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Mercy Health – the largest system in Ohio – has recently formed a Clin…
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NEJM Highlights November 2015: systems biology, RSV progress, a first in diabetes, hypertension goals, the case of Maryland
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
Systems biology finally gets real: an unexpected use for a diabetes dr…
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The Huffington Post: Interview of Recon partners on startup strategy
By
wpadmin
In the News
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NEJM Highlights October 2015: what to do, how to do it, and to whom
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
What are annual physicals for?
Annual physicals are costly (~$10 billi…
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Convenience care, telemedicine and breaking down barriers to geographic competition – a speculation
By
Tory Wolff
Providers
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Digital
A few problems
Geographic barriers to the entry have long protected pr…
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Working paper: the coming age of algorithmic medicine
By
Marc Herant
Payers
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Providers
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Digital
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Summary
In this working paper, we develop the following thesis. In the…
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The Ochsner Health Network: has Ochsner gone “a hospital too far”?
By
Tory Wolff
Providers
Over eight months between October 2014 and June of this year, Ochsner …
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NEJM Highlights September 2015: cells, cells, cells
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
Promise for systemic amyloidosis (and beyond?)
Systemic amyloidosis is…
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Can convenience care be a platform for an insurance product?
By
Tory Wolff
Payers
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Providers
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Summary
A Portland-based urgent care operator is launching a health p…
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NEJM Highlights August 2015: cancer and joints
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
The emergence of a new approach to drug development in cancer
Cancers…
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So what if PCPs in ACO practices are not paid differently?
By
Diana Poon
Providers
In a recent study, Ryan, Shortell, et al analyzed the composition of P…
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NEJM Highlights July 2015: a first in class drug for cancer, Sovaldi cures renal failure too (sometimes), convenient primary care
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
Palbociclib – first to target cyclin dependent kinases – breast cancer…
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NEJM Highlights for June 2015: the flavor of the month is distinctly cardiovascular
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
Interventionalist treatment for stroke:
In the 80s and 90s, treatment …
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NEJM Highlights May 2015: a read on ACO performance, progress in cystic fibrosis treatment, yes developing new drugs is expensive, rethinking industry-medicine relationships, CVS Caremark and smoking cessation
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
Early results of the ACO experiment: directionally right, but impact i…
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NEJM Highlights April 2015
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
The rise, fall, and rebirth of the Chinese healthcare system
A fascina…
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Comparing the emerging national networks of Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic
By
Tory Wolff
Providers
The build-out of the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo branded networks contin…
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NEJM Highlights March 2015: Progress against Crohn’s, PCSK9 inhibitors coming through, comparative effectiveness for diabetic macular edema, Eric Lander encourages the FDA on genomic testing regulation
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
A promising agent for Crohn’s Disease, a miserable illness
Crohn’s is …
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A sizeable step forward but miles still to go: CMS’ Next Generation ACO model
By
Tory Wolff
Payers
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Providers
CMS has issued a “Request for Applications” describing its Next Genera…
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Biopharma innovation: Will there be sufficient incentives in the future?
By
Jason Brauner
Biopharma
Ezekiel Emanuel wrote an op-ed in the New York Times last month, which…
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NEJM Highlights February 2015: the most boring month in my NEJM reading memory
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
Our selection from a month with relatively few exciting articles - per…
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NEJM Highlights January 2015: Dengue vaccine, Informed consent, Cancer drugs and Tiering for selection
By
Marc Herant
NEJM
A vaccine for dengue finally nears the market
Dengue is a mosquito tra…
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Cosgrove moves south: competitive implications of the formation of the Midwest Health Collaborative
By
Tory Wolff
Providers
A few days ago, Cleveland Clinic announced the formation of the Midwes…
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Academic hospitals Vie for New Resources
