Media Coverage

58. Health Informatics Faculty Headed To D.C. (April 9 2010 - Kentucky Post)

Northern Kentucky University said that faculty from its health informatics program will present a poster at the health care industry’s flagship event, the 7th Annual World Health Care Congress April 12-14 in Washington, D.C. more»

59. Wellness, Prevention Likely to Survive Battle Over Health Care Reform (June 10 2009 - Workforce Management)

Even before health care reform legislation has been formally introduced on Capitol Hill, skirmishes have broken out regarding proposals to establish a government-sponsored insurance program, tax health benefits and mandate employer coverage. more»

60. Can a Public Insurance Option Play Nice With Private Plans? (May 29 2009 - Health Plan Week)

More than any other single issue in the health reform debate, the creation of a public insurance option is most likely to keep health plan executives lying awake at night. Opponents of a public option contend that such an entity would have too many advantages over private insurers and worry that it could be the first step toward a single-payer health system. But President Obama's top health policy advisor insists that such an entity could compete with private health plans on a level playing field. more»

61. Is Personalized Medicine Making Major Strides or Taking Baby Steps? (May 26 2009 - AIS’s Health Business Daily)

While scientists have made tremendous discoveries in the field of personalized medicine, we are only beginning to realize its promise, said participants in a World Health Care Congress session on personalized medicine. more»

62. Mobile Devices Are the Newest Frontier as Health Plans Try to Engage Members in Their Own (May 25 2009 - AIS Health)

As health plans search for ways to reach and motivate members to become more engaged in their health, they say that one lesson stands out loud and clear: In today's world, people won't come to you on your terms. Health plans that reach out to their members on their terms using tools that reach them wherever they happen to be with tailored, focused messages stand the best chance of success. And one effective way to do this is with cell phones and other mobile devices. more»

63. Want to Win a Healthcare X Prize? Start Here (May 17 2009 - Disease Care Management Blog)

Back on April 14, while at the World Health Care Congress, the Disease Management Care Blog heard about the 'X Prize' for healthcare. Recall that it was these folks who first offered up a $10 million purse to the team that could fly a 3 passenger vehicle into space twice in two weeks. A private firm pulled it off on October 4, 2004. The X Prize Foundation is also offering similar prizes in human genomics, robotic space exploration and extreme automobile efficiency. more»

64. Patient-Centered Medical Home Experiment Shows Promise (May 15 2009 - Family Practice News )

Results from trials of a patient-centered medical home suggest that such arrangements result in cost savings and reduced hospital readmissions, according to Dr. Barbara Walters, senior medical director of southern New Hampshire community group practices at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health care system. more»

65. Health Care for the Impoverished (May 15 2009 - CNBC's "Healthy Horizons")

Father of microfinance and Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus created Grameen Bank over 25 years ago to alleviate poverty. He then started up a health-care insurance program for the impoverished in 1993. Healthy Horizons investigates the workings of the Grameen Health Initiative. more»

66. What's Next: Ultrasound Images Via Cellphone (May 12 2009 - Washington Post)

Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have created a USB-based ultrasound probe that can connect to a smartphone, creating a low-cost ultrasound imaging platform. Once connected to a smartphone, the probe acts like any other ultrasound device, serving as an imaging tool for kidney, liver, eye and uterine screenings and biopsies. more»

67. Recovery Act Boosts Bioinformatics (May 10 2009 - NCI Cancer Bulletin)

Top federal health information technology (IT) officials are predicting that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) will help push development and adoption of health IT and interconnectivity to dramatically new levels over the coming years. NCI's pioneering cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid® (caBIG®) 25 project—and its current and prospective partners in the cancer research community—are likely to benefit substantially from the infusion of federal funding and new policies fostering these national economic recovery goals. more»

68. Sharing data critical to healthcare reform, experts say (April 29 2009 - Healthcare IT News)

Interest in healthcare IT adoption has surged forward recently, but the industry needs to stay focused on interoperability, cautioned experts at the World Health Care Congress. more»

69. Leaders poised for healthcare reform (April 27 2009 - Healthcare IT News)

The stage is set for unprecedented healthcare reform possibilities, with many of the key leaders now in place. David Blumenthal, MD, took his new position as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on April 20. For the first six months, healthcare IT leader John Glaser, CIO of Partners Healthcare, will advise him on how best to approach the HITECH Act within the stimulus package. more»

70. Stimulus effect hits federal panels (April 27 2009 - Healthcare IT News )

The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel and its partner in health IT advancement, the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology – no slackers to the cause – have seen their work skyrocket – since the passage of the stimulus package in February. more»

71. "Meaningful:" What does it mean? (April 27 2009 - Healthcare IT News )

At HIMSS09 held in Chicago last month, the two words I heard most were, “meaningful use.” If you think about it, the definition of those two simple words holds the key to billions of dollars. more»

72. Health Reform Déjà Vu: Will Federal Efforts Follow State's Path? (April 27 2009 - California HealthLine)

"This year will be the year we get health care reform done," Dora Hughes, HHS' counselor for public health and science, said earlier this month at the 6th Annual World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C. more»

73. CNBC's "Healthy Horizons" Coverage of the 6th Annual World Health Care Congress (April 24 2009 - CNBC Europe )

Washington played host to the sixth annual World Health Care Congress where top executives and academics examined the key issues in health care. Healthy Horizons went along to investigate. more»

74. Med imaging possible using smartphones (April 22 2009 - Wall Street Journal Market Watch)

75. An Expat's Week in America: Health Care, Yunus, Grameen and Broadway (April 22 2009 - The Huffington Post)

Arrival in Baltimore last week, where the life expectancy for some humans is lower than that in Bangladesh. Riding public transport, light rail, train and metro to the World Health Care Congress in D.C., where Bangladeshi Banker to the Poor Muhammad Yunus taught doctors and CEOs in the health industry a few things about how poverty, and the alleviation of it, can provide models by which we in the West can serve our own disenfranchised populations. I saw CEOs, medical workers and those from the NGO world nodding their heads in agreement and deep understanding as Muhammad Yunus spoke. more»

76. Panel on Obama Administration's agenda (April 22 2009 - C-SPAN)

The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress convenes in Washington, DC, with chief and senior executives from all sectors of health care. Over 1,700 CEOs, senior executives and government officials attend. The conference begins with an address by Dora Hughes, counselor to the Sec. of the Dept. of Health & Human Services. more»