Health care – TimBatchelder

IT has disrupted finance so why is healthcare lagging behind?

April 29, 2013June 25, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management

Information technology has revolutionalized financial services. So why is healthcare so far behind?
Phil Fasano, Guest Contributor, gigaom.com

The U.S. leads the world in healthcare expenditures – an astounding $2.7 trillion in 2012 and rising every year. Yet in one recent study of medical outcomes in the world’s most highly developed countries we ranked last. By any measure …

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Getting beyond the hype of disruption in healthcare and focusing on actionable innovation (healthcareguy.com)
Junior Healthcare Associate (NYC) (attorneyjobsinnyc.wordpress.com)
Entrepreneurship on the Rise at Wharton (mbastartupblog.com)
7 predictions for the future of health care technology (venturebeat.com)

Box gets into health IT with HIPAA compliant apps

April 29, 2013June 25, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management

Box gets hip to HIPAA, adds health-record apps
Jordan Novet, gigaom.com

Think some cloud-storage options are no good for privacy-sensitive applications like health care? Box wants you to think again. Keen on boosting its enterprise customer base and prepping for an IPO, the company said Wednesday it’s now…

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HIPAA to Healthcare Professionals: Get On the Cloud (mozy.com)
Privacy and Security Officers are Critically Important Roles (riscconsulting.com)
Health care developers who build on Box get HIPAA compliance for free (venturebeat.com)
Three Big HIPAA Myths (managemypractice.com)

Healthtap: health professionals give free advice online

April 28, 2013June 23, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management

The Ultra-Popular App That Has Convinced Doctors To Give Their Services For Free
BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com

HealthTap gives you access to medical professionals to answer your health queries, and it doesn’t cost you a dime.

There was a time not too long ago that doctors lived in an analog world. They only answered questions from patients that came i…

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The Instagram-for-doctors is gross, scary, graphic – and it could save your life (digitaltrends.com)

Startup incubator for digital health and healthcare technology startups

January 31, 2013February 12, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Network Science, Regenerative Economy

Startup incubator for digital health and healthcare technology startups
rockhealth.com

Accelerate

Think you have an idea that can change healthcare? Learn more about our program, meet our mentors and teams, and see if you have what it takes.

Attend

If you’re seeking ways to connect with the digital health community…

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NYC plays matchmaker to hook up healthcare groups with startups to commercialize tech tools (medcitynews.com)
2012 Digital Health Funding Report by @Rock_Health (slideshare.net)
MedSys Group Announces ‘Beyond the Boom’ at HIMSS 2013 (prweb.com)
Health Care DataWorks Refocuses Leadership Team to Capitalize On Growth Opportunities and Address Evolving Needs of Hospitals and Healthcare Systems (prweb.com)
Jim Stogdill :: Have an idea for a health care startup? (radar.oreilly.com)

Health Data Company Athenahealth Goes Mobile

January 17, 2013April 26, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Network Science

Health Data Company Athenahealth Goes Mobile With Acquisition Of Health Innovator Epocrates
By Anya Kamenetz, fastcompany.com

Epocrates, the startup whose mobile apps provide drug reference advice to more than half of American health care providers, is being acquired by Athenahealth, the data management platform for doctors—a marriage of two Most Innovative…

RT @FastCompany: #FCMostInnovative Health data company Athenahealth goes mobile with acquisition of health innovator Epocrates: http://flip.it/mzVEz http://flip.it/5l4qu

Athenahealth partners with iTriage app (bostonherald.com)
It S***s To Be A Healthcare Entrepreneur (forbes.com)
Athenahealth: Seeking Staff on a Mission (live.wsj.com)
athenahealth and Mashery team up for health developer-friendly API initiative (gigaom.com)
Acquisition Target Entrada ‘Goes Deep’ With athenahealth And NextGen (forbes.com)

God’s Hotel Book Review

January 12, 2013April 24, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital Health, Knowledge Management, Network Science

(via ‘God’s Hotel’ Book Review – An Account of Health Care Past – NYTimes.com)

