Lance M.'s Blog (5)

In this Salon.com article by Rahul K. Parikh, M.D., tort reform isn't so popular.



"Tort reformers neglect the fact that malpractice reform won't save one extra life. To make that difference, insurers, doctors and their lobbyists like the AMA need to find ways to improve patient safety. So for those who push tort reform as a panacea for a sick healthcare system, working to prevent injuries is a much more noble pursuit than writing up baseless arguments for the back pages of a… Continue

A book review:



In Innovator's Prescription, the authors spend less time reviewing the failures of the past, as was the case in Innovator's Dilemma. Exhaustive examination of failed technology business models is replaced by more of what the future of the health… Continue

My Review on Amazon.com --->







http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Medicine-Technology-Change-Lives/product-reviews/0230605753/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R1QE6JB712WH0K



The Adoption Curve's Economic Dilemma,… Continue

To MedTech IQ members:



Here’s an opportunity to advise a Health IT Top 10 Finalist or Top 3 Grand Prize Winner for the upcoming

NEW ZEALAND HEALTH INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2009-2010.

Website launch - April 14, 2009

Media launch - April 21, 2009



Volunteer description:

4 hours of Health IT business development and promotion consulting services tailored to US Markets.



If you are interested, please forward a BIO/CV to me… Continue

Listed below are excerpts from yesterday's NYTimes article: Disruptive Innovation, Applied to Health Care.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/business/01unbox.html?partner=rss&emc=rss





Successful business models are moving more toward pay for wellness vs. pay for acute or chronic treatments. It's not going to be "The Hospital of the Future", more likely, "the patient-centric… Continue