# The Health Care Blog * **Definition:** The Health Care Blog is an online platform that provides commentary, analysis, and insights on health care policy, technology, and innovation, featuring contributions from industry experts, practitioners, and thought leaders. * **Taxonomy:** Key Sources / Healthcare Publications / The Health Care Blog ## News * Selected news from the source **The Health Care Blog**, for healthcare technology leaders * 202 news items are in the system for this source * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Topics | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/28/2025 | [**High-Profile Start-Ups Inato And Prenosis Show AI 'Best Practice'**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/05/28/high-profile-start-ups-inato-and-prenosis-show-ai-best-practice/) | [[Health]] | | 5/22/2025 | [**This One Weird Trick Can Fix U.S. Healthcare**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/05/22/this-one-weird-trick-can-fix-u-s-healthcare/) | [[Healthcare]]; [[Healthcare Innovations]]; [[Utilization Management]] | | 5/21/2025 | [**How to Buy and Sell AI in health care? Not Easy.**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/05/21/how-to-buy-and-sell-ai-in-health-care-not-easy/) | [[EMR]]; [[AI in Medical Devices]]; [[AI in Mental Health]] | | 5/16/2025 | [**Health Deserves A Vision More Capacious Than Dashboard Metrics**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/05/16/health-deserves-a-vision-more-capacious-than-dashboard-metrics/) | [[Health Informatics]]; [[Health]]; [[AI and Automation]] | | 5/13/2025 | [**When Star Ratings Backfire: How CMS Could Better Support Health In Medicare Advantage**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/05/13/when-star-ratings-backfire-how-cms-could-better-support-health-in-medicare-advantage/) | [[Medicare Advantage]]; [[Legal Challenges]]; [[Health]] | | 4/2/2025 | [**Platform Shift: From EHRs to UDHPs (Unified Digital Health Platforms) - - Section 2**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/04/02/platform-shift-from-ehrs-to-udhps-unified-digital-health-platforms-section-2/) | [[Digital Health]]; [[Engagement]]; [[Innovation]] | | 3/26/2025 | [**The Return of American Manufacturing Demands a Chief Health Officer (CHBO) to Fix Benefits Procurement**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/03/26/the-return-of-american-manufacturing-demands-a-chief-health-benefits-officer-chbo-to-fix-benefits-procurement/) | [[Leadership]]; [[High Costs]]; [[Health]] | | 3/18/2025 | [**At Little-Known Health Agency, DOGE Ends Dream 'To Make A Difference'**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/03/18/109055/) | [[Healthcare Providers]]; [[Health]]; [[Advisory]] | | 3/17/2025 | [**How Routine Medical Care Fuels America's Opioid Crisis**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/03/17/how-routine-medical-care-fuels-americas-opioid-crisis/) | [[Addiction Treatment]]; [[Health Systems]]; [[Hospitals]] | | 3/3/2025 | [**Unlocking the power of sensor data in type 2 diabetes care**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/03/03/unlocking-the-power-of-sensor-data-in-type-2-diabetes-care/) | [[Digital Health Initiatives]]; [[Personalized Healthcare]]; [[Data Analysis]] | | 2/25/2025 | [**No More 'Dabbling': It's Time to Embrace Value-Based Care**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/02/25/no-more-dabbling-its-time-to-embrace-value-based-care/) | [[Value-Based Care Shift]]; [[Affordability of Healthcare]]; [[Healthcare Consolidation]] | | 1/7/2025 | [**“Hospital Mergers Kill”: An Economists' Exercise in Reality Distortion**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2025/01/07/hospital-mergers-kill-an-economists-exercise-in-reality-distortion/) | [[Hospitals]]; [[Health]]; [[Mergers]] | | 12/11/2024 | [**Mental Health's Unfinished Digital Revolution**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/12/11/mental-healths-unfinished-digital-revolution/) | [[Healthcare]]; [[Healthcare Education]]; [[Healthcare Real Estate]] | | 12/6/2024 | [**Cancer's Juvenescence: An Incoming Tide and the Urgent Need for a Paradigm Shift**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/12/06/cancers-juvenescence-an-incoming-tide-and-the-urgent-need-for-a-paradigm-shift/) | [[Healthcare]]; [[Healthcare Real Estate]]; [[Health Systems]] | | 11/19/2024 | [**Epic's Consumer Strategy Is Bold. Its Tactics Push The Boundaries.**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/11/19/epics-consumer-strategy-is-bold-its-tactics-push-the-boundaries/) | [[Apple in Healthcare]]; [[Technology Operations]]; [[Technology Standards]] | | 11/18/2024 | [**The Healthcare Industry Needs a Course Correction**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/11/18/the-healthcare-industry-needs-a-course-correction/) | [[FDA Approvals]]; [[AI in Healthcare]]; [[Healthcare Real Estate]] | | 10/16/2024 | [**The Clinical Enterprise is the Beating Heart of Health Systems**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/10/16/the-clinical-enterprise-is-the-beating-heart-of-health-systems/) | [[AI in Medicine]]; [[Health Systems]]; [[Healthcare Operations]] | | 9/17/2024 | [**Software Living in an Enterprise World: Why Digital Behavioral Health Can't Gain Traction**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/09/17/software-living-in-an-enterprise-world-why-digital-behavioral-health-cant-gain-traction/) | [[Healthcare Analytics]]; [[Digital Health]]; [[Healthcare SaaS]] | | 9/6/2024 | [**Moving the bar(rier) forward: the benefits of de-risking cytokine release syndrome**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/09/06/headline-moving-the-barrier-forward-the-benefits-of-de-risking-cytokine-release-syndrome/) | [[Patient Reported Outcomes]]; [[Healthcare Analytics]]; [[Remote Patient Monitoring]] | | 8/20/2024 | [**Tiny Is Mighty**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/08/20/tiny-is-mighty/) | [[Genomics]]; [[AI for Clinical Research]]; [[Healthcare Analytics]] | | 8/15/2024 | [**ChatGPT Vs. Magic 8 Ball: Who Can Solve “The HealthCare Crisis”?