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What The Story Of A Much Talked-About Bay Area Startup Tells Us About The Future Of Health IT

Jacob Plummer | The Health Care Blog | March 24, 2013

Today, we all know how dramatically different mobile phones are than they were a year or two ago, much less back in 2004. But as the power of mobile technology increases, tech entrepreneurs have taken a lead on challenging old rules that haven’t been discussed in decades. What if the development of the smartphone could give us some clues into the future of healthcare IT? Read More »

What The U.S. Can Learn From Brazil's Healthcare Mess

Olga Khazan | The Atlantic | May 8, 2014

Here’s what it looks like when a sprawling, diverse nation tries to cover everybody....By a lot of measures, Brazil’s Sistema Único de Saúde—or SUS—has led to huge health gains.

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What Will It Take To Successfully Implement Health IT Solutions?

Christina Cavoli | Segue Technologies | January 18, 2013

Incorporating health IT solutions to “fix” a troublesome healthcare system has long been touted as the backbone of healthcare reform. Health IT would not only greatly improve the delivery of care through increased performance, it could also largely pay for itself [...]. Read More »

What You Don't Know About Your Doctor Could Hurt You

Rachel Rabkin Peachman | Consumer Reports | March 29, 2016

Thousands of doctors across the U.S. are on medical probation for reasons including drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and making careless—sometimes deadly—mistakes. But they're still out there practicing. And good luck figuring out who they are. The state medical board's report on Leonard Kurian, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Southern California, tells in stark clinical detail what it says happened to several patients in his care. And it's not easy to read...

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When The Best Hospitals Are The Worst

James Hamblin | The Atlantic | July 1, 2013

Assume we successfully get health insurance for 32 million more Americans. Not a single person "falls through the cracks." [...] There's a quantifiable change in barometric pressure as the nation collectively sighs. The moment would be fleeting. Panic resumes when the newly insured try to get appointments to see doctors. Read More »

Why Are We Ignoring The Role Of The Food Industry In Healthcare Reform?

The epidemic rise in the number of Americans young and old who are either overweight or obese account for 67% according to the NationalCenter for Health Statistics. The number of obese people has more than doubled since 1980. When you take into account the number of diseases like breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes and osteoarthritis to name a few that are linked to obesity it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the link between healthcare costs and obesity is strong, and changes can go a long way to both bringing down the costs and helping us live longer healthier lives.

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Why Doctors Still Use Pen And Paper

James Fallows | The Atlantic | March 19, 2014

The health-care system is one of the most technology-dependent parts of the American economy, and one of the most primitive. Every patient knows, and dreads, the first stage of any doctor visit: sitting down with a clipboard and filling out forms by hand.

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Why Is Healthcare IT Under Fire?

Brian Eastwood | CIO | November 10, 2014

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has lost several key figures in recent months. An economic report suggests that meaningful use may have been a waste of money. Why is healthcare IT under such duress?...

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Why Rate Shock Might Matter

Ross Douthat | New York Times | June 6, 2013

There has been a lengthy, multi-sided debate in the last week or so, with much ad hominem and gnashing of teeth, over whether California’s insurance premiums are going up because of Obamacare, and if so what that might mean for the law’s success or failure... Read More »

2014 State Healthcare IT Connect Summit

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
April 1, 2014 - 7:30am - April 2, 2014 - 5:00pm
Location: 
The Grand Historic Venue Baltimore, MD
United States

The 5th Annual State Healthcare IT Connect Summit, (in partnership with eHI) will take place on April 1-2, in Baltimore, MD. The two-day program provides critical insights into the expanding role of State Health IT in Medicaid Modernization, Implementing HIX (Health Insurance Exchange) and Health System Transformation / Population Health Management[...]. Read More »