Watsi, a Crowdfunding Site, Offers Help With Medical Care – NYTimes.com (cannonballcc.org)
Stupid Writer Tricks – NYTimes.com (everythingscrivener.wordpress.com)
Why does almost every site out there make it so hard to leave? @NYTimes reports (alexisohanian.com)
Booklist | ‘The Dispensable Nation,’ by Vali Nasr – NYTimes.com (globaldiplomacy.wordpress.com)

The Cash-Only Doctors Club

December 24, 2012June 2, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

English: Years U.S. states passed unlimited practice rights for Doctors of Osteopathic medicine (D.O), equal to those of Medical Doctors (M.D.)Gevitz N. The D.O.’s: osteopathic medicine in America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

businessweek.com

Concierge doctors don’t take insurance, but do make house calls. Once an option only for the rich, they may change health care for everyone

RT @BW: Is concierge medicine the future of healthcare? | http://flip.it/0htzp #longreads http://flip.it/fHvQI

The Cash-Only Doctors Club

Paul Hsieh on Concierge Medicine (healthcarebs.com)
Dear Congress: Listen to doctors on the front lines of medicine (kevinmd.com)
Concierge Medical Practice: Dr. Bruce Feldman Announces Availability for Speaking Engagements (virtual-strategy.com)

The Consumerization of Healthcare

December 14, 2012May 31, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Network Science

English: (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

by Lauren Soelberg Treasure, orcahealth.com

The systemic change in US healthcare delivery has been called many things, but they all refer to one thing: the future of healthcare will be in the hands of the consumers. Today, consumers are better able to make choices about their…

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The Consumerization of Healthcare

Dr. Kizer opening keynote at the HIMSS Southern CA Chapter Healthcare IT Conference #HITCon13 (medicineandtechnology.com)
Trends that are reshaping healthcare (worldofdtcmarketing.com)
Solution at Consumerism (sustainablefutures2013.wordpress.com)
Castlight hopes new drug shopping tool is ‘stepping stone’ to more health care consumerism (gigaom.com)
HealthTok Lands $18.7M From NEA, Emergence & Others To Make Your Health Plan More Engaging (techcrunch.com)

Survey: Patients Welcome Active Role in Care

December 14, 2012May 30, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management

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Written by Heather Punke |, beckershospitalreview.com

December 12, 2012

American healthcare consumers are buying into the notion that they must take an active role in their healthcare, according to a recent survey by Wolters Kluwer Health, part of Wolters Kluwer, a global information…

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Survey: Patients Welcome Active Role in Care

Rate your hospital: online tool a 1st for Canadians (cbc.ca)
U.S. doctors don’t believe patients need full access to health records (infoworld.com)
How health tech can support the aging baby boomer population (venturebeat.com)
Doctors want homeopathy on the NHS to end (telegraph.co.uk)
Deborah Stambler: The Value of High Tech Health Care (huffingtonpost.com)
82% U.S. Doctors believe patients should update their Electronic Health Records (healthitplus.wordpress.com)

Health 2.0: this year will be all about big data

November 7, 2012March 31, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Health 2.0 Conference: Big Data Making A Big Impact
Richard MacManus, readwrite.com

At the end of the Health 2.0 Conference earlier this month, I sat down with the event’s co-founders Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya to discuss the big trends. I’d been impressed and excited by the innovation demonstrated at Health 2.0. It…

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A Shift in the Power Dynamic: Health 2.0 (projecthealthdesign.typepad.com)
Reporting Live from Health 2.0 (rwjfblogs.typepad.com)
David Harlow’s Health 2.0 vlog (healthblawg.typepad.com)
Audience votes for Living Profiles at Health 2.0 conference (projecthealthdesign.typepad.com)
Health 2.0 Fall 2011 (healthblawg.typepad.com)
big data is.. (riazkanani.com)
Video: My interview with Phytel’s Steve Schelhammer from Health 2.0 (meaningfulhitnews.com)
When Analyzing Big Data Goes Wrong (healtheconblog.com)
Connect with Project HealthDesign at Health 2.0 (projecthealthdesign.typepad.com)

Health 2.0: Here Come The BigCos

October 14, 2012February 24, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Knowledge Management, Network Science

Health 2.0: Here Come The BigCos!
Richard MacManus, readwriteweb.com

I’m at the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco – and it reminds me a lot of the Web 2.0 Conferences of 2006-07. The second coming of the Web, coined “Web 2.0” by Tim O’Reilly and his company, was entering its peak around 2006. If I…