**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/08/15/chatgpt-vs-magic-8-ball-who-can-solve-the-healthcare-crisis/) | [[AI and Automation]]; [[AI and Machine Learning]]; [[Healthcare Communications]] | | 8/12/2024 | [**Why Sam Altman Cares So Much About Voice**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/08/12/why-sam-altman-cares-so-much-about-voice/) | [[AI in Cybersecurity]]; [[Behavioral Health]]; [[AI in Imaging]] | | 7/23/2024 | [**Vote, for Health Sake**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/07/23/vote-for-health-sake/) | [[Healthcare Operations]]; [[Healthcare APIs]]; [[Infant Mortality]] | | 7/19/2024 | [**Medicare Catheter Scam Sparks Calls for Reform**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/07/19/medicare-catheter-scam-sparks-calls-for-reform/) | [[AI in Neurology]]; [[AI in Radiology]]; [[Data Breaches]] | | 7/9/2024 | [**Health Care Needs a 21st Century Infrastructure**](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/07/09/health-care-needs-a-21st-century-infrastructure/) | [[Digital Health Innovations]]; [[Data Silos]]; [[Healthcare Legislation]] | ## Recent Stories (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Topics Covered - **AI and TinyAI**: Discussion on the advancements in AI, particularly TinyAI, which enables AI to function on small devices, emphasizing real-time processing and privacy. - **Healthcare System Challenges**: Analysis of the U.S. healthcare system's inefficiencies, rising costs, and the need for reform, particularly in the context of clinician burnout and patient care. - **Digital Health Startups**: Examination of the decline in investment for digital mental health and substance use startups, highlighting challenges in scaling solutions. - **Managed Care Evolution**: Overview of the evolution of managed care in the U.S., including the transition to value-based care and the impact of high deductible health plans. - **Opioid Crisis**: Highlighting the connection between routine surgeries and opioid addiction, emphasizing the need for awareness and better pain management practices. - **Patient Safety Initiatives**: Discussion on the importance of patient safety and the need for collaborative environments in healthcare to reduce medical errors. - **Health Note**: A technology that captures patient history and integrates it into electronic medical records to enhance patient-physician interaction. - **NVIDIA**: The company's founder and CEO Jensen Huang emphasizes the importance of pursuing unconventional ideas during his commencement speech at Caltech. - **AMA**: Jesse M. Ehrenfeld becomes the 178th president, focusing on healthcare inequities and sharing personal experiences related to maternal health disparities. - **Health Information Technology**: The government's strategic plan aims to enhance information sharing among individuals and healthcare providers to improve health outcomes. - **Digital Health Sector**: The sector is experiencing a downturn after significant growth during the pandemic, with many companies struggling to maintain market value. - **Cybersecurity Acquisition**: Alphabet is in talks to acquire cybersecurity firm Wiz for $23 billion, marking its largest acquisition to date. - **Public Health IT Infrastructure**: Crisp Shared Services and Innsena discuss the need for modernization in public health IT, supported by a $255 million CDC grant. - **Medicare Fraud**: A $3 billion scam involving urinary catheters has exposed flaws in Medicare, prompting calls for reform and stricter measures against fraudulent billing. - **Women's Health**: A report highlights alarming disparities in women's health outcomes and access to care, particularly affecting women of color and low-income women. - **Loneliness Epidemic**: Surgeon General Vivek Murthy addresses the impact of loneliness on health, advocating for tracking social connections in healthcare. - **Trump Administration Impact**: The potential impact of a second Trump administration on the U.S. health system is uncertain, with a focus on trade and social issues. - **Blood Testing Technology**: Advancements in blood testing technology enable faster diagnoses for conditions like concussions and Alzheimer's disease. - **Digital Behavioral Health**: The sector faces ongoing challenges, with a need for new policies to address the digital divide and improve access to digital interventions. ### Organizations Mentioned - **TinyAI**: A concept referring to the compression and acceleration of AI models for deployment on edge devices. - **Max Planck Institute**: A research institute focusing on demographic studies and human behavior. - **Mayo Clinic**: A healthcare organization known for its commitment to high standards and innovation in patient care. - **Johns Hopkins Medicine**: A leading healthcare institution recognized for its clinical excellence and research. - **Epic**: A health informatics company known for its electronic health record systems and recent developments in consumer-facing healthcare services. - **Dana Farber Cancer Institute**: A cancer treatment and research center known for its focus on early-onset colorectal cancer. - **American Medical Association (AMA)**: A professional association advocating for the interests of physicians and public health. - **Pfizer**: A pharmaceutical company involved in developing medications, including a weight loss pill. - **NIH**: National Institutes of Health, a major source of funding for medical research in the U.S. - **FDA**: Food and Drug Administration, responsible for regulating food and drug products. - **Health Note**: A technology platform for capturing patient history and integrating it into EMRs. - **NVIDIA**: A technology company known for its advancements in AI and deep learning. - **AMA**: The American Medical Association, focusing on healthcare policies and inequities. - **CDC**: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, involved in public health initiatives and funding. - **CMS**: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, overseeing Medicare and Medicaid programs. - **Fountain House**: An organization focused on mental health recovery and reducing loneliness. - **Abbott**: A healthcare company that received FDA approval for rapid blood tests. - **Recuro Health**: A digital health company providing primary hybrid care services. - **Wiz**: A cybersecurity firm specializing in cloud security, reportedly being acquired by Alphabet.