I always say that I have the best job: I get to talk to smart people doing really interesting work. I have met dozens of entrepreneurs this year. There is amazing work going on around the country with payment reform, price transparency, nanorobots, incredibly early detection of cancer and sensors that can measure any biometric […]
Download October’s Startup Index The Nokia X Sensing challenge drew 11 finalists. Each company fell into 1 of 2 groups: a do-it-all sensor or a specialized sensor. EMI, one of the multi-purpose tests, won the challenge and $525,000. One set of entrepreneurs clearly fell under the Star Trek sway – the idea of actually […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
When I went to see Disney’s latest movie, I wasn’t expecting the hero to be a robot doctor. “Big Hero 6” is an amazing and wonderful movie, just like “Wreck-It Ralph,” another recent movie from Walt Disney Animation Studios. But unlike that video game movie, this one gives us a look at what healthcare may […]
The world is changing fast for medical device companies and it’s becoming an evolve or die moment for big companies and small ones. In this month’s MedCity News Google Hangout, I will be talking with four people who working on new and innovative devices. Each person’s work is designed to help patients or make treatment […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell has won his life-long dream to be majority leader in the Senate. He had no trouble beating Alison Lundergan Grimes in Tuesday’s election in Kentucky. He has low favorable ratings in his home state (only 38% of voters approved of his work in mid-October), but President Obama is even less popular (only […]
We haven’t had a new case – or a new scare – for a few days now, and maybe the election will push Ebola out of the news for a little while. But since the first case was diagnosed, one risk of extreme Ebola worrying is clear. People are so irrationally afraid that they lose […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Honeywell is not the first employer to be sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission due to a wellness program, but it is the biggest. The EEOC filed its third suit Monday against the company, in part because employees can be fined up to $4,000 if they don’t participate in the wellness program. Employees and […]
Never mind telemedicine as a replacement for a doctor visit. Google X wants to create a pill that will not only find health problems when they first start to develop but do all the lab work for you as well. Andrew Conrad, head of the Life Sciences team at the Google X research lab, announced […]
The Washington Post just published the latest installment in its “The Business of Dying” series. The story about frustrating experiences with hospice care is interesting (and heartbreaking), but the really cool part is the searchable database of hospice providers. Using Medicare data that the government has yet to publish in a form that consumers can […]
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 100th birthday of Jonas Salk. Several of the articles marking the occasion debate why Salk did not patent the polio vaccine. A contributor on Forbes calculates that Salk could have made about $2 billion if he had done so. Amar Prabhu’s post is a detailed and fascinating history lesson about […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Last week, I went to the hospital for a follow-up scan. I had my first scan in May, right after an OB-GYN appointment. I was excited, way back then, because I got my first invite to a patient portal. The experience was disappointing and this latest visit reinforced my earlier assessment: The system sucks. I […]
It’s not just the FDA that is making life difficult for medical device companies. Executives are having to follow sales opportunities as medical care shifts out of hospitals into homes and physician offices. They are having to revamp their entire business model to survive in the new world of the ACA. A.T. Kearney has identified the […]
Download the MedCity Startup Index for September It’s easy enough to buy a pink ribbon or even to walk or run a 5K to promote breast cancer awareness. I am a fan of the Think Before You Pink campaign by the Breast Cancer Action group. These activists introduced the idea of pinkwashing – how corporations […]
This challenge is about not hacking. It is about proving that your idea will work in exchange for access to Harvard’s network. The Health Acceleration Challenge got 478 applications for a chance at that prize offered by the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Medical School. The Open Forum on Health Care Innovation is a […]
MedCity News has partnered with BioCrossroads to provide coverage focused on Indiana’s next generation of growth and innovation in life sciences. Only 5.8% of the student population is enrolled in the Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences programs at Purdue University, but healthcare startups make up half of the university’s new Startup Class of 2014. Twelve […]