by The Health Care Blog | Aug 14, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
By MATTHEW HOLT In July 2005 George W Bush had relatively recently won a Presidential election in which the Republican won the popular vote (something that will likely never happen again) & the Republicans controlled all three branches of Government. Those of us...
by The Health Care Blog | Aug 14, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Jessica DaMassa cracks her whip and in just 2 minutes gets answers out of me about the bidding for #athenahealth, the new clinics at #Amazon, the #FDA approving #NaturalCycles as a contraceptive, and the tech giants getting on stage unprompted at ONC’s Blue Button 2.0...
by HIStalk | Aug 14, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Watson Health: Setting the Record Straight IBM SVP John Kelly rebuts a Wall Street Journal article that called Watson Health’s effectiveness in oncology into question, saying that, “To suggest there has been no patient benefit is to ignore both what we know The Wall...
by HIStalk | Aug 13, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
For many of us in healthcare IT, our primary arenas of work tend to fall within hospitals and health systems, ambulatory organizations, payers, and the vendor space. There are plenty of subdomains within each of those areas, such as tribal health, community health...
by HIStalk | Aug 13, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Rich Berner is CEO of MDLive of Sunrise, FL. Tell me about yourself and the company. I approach this as technologist, having grown up programming computers since fourth grade. I got into healthcare about 15 years ago, working in a variety of roles across a number of...
by HIStalk | Aug 12, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
IBM Has a Watson Dilemma The Wall Street Journal posts another critical review of IBM Watson Health for oncology, saying that “the diagnosis is gloomy” for Watson’s ability to improve cancer treatments. Cory Wiegert Named New CEO of CancerLinQ LLC CancerLinQ, a...
by HIStalk | Aug 12, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Top News The Wall Street Journal posts another critical review of IBM Watson Health for oncology, saying that “the diagnosis is gloomy” for Watson’s ability to improve cancer treatments. Reader Comments From Axe the Fax: “Re: fax machines. Finally someone is pushing...
by The Health Care Blog | Aug 12, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
By MATTHEW HOLT Happy 15th birthday THCB! Yes, 15 years ago today this little blog opened for business and changed my life (and at least impacted a few others). Later this week we are going to celebrate and tell you a bit more about what the next 15 years (really?) of...
by The Health Care Blog | Aug 12, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
By SAURABH JHA Saurabh Jha This is the second part of Dr. Jha’s conversation with Dr. Jonathan Cusack, who was the former supervisor and mentor of Dr. Bawa-Garba, a pediatrician convicted of manslaughter of fetal sepsis in Jack Adcock. Read the first part of this...
by HIStalk | Aug 11, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
That perception is nine-tenths of reality. In the work context, learn how to spot an incompetent and/or malicious boss faster and get out quicker instead of trying to hold on because I liked the company. Job hop sooner, avoid the suffering, and find the good team....
by HIStalk | Aug 10, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Weekly News Recap CMS releases a draft rule that would overhaul the Medicare Share Savings Program UnitedHealth Group is reportedly the only non-financial company that’s in the running to acquire Athenahealth Northwestern Medicine (IL) lays off 60 IT employees after...
by HIStalk | Aug 10, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Pathways To Success: A New Start For Medicare’s Accountable Care Organizations CMS Administrator Seema Verma summarizes the 600-page, just-published proposed rule that would overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Amazon has plans to open its own health clinics...
by HIStalk | Aug 9, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Top News CMS Administrator Seema Verma summarizes the 600-page, just-published proposed rule that would overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program in a Health Affairs blog post. Reader Comments From Glandular Enlargement: “Re: MED3000. Heard that McKesson will stop...
by HIStalk | Aug 9, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Throughout my medical training, my early days in practice, and during countless go-lives, I’ve experienced some degree of sleep deprivation. I look forward to weekends when I’m not seeing patients and when I can sleep in, trying to (at least psychologically) catch...
by The Health Care Blog | Aug 9, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
By CHADI NABHAN MD MBA Dr. Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA Life is busy, yet we somehow find time to stay engaged on social media, remain engrossed in the 24/7 news cycle, and continue our futile efforts to resist clickbait. While social media can allow us to mindlessly scroll...
by HIStalk | Aug 9, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
CVS Health’s MinuteClinic Introduces New Virtual Care Offering CVS Health adds MinuteClinic-branded virtual consults from Teladoc to its CVS Pharmacy app. Northwestern Medicine lays off 60 IT workers after launch of new electronic medical records system After hiring...
by HIStalk | Aug 8, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
A Smart Telehealth Strategy Creates Great Value While Meeting Myriad Needs By Ray Costantini, MD Ray Costantini, MD, MBA is co-founder and CEO of Bright.md of Portland, OR. Friction is the enemy of efficiency, whether it’s an automotive engine clogged with grime or an...
by HIStalk | Aug 8, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Paul Roma is CEO of Ciox Health of Alpharetta, GA. Tell me about yourself and the company. I have been the CEO of Ciox for a little over a year. I came from the professional services world as the global head of analytics for Deloitte & Touche, which constituted...
by HIStalk | Aug 8, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Digital health start-up Zocdoc is wrestling with a price change that could cripple doctors Doctor appointment booking service Zocdoc postpones its announced pricing changes after practices complain about being charged for each booked appointment instead of paying just...
by The Health Care Blog | Aug 8, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
By MATTHEW HOLT So The Health Care Blog (which I like to think of as the first proper health care blog whatever Jacob Reider says about his Docnotes which started in 1999!) is 15 yrs old this month. This is the start of our little anniversary celebration. We are...
by HIStalk | Aug 7, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Top News Doctor appointment booking service Zocdoc postpones its announced pricing changes after practices complain about being charged for each booked appointment instead of paying just an annual fee. A dermatologist says his $3,600 per-doctor annual cost would jump...
by Health IT Buzz | Aug 7, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
In 2017 we announced “A 5-Year Goal to Transition the ONC Health IT Certification Program’s Testing Portfolio” to include as many industry-developed and maintained testing tools as possible. This month, we reached another important milestone toward this goal: the...
by HIStalk | Aug 7, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
Careexpand to Transition Its Full-Service Chronic Care Management Business to Chronic Care Management, Inc. Chronic Care Management acquires Careexpand’s CCM assets for an undisclosed amount. Apple records keep on expanding Apple Clinical & Health Informatics...
by The Health Care Blog | Aug 6, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
As I’m back from a week’s vacation, Jessica DaMassa is slowly pulling me back into the groove with questions about Walmart dumping Castlight, yet more money for telemedicine with MDLive adding $50m, and get.health sponsoring a few tickets to health2con. All in 2...
by The Health Care Blog | Aug 6, 2018 | Healthcare Technology
By MICHAEL HEBB The train sped along from Seattle to Portland on a spectacular summer morning, following the track along the waterways of the lower Puget Sound. One of my daughters lived in Portland at the time, so I found myself on the train frequently. Like most of...
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