IBM Watson Health is 21st Century aide to docs
IBM Watson Health is meant to bring in best practices from an institution and cross-reference those with the vast body of medical knowledge out in the world.
Startup Showcase companies: Where are they now?
As CONVERGE 2016 approaches, entrepreneurs who took part in the Startup Showcase in previous conferences share their perspective.
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.
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Startups: Know when you’re valuable, know when you’re not – and remember to take notes
If you run a startup, do these three rules resonate?
CONVERGE: Community partnerships, low tech help employee wellness programs
"Most workforce wellness activities today have failed," Nebeyou Abebe, senior director for health and well-being at foodservice and facilities management company Sodexo North America, said at this week's MedCity ENGAGE conference in Philadelphia.
‘Paternalistic’ FDA? Anti-vaxxer genetic activists? Watch the battle lines of consumer-driven precision medicine
An audience member posed this question to Alberto Gutierrez of the FDA: "Should physicians be thinking about ordering whole genome sequencing for their patients?"
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
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.
Watch: Elevator pitches from the CONVERGE Startup Showcase
Each startup company must master their elevator pitch. At CONVERGE the startups featured presented theirs on camera.
CONVERGE: Population medicine has been a spectacular failure, but payers are hindering innovation
Susan Hertzberg, Boston Heart Diagnostics CEO said although genomic sequencing holds a lot of promise beyond cancer treatment, "right here, right now, we have not optimized or used fully what's available."
CONVERGE: IBM Watson is to ‘augment knowledge’ in healthcare
IBM Watson Health VP Kathleen McGroddy Goetz delivered the closing keynote at MedCity CONVERGE on Wednesday.
Why the consumer-driven world of healthcare still has its limits
Stop thinking consumers will pay for your app and start thinking about how it goes viral.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
CONVERGE: Antibiotic investment trends and what can Scandinavia teach us about HAI?
Six or seven years ago, it was tough to raise funds for antibiotics. But we are seeing that pendulum shift dramatically and seeing more companies invest.
CONVERGE: Pediatrics needs telemedicine, CHOP innovation chief says
Perhaps like children themselves, pediatrics often is misunderstood by others in the healthcare industry. "People think the pediatric market is small," Patrick K. FitzGerald, the first-ever vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said Tuesday at MedCity CONVERGE in Philadelphia.
CONVERGE: IBX exec boosts healthcare innovation, Philadelphia
Daniel J. Hilferty, president and CEO of Independence Blue Cross, is a fan of Philadelphia and a fan of Thomas Edison. He sees parallels between the work Edison did on the lightbulb and the way healthcare innovators are trying to disrupt their industry.
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Healthcare startups and the new art of the deal (MedCity CONVERGE)
When that potential first big customer drops in your lap, how do you make the most of it? For an early-stage healthcare company, it’s about balancing the time commitment against the actual ROI, said Jean-Luc Neptune (@jeanlucneptune), executive director at Blueprint Health (@bphealth). Neptune is one of four speakers who’ll discuss the challenges of modern […]