By Bianca Grogan Cliquez sur elle pour la vidéo en français Etienne Caniard of the French National Authority for Health spoke on the French governement's approach to Health 2.0 technologies.

By JOHN GOODMAN Have you ever seen a fair, unbiased, evenhanded explanation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? Have you ever seen anything that even appeared to be objective? I haven’t. So to fill the gap, my colleagues...

By MICHAEL L. MILLENSON A recent contributor to this blog wondered about the correctness of “health care” versus “healthcare.” I’d like to answer that question by channeling my inner William Safire (the late, great New York Times language maven). If...

By Bianca Grogan Cliquez pour la vidéo en français The Danish government's Morten Petersen discusses Denmark's National e-Health Portal at the Health 2.0 Europe Conference.

By PAUL LEVY Here is a statement* that Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., as dean of Harvard Medical School, gave in an introductory lecture to the medical class on November 6, 1861: Science is the topography of ignorance. From a few...

By DENNIS GRACE On March 28, 1979 the Three-Mile Island Unit-2 nuclear power plant experienced a feed system failure which prevented the steam generators from removing heat from the plant. The reactor automatically shutdown but, without the feed system to...

By BOB WACHTER, MD Well, it happened again. Last Thursday evening, I was somewhere over Saskatchewan, returning from a lovely Mediterranean cruise, in that uncomfortable semi-conscious state that passes for sleep when you’re flying coach, when the airplane’s PA system...

By ROB LAMBERTS, MD Dear Student: Thank you for your consideration of my profession for your career. I am a primary care physician and have practiced for the past 16 years in a privately-owned practice. (At some point I intend...

By Matthew Holt On April 6-7, 2010, Health 2.0, in collaboration with Basil Strategies, held the Health 2.0 Europe Conference in Paris, France. At long last Health 2.0 has posted the videos from this conference (translating geek speak about digital...

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE No, you didn’t miss anything, there is no Government EHR. But should there be one? And if so, what should it look like? The argument in favor of a Government EHR goes something like this: If we...

By LISA SUENNEN You can walk into a pharmacy any day and buy a test kit to find out if you are ovulating so that you can undertake family planning activities. You can buy home testing kits to screen for...

By KENT BOTTLES, MD In Quality Measures and the Individual Physician, Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, questions the usefulness of feedback report cards for individual providers. She states, “Only 33% of my patients with diabetes have glycated hemoglobin levels that are...

By ROB LAMBERTS, MD So I was walking down the hallway in my office, mildly distracted, when I kicked something. It was a USB “thumb drive.” I picked it up and inspected it, trying to figure out who had dropped...

The eHealth Initiative (eHI) is growing! We encourage you to take a look at our new job openings and spread the news amongst your colleagues and friends. eHI is a Washington, D.C.-based independent, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality,...

We spoke with Don Casey, CEO, West Wireless Health Institute about the institute's commitment to cost effective solutions in health using wireless technology. But it's about more than just new sensors and devices. Don discusses the importance of mechanisms that...

By MAGGIE MAHAR If conservatives manage to kill health care reform legislation, what will happen next? I really don’t want to go there. First, I’m convinced that conservatives won’t be able to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Democrats will...

THCB is looking for talented interns to assist with editorial, research and web production tasks as our web site undergoes a major expansion. Perfect for a grad or med student with an interest in journalism, public policy, and/or the business...

By Matthew Holt This week we've announced the line up (or the first chunk of it) for the 4th annual Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco Oct 7-8. The conference is the climax of Health Innovation Week -- a week...

By JANE SARASOHN-KAHN Electronic health records (EHRs) broaden access to patient data and provide the platform for pushing evidence-based decision support to clinicians at the point-of-care. This promotes optimal care for patients, reduces medical errors, optimizes the use of labor,...