Health Insurance “Rate Shock”: A New Opportunity Within the Broader Trend of Healthcare Consumerism
TripleTree recently published research on the impact of consumerism in healthcare. TripleTree recently published research on the impact of consumerism in healthcare. While the report acknowledged the introduction of consumer-directed…
The Latest in Gene Therapy Research
Gene therapy was the topic at the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association event on April 30 with Ricki Lewis, PhD. The crowd was captivated as Dr. Gene therapy was the topic at…
Data Alone Does Not Make Health Care Pricing Meaningful
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new data this week, showing significant variation in what hospitals charge for inpatient services. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new…
Physician Network vs. Physician Community: A Strategic Interview with WorldOne Interactive + Sermo #doctors20
In our Doctors 2.0 & You Social Media world, we know that the two main areas In our Doctors 2.0 & You Social Media world, we know that the two…
The Currency of Social Media in HealthCare
Many people say information is power. I don’t believe that. Information sharing is power. People are more than willing to share information not because they are being paid but because…
Improving the Affordable Care Act by Modifying the MLR Rule
The Affordable Care Act is a big step in the right direction, but like any big complex new thing (think 787 Dreamliner) there are likely to be hiccups coming out…
Health Start-Ups!: 20 Cool Health Start-Ups
This is the first post in HealthWorks Collective's new series: Health Start-Ups!. There are many, many cool healthcare startup companies out there. A few of them make it big. …
HHS Secretary to Create Transparency Mechanisms to Address Medical Billing Costs
Back when TIME published its now classic mainstream longform piece “Bitter Pill”, the buzz in the healthcare blogosphere centered around the waste involved in the final point of delivery of care to…
Dictionary of ElderCare Terminology Available
Walter Feldesman published the first edition of his Dictionary of Eldercare Terminology. It remains the first and only dictionary defining eldercare words and terms. Walter Feldesman published the first edition…
Medicare’s Data Release Places More Power in Hands of Informed Medical Consumers
Yesterday, Medicare released data on in-patient hospital costs across the country to provide consumers/patients with cost comparison information. Yesterday, Medicare released data on in-patient hospital costs across the country to…