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Video: My interview with Phytel’s Steve Schelhammer from Health 2.0 (meaningfulhitnews.com)
NYC plays matchmaker to hook up healthcare groups with startups to commercialize tech tools (medcitynews.com)
Health 2.0: Bridging the Senior Gap (medmeme.com)
Speed dating for startups: NYC and Health 2.0 pair health organizations with entrepreneurs [GigaOM] (gigaom.com)

Health 2.0 Challenge #1: Getting Doctors Off Fax

October 14, 2012February 24, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management, Network Science, Regenerative Economy

Health 2.0 Challenge #1: Getting Doctors Off Fax Machines
Richard MacManus, readwriteweb.com

Today at the DC to VC: Health IT Startup Showcase, a collaboration between Morgenthaler Ventures and the Health 2.0 Conference, I saw firsthand how health IT startups are tackling big, real-world problems. Coming from a world where…

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Video: My interview with Phytel’s Steve Schelhammer from Health 2.0 (meaningfulhitnews.com)
Health Law 2.0 Session at Health 2.0 Spring Fling – Boston (healthblawg.typepad.com)
Health 2.0: Bridging the Senior Gap (medmeme.com)
NYC plays matchmaker to hook up healthcare groups with startups to commercialize tech tools (medcitynews.com)
Where research, rigour and context reside – ‘Patients Like Me’ (youthhealth20.com)
Upcoming Health Care Conferences: October-November 2012 (medmeme.com)
Health 2.0 San Francisco, September 2011, “Son et Lumiere” (healthblawg.typepad.com)
A Shift in the Power Dynamic: Health 2.0 (projecthealthdesign.typepad.com)

Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future?

October 1, 2012February 18, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Design UX, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Network Science, Regenerative Economy

Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future?
BY ANITA HAMILTON, fastcoexist.com

As technology allows patients to pool their knowledge, can the collective experience of the sick create better care?

There’s something seriously wrong with a health care system that makes patients wait a month or more just to get a doctor’s…

http://flpbd.it/5v6PX

Three Surgeons of Los Angeles Colon and Rectal Surgical Associates Have Received the Prestigious 2013 Los Angeles SuperDoctors Award for the Second Year in a Row (prweb.com)
The MedZilla.com Employment Report for February, 2013: Health Care Sector Stimulates Job Growth Throughout the Recession (prweb.com)
WCRI Releases National Medical Cost Containment Strategy Guide (prweb.com)
Healthcare tort reform proposal aims to benefit patients, but many lawyers, doctors oppose (jacksonville.com)
What are Accountable Care Organizations- the Short Version (mvlnc.wordpress.com)
Patients are health care workers, too. (durgastoolbox.com)
Patient care suffering under NHS cuts, think-tank says (thetimes.co.uk)
FutureMed 2013 lucien engelen (slideshare.net)
How Doctors Use Social Media (medmeme.com)

The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

September 16, 2012February 18, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives [Hardcover]
Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, amazon.com

Harvard professor and health care policy specialist Christakis (Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care) became interested in social connectivity when observing that the mortality rate of spouses spike after …

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Gastrophysics: Some said ‘more’, others said ‘meh’ (newscientist.com)
Patients are health care workers, too. (durgastoolbox.com)
Pew’s fact tank studies American social networking (phys.org)
USA Returns to Social TV with Psych’s S#cial Sector (wired.com)

Why America Must Address Rising Healthcare Costs Infographic

September 10, 2012February 12, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital Health, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management

English: Total U.S. healthcare spending. 1960 ... — English: Total U.S. healthcare spending. 1960 to 2007. Percent of GDP (gross domestic product). Data is from OECD Health Data 2009 – Frequently Requested Data. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Why America Must Address Rising Healthcare Costs Infographic

