Hi from HIMSS19!By Albert DiPiero MD MPH I am at the annual HIMSS meeting in Orlando Florida this week. HIMSS is the Healthcare Information and...
CVS explores new concepts in healthcare By Albert DiPiero MD MPH CVS - the drug store chain which is also one of America's largest retailers - is not waiting to see what Amazon...
Amazon health venture hires CTO By Albert DiPiero MD MPH The joint healthcare venture between Amazon-Berkshire Hathaway-JP Morgan Chase (ABJ) just announced the hiring...
Can you be your own doctor?By Albert DiPiero MD MPH If you are a creative entrepreneur but just don’t know where to start when it comes to healthcare, this article...
Voters want to keep private health insurance option By Albert DiPiero MD MPH When voters are asked if they support Medicare for All, only 13% are in favor of a true single-payer system that...
How would Medicare for All really work? By Albert DiPiero MD MPH As the hype for Medicare For All ramps up ahead of the 2020 presidential election, it seems important and...
Record funding in healthcare, 2019By Albert DiPiero MD MPH This continues to be the golden age for the healthcare entrepreneur. Healthcare startups raised $2.61 billion in...
Slack and Stitch for healthcareBy Albert DiPiero MD MPH As noted above, there are other digital methods of care possible besides video… What about Slack? Slack, a...
Trump vows to end surprise medical billsBy Albert DiPiero MD MPH The concept is just so strange: the fact that you can have excellent insurance, go to a facility that is in...
Why is telemedicine a dud with patients?By Albert DiPiero MD MPH Everyone is pushing telemedicine as the best solution for convenience and cost in healthcare. As this article...
The value added by primary care - not yet a game-changerBy Albert DiPiero MD MPH The long debate about the true value of primary care continues. In the US, healthcare is organized around...
Experts were wrong on this Trump policyBy Albert DiPiero MD MPH The Washington Post, usually highly critical of the Trump administration’s actions in healthcare explains in...
Amazon strikes fear into legacy health playersBy Albert DiPiero MD MPH In court proceeds UnitedHealth is suing a former executive for breach of a non-compete agreement and claiming he...
Administration’s radical actions on drug pricingBy Albert DiPiero MD, MPH Everyone is going after a common enemy these days: Big Pharma and high drug prices. The House and Senate have...
Apple Watch and Aetna deepen relationshipBy Albert DiPiero MD, MPH Apple, Aetna and CVS said they are working on a new Apple Watch app that will tap into personal health data of...
Blockchain and healthcareBy Albert DiPiero MD, MPH Most talk of how technology - specifically EMRs - will lower the cost of healthcare have come to naught. EMRs...
The Amazon Prime of healthcare coming soon - maybe!Albert DiPiero MD MPH The Seattle-based start-up 98point6 has raised huge dollars based on a story of becoming the “Amazon Prime of...
Healthcare game-changer: the power of listsAlbert DiPiero MD MPH The Trump administration has implemented a new rule that requires hospitals must publicly reveal their master price...
Key econ lessons for the Healthcare EntrepreneurAlbert DiPiero MD This is required for the healthcare entrepreneur, from the world-renowned economist, Tyler Cowen: “One of the worst...
Knee replacement not a cure-all: how can entrepreneurs helpHealthcare entrepreneurs and innovators should take note of the research on total knee replacements. This work serves as a prototype for...