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Headline Sponsors Harris Healthcare To Show How To Achieve Better Outcomes Through Value-Based Healthcare

Press Release | Harris Healthcare | September 18, 2012

Headline sponsors Harris Healthcare, will highlight the critical role of technology in providing value-based healthcare at this year's Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology EXPO at Olympia, London. Read More »

Health & Wellness Wireless Sensor Networks To Be Worth $16 Billion In 2017, Says ON World

Press Release | ON World | March 13, 2013

ON World’s recently published report covers 16 unique wireless sensing applications that are transforming health and wellness for chronic disease management, operational management, assisted care and general wellness. Read More »

Health 2.0 and ONC Launch New Challenge Through the Investing in Innovation (I2) Initiative

Press Release | ONC, Health 2.0, Investing in Innovation (i2) Initiative | July 11, 2012

Today, Health 2.0 and the Office of the National Coordinator for HealthInformation Technology (ONC) announced the launch of a new Investing in Innovation (i2) Initiative competition that challenges developer communities to create innovative health information technology (HIT) solutions. Read More »

Health 2.0 Europe Announces Call for Speakers for 2012 Annual Conference in Berlin

Staff Writer | Health 2.0 | March 12, 2012

Health 2.0 today announced the Call for Speakers for its Health 2.0 Europe 2012 Annual Conference, which will be held Nov. 6-7 in Berlin, Germany. The two-day event will set the stage for the next wave of technology innovation.  Read More »

Health 3.0 Is Holistic

Julie Steele | O'Reilly Data | January 29, 2014

If Health 2.0 meant adding devices, then the next wave means incorporating more than just technology Read More »

Health Apps To Improve Citizens' Lives

Nerea Rial | New Europe | October 3, 2012

Mobile health (m-health) tools are helping socially disadvantaged citizens with diabetes around the world better manage their condition, a report from the non-profit group eHealth Initative (eHI) says. Read More »

Health Care Initiatives Thrive With The Help Of Crowdfunding

Alexandros Stefanakis | Launcht | July 16, 2013

MedStartr is an emerging player in the crowdfunding healthcare revolution. When founder Alex Fair realized that the large crowdfunding sites did not permit healthcare projects, he created MedStartr to bring healthcare solutions out of the idea box and into the marketplace... Read More »

Health care law ensures consumers get clear, consistent information about health coverage

Press Release | Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | September 24, 2012

Because of the health care law, millions of Americans will have access to standardized, easy-to-understand information about health plan benefits and coverage. Read More »

Health Care M&A Spending Grows In Q2 2013, Compared With Q1 2013, According To Irving Levin Associates, Inc.

Staff Writer | Irving Levin Associates. Inc. | July 29, 2013

Health care merger and acquisition activity strengthened in the second quarter of 2013. Deal volume was up 10% versus the previous quarter, with 223 deals announced. However, the quarter underperformed (-15%) in comparison with the same quarter a year ago, according to The Health Care M&A Report. [...] Read More »

Health Care Officials: Lack Of Medicaid Expansion Will Put Va. Jobs, Hospitals At Risk

Hank Hayes | TimesNews | August 7, 2013

Southwest Virginia health care jobs and rural hospitals will be at risk unless state lawmakers agree to a Medicaid expansion, Wellmont Health System and Mountain States Health Alliance officials warned a room full of business leaders, insurers and government officials Wednesday. Read More »

Health Care Spending: A 21st Century Gold Rush

Philip Caper | Bangor Daily News | February 14, 2013

Winston Churchill once remarked, “Americans will always do the right thing, once they’ve exhausted all alternatives.” His observation, at least the second half of it, is proving itself as we continue to struggle with our health care system, especially its out-of-control costs that are crippling the budgets of businesses and government alike. Read More »

Health Care Startup Finds Success Despite Public Sector Obstacles

Joe Van Brussel | Huffington Post | October 2, 2012

At Axial, Rohde and her team have developed software and mobile apps for doctors, patients, hospitals, nurses, physical therapists and all the parties involved in the 'circle of care' to ensure that a patient's information is available and accessible to anyone who needs it.

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Health Care Survey Shows 17 Percent Of Doctors Want To Switch EHR Apps

Brian T. Horowitz | eWeek | February 20, 2013

Black Book Rankings' study of the health care industry shows that many physicians are unhappy with the EHR applications with which they work. Read More »

Health Care Systems Should Not Be Run For Profit, But Rather For People's Health

Josh Freeman | Medicine and Social Justice | February 2, 2014

I wrote in a recent blog [...] that our health care system ”…is a parallel to our financial services industry: private enterprise is given a license to make money from everyone, and the government finances it. The only difference is that for financial services, the government steps in to bail them out only after they have already stolen all our money, while in health services the profit margin is built in from the start.” [...] Read More »

Health Care, Consuming And Politics In America

Steffen Schmidt | DesMoinesRegister.com | January 5, 2013

We know that escalating healthcare costs are a huge threat to our national solvency, to budget deficits and the national debt. It is the major political issue as we have seen over the battle for and against ObamaCare. It continues to simmer in the form of coming battles over Medicare and Medicaid. Read More »