The three will emerge as healthcare's ruling triumvirate. Here's why. Apple and IBM recently announced they were putting aside their 1980s rivalry to come together to develop a new set of business-facing mobile apps for iOS powered by IBM's big…
Innovation
Healthcare is poised for disruption, and if the leading theory on disruptive innovation holds true, the leading organizations in the industry today will not be the ones to bring about that disruption. But as I've written previously on this blog,…
The Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., was founded in 2007 and has performed over 17,000 procedures. The center is nationally recognized as a top five hospital in the nation for total…
Forbes recently released its list of Most Innovative Growth Companies for 2014, which are the best-performing companies under $10 billion in market capitalization.
Disruptive business models may be the key to combating the rising cost of healthcare, writes Steve Lamb, vice president and lead partner at Memphis, Tenn.-based Implant Partners.
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For a company with a mission to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful," there is one industry in which Google co-founders are less enthusiastic about doing so: healthcare. This indifference isn't overwhelmingly apparent. The tech…
In the orthopedic sphere, new implant technology does not always lead to higher clinical value, so research and development opportunities are increasingly focused on cost-effective surgical procedures instead of implant-focused innovations, according to an Implant Partners post.
Healthcare providers are increasingly being encouraged, and even financially incented, to follow evidence-based treatment guidelines for their patients. However, what if guidelines don't exist? Or, what if certain, potentially effective, treatments may help, but evidence to support their use is…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier recently held its sixth annual Innovation Celebration conference, featuring some of the latest medical innovations for patients.
The Healthcare Association of New York State has launched its NYS Triple Aim campaign, highlighting member hospitals and health systems that are transforming healthcare by focusing on healthcare's triple aim: improving population health, enhancing patient care quality and lowering costs.