By JOE FLOWER The reform isn’t perfect, but maybe it’ll help us avoid disaster. The rapidly ramifying crisis in health care may (we can pray) end all delusions. It may at least begin to weaken them by exposing them to...

By Matthew Holt Demonstration by Robert Rowley from Practice Fusion at the Health 2.0 In the Doctor's Office Conference held in Jacksonville, Florida on April 24, 2010. Practice Fusion is one of a new generation of SaaS-based electronic medical records.

By Matthew Holt At the Health 2.0 Washington DC Conference on June 7, 2010 we captured this interview with Aneesh Chopra, Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States.

By Ida Strom Seljeseth In this video from Health 2.0 Goes to Washingston on June 7, 2010, founders of Health 2.0 Indu Subaiya and Matthew Holt review the day. They talked about what really stood out for them and how...

By Matthew Holt At the Health 2.0 Washington DC Conference on June 7, 2010 we captured this interview with Aneesh Chopra, Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States.

By Matthew Holt This is the technology showcase of communities and consumer tools from Health 2.0 Goes to Washington on June 7, 2010, It includes Greg Fitzgerald from HealthCentral, Howard Steinberg from dLife, representing communities, with Ellen Badinelli from ScanAvert...

By JOHN MORROW Earlier this month USNews and World Report released their annual list of America’s Best Hospitals. This list is terribly misleading and is a disservice to the readers of that magazine, in my opinion. The fine print is...

By LYGEIA RICCIARDI Last week I heard uber marketer Seth Godin speak about the power of fear. Fear is one of the strongest human emotions, based in the core of our brain--the “lizard brain” that evolved prior to our higher...

By Ida Strom Seljeseth In this brief interview at the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington conference June 10, 2010 Executive Chairman of Araxis Health, Patrick Soon-Shiong, talks about the Health Transformation Institute.

By ROGER COLLIER One thing about a democracy, everyone is entitled to publish their predictions about the future, and on the costs (or savings) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act over the 2010-2019 decade, there are enough to...

By Matthew Holt In final panel at Health 2.0 Goes to Washington the reactor panel, Will Yu (ONC), Esther Dyson (EDventure) and Chris Schroeder(Healthcentral) discussed health issues, and innovation in the healthcare system with Matthew Holt.

By Matthew Holt SUBTEXT:After being a panelist at the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington Conference, Esther Dyson, Chairman of EDventure Holdings, gave a backstage interview. She talked about the three markets that influence Health 2.0; the market for healthcare, bad...

By LISA SUENNEN I’ve been thinking a great deal about the newly formed Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. (CMI). This entity was established as a result of the Affordable Care Act (the new healthcare reform legislation) and its purpose...

By PAUL LEVY Lisa Suennen, a venture capitalist, writes this post about the provision in the national health care reform act that created the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI). This agency has $10 billion to “research, develop, test...

By Matthew Holt SUBTEXT: On stage at Health 2.0 Goes to Washington, June 07, 2010, this panel discussed the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and ways to improve its adoption and the relationship between physicians and patients. The moderator was Joshua...

SUBTEXTAt the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington Conference, June 07, 2010, Jon White, Health IT Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), gave a brief interview. He spoke about patient healthcare and how Health IT improves the...

By BOB WACHTER, MD Early on, many social movements depend on a charismatic leader to focus attention, build a burning platform, and inspire people to action. You know when the movement has made it when it no longer needs such...