ENTRIES TAGGED "health care"

Solving the Wanamaker problem for health care

Data science and technology give us the tools to revolutionize health care. Now we have to put them to use.

by Tim O'Reilly | @timoreilly | +Tim O'Reilly | August 14, 2012
By Tim O’Reilly, Julie Steele, Mike Loukides and Colin Hill “The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads.” — Jeff Hammerbacher, early Facebook employee “Work on stuff that matters.” — Tim O’Reilly In the early days of the 20th century, department…
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Technical requirements for coordinating care in an Accountable Care Organization

Report from the field by Tony McCormick

by Andy Oram | @praxagora | +Andy Oram | August 10, 2012
The concept of an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) reflects modern hopes to improve medicine and cut costs in the health system. Tony McCormick, a pioneer in the integration of health care systems, describes what is needed on the ground to get doctors working together. Highlights from the full video interview include: What an Accountable Care Organization is. [Discussed at…
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Five elements of reform that health providers would rather not hear about

Data as a platform, patient control, and partnerships are key

by Andy Oram | @praxagora | +Andy Oram | August 9, 2012
The quantum leap we need in patient care requires a complete overhaul of record-keeping and health IT. Leaders of the health care field know this and have been urging the changes on health care providers for years, but the providers are having trouble accepting the changes for several reasons. What’s holding them back? Change certainly costs money, but the industry…
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StrataRx: Data science and health(care)

StrataRx: Data science and health(care)

A call for data scientists, technologists, health professionals, and business leaders to convene.

by Mike Loukides | @mikeloukides | +Mike Loukides | August 3, 2012
By Mike Loukides and Jim Stogdill We are launching a conference at the intersection of health, health care, and data. Why? Our health care system is in crisis. We are experiencing epidemic levels of obesity, diabetes, and other preventable conditions while at the same time…
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Why microchips in pills matter

Microchips embedded in pills can ease medicine management and empower patients.

by Fred Trotter | @fredtrotter | +Fred Trotter | August 2, 2012
Earlier this week, Proteus announced that they have been approved by the FDA to market their ingestible microchips for pills. Generally, the FDA approval process for devices that are totally new like this is a painful one, with much suffering. So it…
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Democratizing data, and other notes from the Open Source convention

Health care track draws a small and passionate core

by Andy Oram | @praxagora | +Andy Oram | July 25, 2012
There has been enormous talk over the past few years of open data and what it can do for society, but proponents have largely come to admit: data is not democratizing in itself. This topic is hotly debated, and a nice summary of the viewpoints is available in this PDF containing articles by noted experts. At the…
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Have a healthy conference

Basic tips for wholesome participation

by Andy Oram | @praxagora | +Andy Oram | July 9, 2012

In honor of the third health care track at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, I invite everyone to join me in five ways to have a healthy conference.

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Top Stories: June 18-22, 2012

Top Stories: June 18-22, 2012

Copyright and intellectual disobedience, improving health IT integration, and pushing the envelope on digital images.

by Mac Slocum | @macslocum | +Mac Slocum | June 22, 2012

This week on O'Reilly: Artist Nina Paley explained her "intellectual disobedience" stance on copyright, Shahid Shah looked at the future of health IT integration, and illustrator Laura Maaske discussed the next generation of digital imagery.

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The state of Health Information Exchange in Massachusetts

Health IT and HIE advances in Massachusetts may lead to national shifts.

by Nate Osit | @NateOsit | +Nate Osit | June 21, 2012

Although health information exchange should be identified as a process, having the structures and organizations to facilitate exchange is a challenge facing health care. A recent conference articulated these issues, and presented clear plans on how Massachusetts is addressing them.

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Clinician, researcher, and patients working together: progress aired at Indivo conference

Open-source SMART platform and Indivo PHR are increasingly integrated

by Andy Oram | @praxagora | +Andy Oram | June 21, 2012

SMART and Indivo offer a far-reaching platform for giving patients access to data and working seemlessly with other cooperating institutions.

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