There are 6 types of healthcare consumers; Which ones would you like to target? (medcitynews.com)
When Allergies Attack – Asthma & Allergies in America [INFOGRAPHIC] (epicahealth.com)
Do You Have 20/20 Vision or Is It Time For A Visit To An Optometrist? [INFOGRAPHIC] (1010optics.net)
How Content Is Consumed in a Multi-Screen Culture [INFOGRAPHIC] (contently.com)
New Infographic Maps the Rise of Chronic Disease Healthcare Costs and the Future of Mobile Technology (sys-con.com)
An #Infographic for Porsche 911 Lovers (mediacaffeine.com)
Infographic: America’s PhDs On Food Stamps (ecominoes.com)
Big data for dummies: Where it comes from, where it goes & why it matters (infographic) (medcitynews.com)

How the U.S. Health-Care System Wastes $750 Billion Annually

September 10, 2012February 12, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management

How the U.S. Health-Care System Wastes $750 Billion Annually

Brian Fung, theatlantic.com

As we approach health-care system reform, a breakdown of our biggest losses

Every year, the United States spends eight times as much money on unnecessary health-care costs as the Pentagon spent for each year of its operations in Iraq.

T…

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Opening Up Big Data is the Big Solution to Curing Health Care Ills, according to Kauffman Report (kauffman.org)
U.S. recovers $4.2 billion from healthcare fraud probes: report (news.yahoo.com)
Editorial: Reduce health costs by avoiding unhelpful tests (newsday.com)
The Justice Department Gets Back $8 For Every Dollar It Spends On Health Care Fraud Investigations (thinkprogress.org)
Health insurance: US paying more for less (vitals.nbcnews.com)
The MedZilla.com Employment Report for February, 2013: Health Care Sector Stimulates Job Growth Throughout the Recession (virtual-strategy.com)
The MedZilla.com Employment Report for February, 2013: Health Care Sector Stimulates Job Growth Throughout the Recession (prweb.com)

A Look at Social Media in Health Care Two Years Later

January 24, 2012August 24, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Health Informatics, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

A Look at Social Media in Health Care — Two Years Later – Perspectives – iHealthBeat.

This article looks at growth in the type company we’ve been waiting for. an online community where patients can discuss and track medical conditions, progress, stories of what did and did not work for them.

HealthCare Social Media Review #11 (thehealthcaremarketer.wordpress.com)
Strategic Application of Social Media in Health Care (social-media-university-global.org)
Social Media and Health Care (barbsdailydose.typepad.com)
Breaking News on the Social Media Frontier (healthtrain.blogspot.com)
Social Media as a Health Resource (medmeme.com)
Doctors Love Social Media – But They Don’t Use It?! (medmeme.com)
Social Media: Síntesis y Estudios de Caso en Salud (esaludsocialmedia.com)
Call for Submissions: HCSM Review #11, August 22nd Edition (thehealthcaremarketer.wordpress.com)
Family Medicine Should Be a Prominent Voice in Social Media (stfm.org)
How To Get Started In Social Media (socialmediadudes.com)

Health 2.0: Crowd-Sourcing Life Sciences Maxiom Group Blog

August 23, 2011February 11, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Please read my latest blog post Health 2.0: Crowd-Sourcing Life Sciences on the Maxiom Group blog.

NYC plays matchmaker to hook up healthcare groups with startups to commercialize tech tools (medcitynews.com)
Speed dating for startups: NYC and Health 2.0 pair health organizations with entrepreneurs [GigaOM] (gigaom.com)
Crowd Sourcing: The Time Has Come (pharmexec.com)
How To Crowd Source Your Dream Cycle Tour (essentialtravel.co.uk)
Encyclopedias are Dead | No More Single Viewpoints | Domo | Blog (domo.com)
Health 2.0: Bridging the Senior Gap (medmeme.com)
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Announces $50,000 Innovation Challenge (sys-con.com)
Doctors 2.0 & You Supports Patient Travel To Paris And Invites Its Network To Participate, 6-7 June 2013, Paris (medicalnewstoday.com)
Health 2.0 is Launching Health:Refactored: The First Ever Code-focused Conference for Health (virtual-strategy.com)

Dan Roam: Explaining Healthcare Reform on a napkin

May 22, 2010February 9, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Design UX, Health Informatics, Network Science

Due to the incredible complexity of our current healthcare reform and the challenges of explaining the need to reform it, Dan Roam has visualized it using a series of napkins…

Clive Thompson on the Power of Visual Thinking | Wired Magazine | Wired.com.