Healthcare is joining the network economy.
Let’s adapt strategy and business models for
success during the upcoming transformation.
I just received an email from CMS announcing the latest official word on the Medicare Medical Home Demonstration (MMHD): 10/26/2009 – In Washington, the efforts to reform health care and health insurance include proposed legislative language that would have an impact on the Medicare Medical Home Demonstration as described in section 204 of the Tax Relief [...]
BrightTALK is sponsoring a complimentary series of e-Health Summit webcasts this Wednesday, July 8. Here’s a full listing of the six eHealth Summit topics (Eastern Time). Click on the links to attend any or all of the webcasts. The series will be recorded for future on-demand access. EHR 2.0: Federal HITECH Act Creates Opportunities Beyond EMRs 8 Jul 2009 [...]
Warrantee War`ran*tee"\, noun. A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications. Today when we buy practically any consumer item we expect a warrantee. What’s the “warrantee” after you are discharged from a hospital? Last September I wrote a post posing the question “What’s the Best Way to Get Hospitals [...]
The Healthcare Unbound Conference is a highlight of my year and I always look forward to it! What’s so special about this conference? First, the caliber of the people attending. It’s a stimulating mix of high-level clinical, technical and business types. The energy is flowing and many people have told me how much they like [...]
The Continua Health Alliance is doing a good job in getting remote patient monitoring (RPM) devices to become plug-n-play — where devices and peripherals from different manufacturers complying with Continua Guidelines will be able to talk to one another. Continua’s work-to-date is a necessary, but not yet sufficient effort to make RPM devices mainstream. Knocking [...]
Vince Kuraitis and Thomas Wilson, PhD, DrPH “If you aren’t confused you don’t know what’s going on.” Jack Welch, former CEO, General Electric Thanks to the continuing opacity of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serices (CMS), we remain confused about the future of Medicare Health Support (MHS). It’s been over a month since we last [...]
Vince Kuraitis and Thomas Wilson, PhD, DrPH “Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light” Dylan Thomas Despite CMS’ recent cocktail hour pronouncement that Medicare Health Support (MHS) is on its last legs, many are fighting to prolong its life. Recent Developments DMAA is working with Sen. [...]
Although a bit late, I’d like to share perspectives from the latest Healthcare Unbound conference. The conference took place in San Francisco on July 16 and 17 and attracted 400 attendees with a rich blend of business, information technology, and clinical backgrounds. PowerPoint from Opening Keynote Here’s a copy of the PowerPoint for my opening keynote presentation. My [...]
An article in Wireless Week announces the creation of a new species: a health care MVNO named LifeComm. LifeComm promises to move disease management, wellness, and fitness into new territories. What is a MVNO? More acronyms! What is a MVNO? A Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) is a mobile operator that does not own its own spectrum and [...]
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