The best stories of 2017
From good news to bad news, 2017 was chock-full of noteworthy stories. But a few stood out among the rest. These are the five most-read articles published in 2017.
What’s driving increased catastrophic claims for self-insured employers? (Infographic)
The 10 most common conditions for stop-loss payments accounted for more than half of all such claims in the last three years, according to Sun Life Financial U.S.
How are healthcare organizations investing in personalized medicine? (Infographic)
SAP engaged Oxford Economics to survey 120 healthcare professionals from Europe and North America to get a sense of where they are in the realm of precision and personalized medicine.
Infographic: Health IT workforce paid well, but perhaps not enough
While 83 percent of health IT workers surveyed reported being satisfied with their jobs, the more than 700 respondents indicated that they should be paid an average of $17,227 more than they make now.
Infographic: Physicians becoming more proficient with EHRs
Physicians are not only becoming more proficient with EHRs, they are using their systems for more than just reference. That's the conclusion of a new Accenture survey of more than 2,600 doctors in Australia, Brazil, England, Norway, Singapore and the U.S.
Infographic: What was on people’s minds at HIMSS15?
Health IT vendor MedeAnalytics surveyed 1,004 attendees at HIMSS15 on five questions related to the conference and to healthcare reform. See the results in an infographic and word cloud.
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Now there’s a periodic table for the Internet of Things
After the attention CB Insights got for its periodic tables for technology and healthcare, it has taken on the Internet of Things category and condenses the technology subsector into the most vital parts. It includes eight healthcare companies including the usual players like Proteus Digital Health and implantable glucose monitoring company Senseonics. It also spotlights […]
How dangerous IS that infectious disease? This infograph tells you
London-based data journalist David McCandless put together a pretty scatterplot about the relative dangers of infectious disease. McCandless sums up the infograph nice: “It’s a statistical measure of how likely an infectious disease might spread through a population – if nothing is done to contain the outbreak.” Behold. Note: The X axis is the “basic reproduction number” – […]
This ugly chart sums up problems with Obamacare (and all government healthcare)
After reading the AP story “Silicon Valley struggles to speak FDA’s language” yesterday, this graphic resurfaced on my Twitter feed and served as a reminder of one of the reasons why disruption in this sector can be challenging, especially for outsiders trying to break into healthcare. Let’s get this out of the way first: This […]
8 quick tips for live-tweeting a healthcare conference
This week’s mHealth Summit generated more than 15,000 tweets over the four days of the event — a testament to just how much social media has become part of the healthcare conversation. Twitter enthusiasts Tim France (@francetim) from Inis Communications and Tom Fowler (@GlobalHealthTom) put together this handy infographic on best practices for live tweeting […]
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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.
Infographic: Get the lowdown on 3-D printing–one of the biggest trends in healthcare
3-D printing is one of the fastest growing industries in 2013 and one of the hottest trends in healthcare. Though it’s been in development for years, the recent innovations and subsequent media attention might have left you blindsided. Be sure to catch up on bioprinting, one way the tech’s being used in healthcare, with this […]
Infographic parses out how Healthcare.gov works + how the technology stacks up
IT consultant Eduardo Garcia made this infographic after trying to help his parents shop for insurance on HealthCare.gov. Rather than complain like the rest of us, he created the infographic below to show the complex system that is the Obamacare website. To understand Garcia’s methodology in uncovering all this info, read his original piece at […]
Marketing a product to physicians? Think education and email
Here’s some advice for companies trying to get new medical products in front of the eyes of physicians: Aim to educate them rather than try to sell them, and do it via email or direct mail. The face of medical sales is changing as physicians get busier, other clinicians step into some of the their […]
Angel investing groups show love for the Southwest and healthcare in Q1 (infographic)
“The key (angel investing) trends over the last few years have been syndication and broader geographic distribution of investment; both of which suggest that attractive new ventures are finding places to start all over the country,” says Rob Wiltbank, vice chairman of research for the Angel Resource Institute, referring to new angel investing data released […]
Battelle: Human Genome Project’s economic impact has reached nearly $1T in US (infographic)
In an attempt to calculate the ROI for an estimated $14.5 billion the U.S. government pumped into Human Genome Project-related research, Battelle has come up with an astonishing number: $1 trillion. Over the course of the last 24 years, projects related to sequencing the human genome have yielded an economic impact of $965 billion, including […]