Asthma Medical Home at Boston Children’s Hospital Wins Innovation Challenge
Childhood asthma, if not properly managed, can cause dangerous symptoms, leading to not only missed days from school, but also to expensive emergency department visits and hospitalizations. Childhood asthma, if…
Doctors Without Borders Working On Their First US Mission in the United States After Hurricane Sandy
No this is not a 3rd world country where the group normally volunteers. No this is not a 3rd world country where the group normally volunteers. it’s right here in…
High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Daniel Wolfson and The Choosing Wisely Campaign
Last week, we learned about EndoGoal from Dr. Last week, we learned about EndoGoal from Dr. Jennifer Dyer. This week brings us to Philadelphia where we talk with Daniel Wolfson…
HOW MUCH IS THAT? I’m not the only one who thinks that’s a great healthcare question …
Thanks to ePatient Dave deBronkart, who is another powerful voice in patient engagement and healthcare price transparency, I now know that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – one of the…
Mobile Health 2012: It’s Time to Look Beyond the Numbers
Last week the Pew Internet & American Life Project released their Mobile Health 2012 report indicating that smartphone owners are helping to drive the mobile health revolution. According to Pew's…
Should Incentive Payments Relative to EHR Adoption Be Suspended?
Four Members of the U.S. House of Representatives went on record last week in advocating that incentive payments to physicians should be suspended. The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman…
Minnesota Miles Ahead on Obamacare Enthusiasm upon Obama’s Re-election
Okay, so it’s full speed ahead on the implementation of Obamacare (a term I only accept in its brevity, co-opted by its bipartisan national appeal) following President Obama’s historic re-election…
Your Health is What You Drive: Digital Health in the Driver’s Seat
One of the most enjoyable aspects of my role in my organization involves constantly surveying the global digital health ecosystem. Recently, I attended Dr. Leslie Saxon's 6th annual USC Body…
Big Data, Small Data… Size Doesn’t Matter, Data Management Does.
Big Data here, Big Data there… but what does it really mean? And to what extend should you, as a small practice or an independent physician, feel concerned about it?…
‘Practical Data’, ‘Actionable Data’ and ‘Useful Data’ vs. ‘Big Data’ in Healthcare
Having recently spoken at about a half dozen conferences on the subject of big data in government and healthcare I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re focusing, at least in…
