriguing venture that’s part drug development accelerator and part early-stage investor has begun…
GAO Confirms Health Insurance Rating Rules Hike Premiums for Young People
In an under-reported brief published last week, the Government Accountability Office confirmed that states which prevent accurate underwriting of
Healthbox and Florida Blue Bet on Consumer Engagement, Wellness Startups
Originally published on MedCityNews.com. Originally published on MedCityNews.com.Digital health accelerator Healthbox and anchor partner Florida Blue had their priorities straight when they chose the seven companies for their inaugural Florida…
How Online Forums Can Help Patient-Centered Drug Development
In the August issue of New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Dr. Ethan Basch, an oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center wrote an article titled Toward Patient-Centered Drug Development in…
Why Pricing Transparency Won’t Affect Hospital Pricing
(Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes under the heading, HealthCare Compass). (Editor's Note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes under the heading, HealthCare Compass).If there’s a single piece of architecture that symbolizes our ”Down the Rabbit Hole”…
