The Coming Disruptive and Transformational Changes in Health Care Delivery
There will be some very disruptive and some transformational changes in the way health care is delivered, not as a result of reform, but as a result of the drivers…
Health Awareness Observances for the Month of July
Do you know why it’s important to save your baby’s cord blood stem cells? How many people each year receive eye injuries directly related to the fourth of July? What…
SAS and GSK Pull Big Pharma Into Big Data Collaboration
(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)Of all the companies that specialize in…
Medicare Needs to Emphasize Prevention and Quality of Care
(Editor's Note: Stephen Schimpff has been a member of our Advisory Board since the very beginning. He has given us numerous exclusive posts; here is his latest!) (Editor's Note: Stephen…
Shorter Wait in the ER Just a Click Away with Startup’s Virtual Waiting Service
(First published on MedCityNews) (First published on MedCityNews)If OpenTable can save people the time and hassle of waiting at a busy restaurant, why can’t an online check-in system do the…
Controlling Medicare Costs By Asking the Correct Question
(Editor's Note: Stephen Schimpff has been a member of our Advisory Board since the very beginning. He has given us numerous exclusive posts; here is his latest!) (Editor's Note: Stephen…
“Independence Day”
My children often laugh at my rather empty cache on iTunes. For a very long time I had downloaded only one song and that was Martina McBride’s “Independence Day.” If…
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The Most Active VCs in Healthcare Since 2012
(First published in MedCityNews) (First published in MedCityNews)As investments in life science companies have dipped over the past few years, some investors have scaled back investments or walked away from…
New Technology Improves Branding for Retail Health
Up until a few years ago, if you needed a flu shot, you probably called your doctor to make an appointment. Now all you have to do is walk in…
Thoughts on HIT (Technical) Certifications vs. Graduate Degrees
These days I’ve been getting an increasing number of questions from some very smart readers of this blog about whether or not graduate degrees or technical (HIT-specific or otherwise) certifications…
