Nutrition for cancer patients: Podcast interview with Savor CEO Susan Bratton
https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/hbdew0062-david-e-williams-interviews-savor-health-ceo-susan-bratton.mp3 Savor Health CEO, Susan Bratton Nutrition is important for everyone, but for cancer patients it’s especially critical. Many cancer patients struggle with appetite and weight loss; nutrition challenges affect patients’ ability to tolerate treatment and contribute to mortality. Savor Health provides oncology-related nutritional solutions. I spoke with founder and CEO Susan Bratton to learn more. (0:14) Why is nutrition so important for cancer patients? (1:30) How common is malnutrition among canc...
Source: Health Business Blog - September 13, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Entrepreneurs Podcast Source Type: blogs

Single payer debate heats up: Don ’ t say I didn ’ t warn you
Why is single payer popping up now? The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) was a sincere attempt by Democrats to write a bipartisan bill that would attract the support of moderate Republicans. It preserved the employer-based system of private insurance, added market-based approaches such as the insurance exchanges, and enforced personal responsibility through the individual mandate. The Republican leadership made a political decision to attack the bill rather than to support it, and the GOP-led Congress and now a GOP-led Administration have tried their best to undermine the law by spreading misinformation (death panels, g...
Source: Health Business Blog - September 12, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Policy and politics Source Type: blogs

Natural Language Processing: Podcast with Wired Informatics
https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/hbdew0061-david-e-williams-interviews-murali-minnah-from-wired-informatics.mp3 Murali Minnah, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Wired Informatics Natural language processing (NLP) is a fascinating segment of Artificial Intelligence that draws on a variety of emerging scientific fields.   Wired Informatics is developing and commercializing NLP within the healthcare industry. I met co-founder and chief strategy officer, Murali Minnah last year and we have been exploring  applications for NLP within Health Business Group’s client base. I admire the company and its a...
Source: Health Business Blog - September 5, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: e-health Entrepreneurs Podcast natural language processing NLP Source Type: blogs

Hospice: Another sad sector of the opioid crisis
Help yourself? A person addicted to drugs might do anything to get their hands on the next dose. Whether that means ‘borrowing’ painkillers from a relative who had their wisdom teeth extracted, breaking into cars to grab small bills and coins, or stealing their mother’s jewelry –all things I’ve seen myself– there are no real limits. So I was saddened but not surprised to read Dying At Home In An Opioid Crisis: Hospices Grapple With Stolen Meds, which highlights the trouble dying patients face in keeping hold of their painkillers. The Kaiser Health News examples are only anecdotal, but th...
Source: Health Business Blog - August 30, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Culture Patients Pharma Source Type: blogs

mHealth Israel founder Levy Shapiro shares plans for conference in Jerusalem
https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/hbdew0060-david-e-williams-interviews-mhealth-israel-founder-levy-shapiro.mp3   Innovative Israeli technology companies have a huge impact around the world. Now, more of the country’s entrepreneurs are turning to connected health. mHealth Israel is at the center of this surge. Its upcoming mHealth Israel conference on September 14 will be the culmination of a nationwide week of activities. I had planned to speak at the conference, but sadly won’t make it to Jerusalem this time around. Levy shared his perspectives on mHealth in Israel and provided background on ...
Source: Health Business Blog - August 21, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: e-health Entrepreneurs International Podcast Israel mhealth Source Type: blogs

Health Wonk Review is up at Health System Ed Blog
The Summer Lull edition of the Health Wonk Review is posted at Health System Ed. Here you’ll find a leisurely edition with plenty of explanation and context for a summer read. Host Peggy Salvatore has featured my post on free markets in healthcare, and for that I thank her. (Source: Health Business Blog)
Source: Health Business Blog - August 17, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Announcements Blogs Policy and politics Source Type: blogs

Advances in care management: podcast interview with AxisPoint CEO Dr. Ron Geraty
Dr. Ron Geraty, CEO of AxisPoint Health https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/hbdew059-david-e-williams-interviews-axispoint-ceo-ron-geraty.mp3 AxisPoint Health is part of the new breed of care management companies, leveraging new data sources and digital techniques that go beyond the traditional paradigm of nurse call centers focused on a handful of common chronic conditions. Industry veteran, Dr. Ron Geraty (former CEO of Alere) took the reins of the company a couple years back. In this podcast interview, Ron and I discuss the evolution of care management, the role of digital, and what the future will bring. (0:1...
Source: Health Business Blog - August 10, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: e-health Health plans Patients Podcast axispoint care management vulnerable populations Source Type: blogs

Advances in care management: podcast interview with AxisPoint CEO Dr. Ron Geraty
Dr. Ron Geraty, CEO of AxisPoint Health https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/hbdew059-david-e-williams-interviews-axispoint-ceo-ron-geraty.mp3 AxisPoint Health is part of the new breed of care management companies, leveraging new data sources and digital techniques that go beyond the traditional paradigm of nurse call centers focused on a handful of common chronic conditions. Industry veteran, Dr. Ron Geraty (former CEO of Alere) took the reins of the company a couple years back. In this podcast interview, Ron and I discuss the evolution of care management, the role of digital, and what the future will bring. (0:...
Source: Health Business Blog - August 10, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: e-health Health plans Patients Podcast axispoint care management vulnerable populations Source Type: blogs

How to cure patient cancellations. Podcast with QueueDr CEO Patrick Randolph
I can wait –if necessary. https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/hbdew058-david-e-williams-interviews-patrick-randolph-from-queuedoctor.mp3 It takes an average of 24 days for a new patient to get an appointment with a doctor, up 30 percent since 2014. In Boston, it’s 52 days! Physician schedules are full, and yet a significant percentage of appointments are canceled or patients just don’t show up –costing doctors billions in revenue and depriving needy patients of appointments. These two things are related: with such a long wait the patient may either be cured on her own, go to the ED, die, or...
Source: Health Business Blog - August 8, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Entrepreneurs Physicians Podcast Source Type: blogs

How to cure patient cancellations. Podcast with QueueDr CEO Patrick Randolph
I can wait –if necessary. https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/hbdew058-david-e-williams-interviews-patrick-randolph-from-queuedoctor.mp3 It takes an average of 24 days for a new patient to get an appointment with a doctor, up 30 percent since 2014. In Boston, it’s 52 days! Physician schedules are full, and yet a significant percentage of appointments are canceled or patients just don’t show up –costing doctors billions in revenue and depriving needy patients of appointments. These two things are related: with such a long wait the patient may either be cured on her own, go to the ED, die, o...
Source: Health Business Blog - August 8, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Entrepreneurs Physicians Podcast Source Type: blogs