Innovators

 

patient networks, trends & principles

Alpha Geeks in Health Care

Susannah Fox | July 6, 2011

Here’s how tech guru Tim O’Reilly describes his work: So often, signs of the future are all around us, but it isn’t until much later that most of the world realizes their significance. Meanwhile, the innovators who are busy inventing that future live in a world of their own. They see and act on premises [...]

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ISO: Randomized Trials

Susannah Fox | April 13, 2011

I received an email the other day containing the following question: Are you aware of any randomized trials – in progress, or published – that examined the impact of social networking web 2.0, etc. on patient-level variables (e.g., improved rates of preventive health care, cancer screening, diabetes care, etc)? My answer: I haven’t done a [...]

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X PRIZE Blog Rally:
$10M for Health Care Innovators

Gilles Frydman | May 26, 2009

Scott Shreeve, MD, Senior Health Advisor at The X Prize Foundation and frequent THCB contributor, has asked the health care blogosphere to take part in this blog rally in order to raise awareness about the Healthcare X Prize Foundation competition and encourage public participation in the prize design.  Pass the word around and feel free to post [...]

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