Health 2.0 is excited to announce the launch of the Novartis Thalassemia App Challenge sponsored by Novartis Oncology. There is a critical need to develop an innovative app solution that assists Thalassemia patients and their families in managing the disease, … Continue reading
Mark Bertolini, CEO of health insurer Aenta, gave part two of the keynote at Health 2.0′s Annual Fall Conference in October (watch Joe Flower give part one here). Bertolini ran through the recent history of how Aetna’s technology offerings came … Continue reading
HealthSaaS, creator of technologies that promote information sharing, launched the iPhone application, Pain Tracker Plus. The app is for patients who have chronic pain, and it allows them to keep a detailed record of their pain history. The Center for … Continue reading
The opening session of Health 2.0 Israel is an important event, marking the establishment of a community in a country referred to as a “startup nation.” The meeting was successful, and according to the organizers of the group, Yishai Knobel … Continue reading
First of all, happy belated Thanksgiving! I hope everyone was able to gather around a delicately prepared vegan holiday roast with friends and family. Go Pats! Second, I’m very disappointed in all of you. Well, most of you. I’ve been … Continue reading
Once again we’re hosting the annual Engage with Grace blogrally. Engage with Grace aims to get people talking about their wishes for end of life and advanced care. If you want to host this on your blog please do and feel … Continue reading
Joe Flower is a health futurist and author of Healthcare Beyond Reform: Doing it Right for Half the Cost. He delivered the opening keynote at Health 2.0′s Annual Fall Conference in October. Flower says we’re witnessing health care begin to … Continue reading
Calling all software developers, entrepreneurs, and innovators – the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks your help in empowering women in minority and underserved communities to fight and prevent cancer. Each year, more than 300,000 new cases of … Continue reading
Qualcomm Life, which focuses on data management and wireless connectivity between medical devices, launched its 2net Platform and Hub in Europe. Its first European customers are Telbios and Cystelcom. IMedicor, creator of communications products, partnered with Texas-based Galaxy Health Network. … Continue reading
Care coordination is one area of health care that stands to gain a lot from the digitization of health data. The ability to move a patient’s information from one care setting to the next helps each caretaker learn a patient’s … Continue reading
Over the past several weeks, many of us at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Food and Drug Administration have been evaluating the submissions for the Reporting Patient … Continue reading
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