Do All of Us Really Have to Change?
As someone who professionally closely tracks the debate over the transformation of the American health care clinical delivery system, I did not learn much new from the June 2nd New York…
Health Start-Ups! – Four Tips for Health IT Start-Ups
(Editor's Note: Introducing Amanda Guerrero, who will write occasionally for the Health Start-Ups! series. Amanda has a passion for healthcare technology and blogs about healthcare-related topics, including electronic medical records, Meaningful…
Mapping the Patient Journey with Advanced Social Intelligence
Today’s digital social age presents an incredible opportunity for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. For years, the struggle to understand evolving patient needs in order to strategically align and address…
Siemens and Varian: Hooking Up to Mutual Advantage
Photo: Biograph mCT PET/CT systemA little more than a year ago, a marriage of sorts shook up the world of radiation therapy. Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare formed a…
A New Age for Smartphone Apps
The plethora of mobile apps comes under scrutiny and the market grows … The plethora of mobile apps comes under scrutiny and the market grows …The Food and Drug Administration…
Sensors and Smartphones Bring the Baby Monitor Into 2013
Originally published on MedCityNews.comThis company has a tempting and comforting value proposition for new parents: around-the-clock baby monitoring without so much sleep deprivation. Originally published on MedCityNews.comThis company has a…
Medicine Is a Profession, But Healthcare Is a Business
A prospective doctor’s long and arduous education has often been all about medicine, with precious little training or experience in the business of running a business. A prospective doctor’s long…
Of ACOs and the Over-imaging of Children
This week’s news feeds feature a big new study on pediatric CT radiation doses. Anyone who’s been paying attention will not be surprised by the results: This week’s news feeds…
Boomer Voice
Get ready for our next exclusive series: Boomer Voice - the voice of the boomer generation. And that means you too! This is a new series and we hope to…
Siemens Increases Patient Access to Alzheimer’s Biomarker
Anticipating the onward march of aging Americans who will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, Siemens’ PETNET Solutions has increased patient access to Eli Lilly and Company’s Amyvid biomarker (Florbetapir F 18…
