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Will Industry Outsiders Save Healthcare Dollars Through Data?
July 11, 2018
With every sector of the economy feeling the effects of ever-increasing healthcare costs and no relief in sight,…
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Data-Enabled Strategy for the Social Determinants of Health
April 17, 2018
Social determinants of health (SDOH) has turned into the feel-good buzzword of the year. Broadly defined,…
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Preventing the Next Cambridge Analytica from using your Medical Records
April 12, 2018
Most healthcare pundits can agree that patients should be in control of their data. There’s actually enough momentum…
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How many visits does it take to get an ACL done?
April 6, 2018
In August, I tore my MCL, ACL, and possibly my meniscus. Of course, I didn’t know at the…
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Is This the Beginning of a Real Disruption in Healthcare?
February 23, 2018
When Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, and Jamie Dimon get together, they have interesting conversations. When they make a …
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How Censoring Words like Fetus, Transgender, and Evidence-based Could Impact Public Health
January 18, 2018
The Washington Post headline was chilling: “CDC gets list of forbidden words: Fetus,…
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How Will the CVS-Aetna Merger Transform the Patient Care Landscape?
December 19, 2017
In announcing its deal to acquire Aetna, CVS Health President and CEO Larry J. Merlo promised that they will “remake the consumer health experience” by merging the analytics of Aetna with the human touch of CVS. The resulting business promises to “provide consumers with a better experience, reduced costs, and improved access to health care experts.”
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Revelations from DC: We’re All on the Same Side
September 28, 2017
This past week, I’ve been at America’s Health Insurance Plan’s (AHIP) National Conferences on…
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Counterpoint: Digital Health is Just Getting Started
September 14, 2017
Recently, CNBC posted an article by Rob Coppedge titled “Digital Health is…
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A Brief Explanation of MACRA
September 12, 2017
Earlier this year, the first measures included in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)…
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The Internet Already Knows Everything About You (Apple Watch and Aetna Rumors)
August 16, 2017
CNBC drops a rumor about Aetna providing Apple Watches to their members… the internet responds, some in favor of…
