Hoping to jump-start a discussion about the well-being of America’s rapidly-growing aging population, the United Health Foundation on Wednesday published the first comprehensive state-by-state analysis of senior health across the nation. Minnesota won the top spot on the list of healthiest states for seniors to live, followed by Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Iowa. Bringing up […]
Almost overnight, Florida has gone from being an ardent opponent of the federal health care law to a laboratory for one of the law’s most ambitious experiments. Florida Governor Rick Scott speaks to the media after he toured the manufactu...
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.
Taboo topics. Novel ideas. Thought leaders willing to take risks. Candid conversations about problems. That’s what we need more of in healthcare. It’s also the beauty of TED talks. In the five clips below, physicians step outside the realm of comfortable and deliver presentations about biased research, death, errors and politics in medicine that left […]
The fact that seniors don’t use mobile phones or the internet to the same extent as younger generations hasn’t stopped the healthcare industry from focusing technological innovation on the 65+ population, which in the U.S. is expected to be over 71 million by 2030. One California startup called Independa is working with partners like LG, […]
A key group of state insurance commissioners dealt a blow Friday to a proposal to shrink Medicare spending by asking seniors to pay more for Medicare supplemental coverage. The health law requires the National Association of Insurance Commission...
It might look like something you’d see in a gym, but the machine above is actually designed for hospitals and nursing homes to help patients with impaired mobility regain strength in their legs. The Rehab Chair designed by VibeTech delivers neuromusculoskeletal stimulation to people who cannot tolerate weight-bearing physical activity because of injury, surgery, disease […]
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.
One in three seniors enrolled in Medicare doesn’t understand the government program, according to a new survey. And those are just the ones who admit to it. 65 Incorporated, a startup focused on educating the Medicare-eligible population about the program, used an outside company to conduct an online survey of nearly 900 aged 65-plus Americans […]
Coming next year — yes, the wheels of science grind slow, but they grind fine — the Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference. Overdiagnosis means that people who have some condition that will never harm them get a disease label and, almost inevitably, treatment. Said treatment is at the very least costly, quite likely harmful, and the person […]
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has held its ground on prostate cancer screening. They are against screening, for men of any age. And yes, the howls of outrage are echoing through the hospital and clinic halls, notably from the American Urological Association. Now I wonder why the AUA is “outraged?” Ah. I have a […]
It’s a cliche in the venture capital industry that VC firms offer much more than money to their portfolio companies. But it’s certainly true that venture firms routinely provide their companies with networking opportunities, introductions to key opinion leaders, domain expertise and business development assistance, in general. A new Cincinnati venture fund that’s been launched […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
A trade group for long-term care providers and an Ohio-backed investment organization have formed a venture capital initiative that will invest in startups that develop technologies to help people as they age. The group is called Linkage Ventures and was created by Linkage, a nonprofit made up of 600 senior living communities in 39 states, […]
The thought that 79 million baby boomers are crossing or preparing to cross the threshold into senior citizenship poses quite a challenge in the world of healthcare. But it also creates a market that’s eager for innovation and projected to be worth $447 billion in 2014. Startup company N2Care LLC is getting ready to launch […]
The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation’s new lab devoted to researching healthcare technology and services that will help seniors remain at home, healthy and independent now has its second founding consortium member. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society — the nation’s largest not-for-profit provider of senior care and services — has signed on to support […]
A proposed Ohio law would introduce the state to the Yellow Dot medical alert program, which is designed to help car-crash victims communicate with first responders. The Yellow Dot program, which started in 2002 in Connecticut, has been stirring up interest nationwide thanks in part to two articles earlier this year in USA Today. Participants […]
Home health products maker Invacare (NYSE: IVC) reported that a controversial new Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment has had “no significant impact” on its business. The Elyria, Ohio-based company said it expects the program to be “neutral” to its 2011 earnings, according to a statement announcing its second-quarter financial performance. The first […]