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Healthcare

Transparency, Accountability, and Competition… not necessarily in that order.

Once again I had the privilege this morning to hear Sen. Bill Frist speak, this time at a breakfast held at Lipscomb University.  Though last time the topic was highly focus, today the slate was clear and anything to do with health care was on the table.  Although our time was limited, Frist managed to [...]

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change:healthcare meets up with Cover America

The best thing about this job is that we get to meet some really great people. Today we met some outstanding folks who are going to make a difference.
Cover America made a stop right here in Nashville today and a few of the change:healthcare team had a chance to catch up with them. The cross [...]

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10 Ways Government CAN Help Healthcare

Let’s be emphatic. Government will not help the country’s healthcare crisis in the least by nationalizing healthcare. However, there are some things they CAN do that will probably ease our pain.

1. Repeal HIPAA

Let’s start with a big one right off of the bat. HIPAA regulations guarantee privacy of medical information. That’s a good [...]

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Making Smarter Healthcare Consumers

Got some nice ink today from our friends over at The Tennessean in the Healthcare section. Thanks to Getahn Ward there.
And double congrats to our friends at Data Advantage who got some in the same article. They have a nice new web site, too.
Be sure to check out what Data Advantage is doing with their [...]

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Socialized Healthcare – It’s Already Here

I guess I’m a little confused with all of this concern over socialized healthcare. Seems like we’ve already got it . So what’s the big fuss?
Insurance = Socialism
Insurance is based on the concept of socialism.  Assemble a group and they all contribute to the group for the better of the whole to protect the individual. [...]

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Lunch with Sen. Frist

Well… kinda.  Yesterday was a Nashville Health Care Council luncheon titled “Financing the Deal.”  (Ex-) Senator Dr. Bill Frist was the moderator for the panel of financial industry health care analysts.  Some were from the venture capital arena, some were from banking and others from equity firms.
There was decent discussion regarding the money available in  [...]

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Did you know that sharing your data can increase the quality of your health?

Well ok… I kind of exaggerated a bit, but I cannot help but wonder to what extent this article may be inferring that sharing your health data can truly help you increase the quality of your health and health care.  It makes sense right.  The more you are willing to compare your data and experiences [...]

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Is your company entitled to part of your settlement?

So it turns out that I have been living under a rock the past week and did not hear about the Walmart vs. Shank story until yesterday when Walmart reversed its position. For those of you who have been living under a rock as well, here is a recap:
Ms. Shank signed up for [...]

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Blue Cross Blue Shield TN Delays Doc Info

I must applaud Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee for delaying the release of their doctor info. In doing research for the dCard standard, I personally witnessed the large discrepancies between different sources for physician information – BCBS of TN being one of them. I also applaud the doctors for paying attention to [...]

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Companies to Tackle New Standards for Healthcare Provider Information Sharing

NASHVILLE, Tenn., (February 26, 2008) – A consortium of nine US-based healthcare technology companies and healthcare providers has announced it will lead adoption of a new consistent file format standard for collecting, storing and exchanging of healthcare provider data.
To be called a dCard — short for doctor card — the new technology criterion is intended [...]

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