Back in December 2009, I was the closing keynote speaker for the 4th Annual WorldHealthCare Innovation & Technology Congress. I challenged the audience to think about the massive transformation that is set to occur in the next 20 years.
People often overestimate the change that will occur in the short term, and underestimate what […]
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It#8217;s January 15, 2020: What Have We Learned About Healthcare in the Last Decade?
WHIT 4.0 promises to be an exciting conference that promises an unparalleled look into the future of health care. Rapid technological development and relentless innovation are the two key trends that will provide for a forthcoming massive transformation of our […]
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The biggest hurdle to building a social networking site for health care consumers is that “People worry that its just going to become a dumping ground for complaints,” says MaryAnn Stump, senior vice president and chief innovation officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of Minnesota, and president of Consumer Aware, which […]
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Before a whole week passes, I need to capture my interview with Gene Drabinski from Trizetto. Gene is the President of Cost and Quality of Care. This was a fun interview where we just kicked back at the end of day two at the World Healthcare Congress and talked.
I haven’t spent much time […]
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Both Rob Webb (CEO of OptumHealth Care Solutions) and Chad Wilkins (CEO of OptumHealth Financial Services) were presenting at the WHCC in DC and were able to sit down with me for an hour to talk about their business.
Let’s start with some of the basics:
OptumHealth is part of United Health Group.
OptumHealth Care Solutions […]
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I am flying home and trying to catch up on all my notes so that I can get back to work. It has been a good 2.5 days, and I got some business done, learned several things, and met a bunch of interesting people. Not bad. I have a few more interviews to […]
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It’s amazing to me that a company that hasn’t launched yet has been at two conferences with standing room only (in the hallway), but that is the story for American Well. At both Health 2.0 and at the WHCC 2008, the crowds packed in to hear Dr. Roy Schoenberg (CEO and founder) […]
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For those of you missing the World Health Care Congress 2008 in DC, you are missing a good meeting. It has lots of networking opportunities, good speakers, lots of company booths, and good content. I have been here and trying to run between presentations, meetings, and interviews.
I went to a presentation yesterday on […]
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I had the chance yesterday to sit down with Nita Stella (SVP of Product Management at ActiveHealth) and talk about their PHR. It was a helpful meeting given that I spent much of today in PHR discussions. Some of my takeaways were:
You have to have a PHR which pulls in your claims data.
You […]
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This next session is with James (Jim) Roosevelt (President and CEO of Tufts Health Plan) and Phyllis Anderson (VP of Marketing from Humana). It should include real-life discussions on what works.
Interestingly, Jim is making a point that he made earlier which is about how to differentiate when all the providers are […]
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