Media Coverage

77. World Health Care Congress Blends Policy with Pragmatism (April 22 2009 - DotMed News )

DOTmed attended day one of last week's World Health Congress in Washington, D.C., a meeting of about 1,400 opinion leaders from the public and private sectors including health plan executives and payors, employers, government and military administrators. more»

78. Continua: TV box could be mHealth home hub (April 20 2009 - MobileHealthNews)

The Continua Health Alliance’s Executive Director Chuck Parker moderated a few sessions at the World Health Care Congress last week in Washington D.C. and also gave a brief presentation on the Alliance’s mandate. Interestingly, Parker revealed that Continua is considering the television set-top box as one potential hub for wireless health devices. more»

79. Interview with Rich Noffsinger, AnvitaHealth (April 18 2009 - The Health Care Blog )

Roch Noffsinger, the CEO of AnvitaHealth explaining the drug and guidelines data analysis and personalization company's business model--and why it's changed its name from SafeMed. Interviewed by The Health Care Blog's Matthew Holt on 4/15/09 more»

80. $10 million-plus XPrize proposed (April 18 2009 - Federal Telemedicine News )

The X PRIZE Foundation, WellPoint, and the WellPoint Foundation are developing a $10 million or more competition called the “Healthcare X Prize” designed to generate new ways to address the nation’s serious healthcare system challenges. The competition is focused on reinventing the healthcare system in a bold, measurable, and scientific fashion. more»

81. Taiwan's health insurance system highlighted at world meeting (April 18 2009 - Taiwan News)

A senior official from Taiwan gave a presentation at the annual conference of the World Health Care Congress (WHCC) Tuesday on the country's well-developed health insurance system. more»

82. New Health IT coordinator will act fast on stimulus (April 17 2009 - Federal Computer Week)

The most urgent task for David Blumenthal, new national coordinator for health information technology, will be “to get his arms around getting the money out," said a senior official in the coordinator's office at the Health and Human Services Department. more»

83. NPR (WAMU 88.5's) coverage of Extremely Affordable Health Innovation Poster Session at World Health Care Congress (April 16 2009 - WAMU)

WAMU 88.5 FM, Washington D.C.'s NPR affiliate, attended the Extremely Affordable Health Innovations poster session at the 6th Annual World Health Care Congress, and focused on a rugged wheel chair that can be made from spare bicycle parts for less than $100. more»

84. Random reports from the field at the World Health Care Congress (April 16 2009 - Disease Management Care Blog)

85. Blumenthal to take over ONC on Monday (April 16 2009 - Healthcare IT News )

David Blumenthal, MD, the newly-appointed National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will assume the role Monday, April 20. more»

86. Obama Administration Ready To Meet Senate's Tight Reform Schedule (April 15 2009 - Inside Health Reform)

87. The Bad and the Ugly of Disease Management ROI and How Al Lewis of the Disease Management Purchasing Consortium Wants to Fix It (April 15 2009 - Disease Management Care Blog)

88. Ultrasound imaging now possible with a smartphone (April 15 2009 - Washington University in St. Louis )

Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand. more»

89. Health IT adoption still faces big challenges (April 15 2009 - InformationWeek)

The U.S. government's nearly $20 billion health IT stimulus program will boost adoption among health care providers, but health industry CIOs say some huge hurdles lie ahead before the nation realizes significant payback. more»

90. The Case for Single-Payer Health Care (April 15 2009 - The New Republic)

At the 2009 World Health Care Congress, TNR senior editor Jonathan Cohn sat down with Dr. Michael Chen, Vice President and CFO of Taiwan's National Health Insurance Bureau, to discuss the results of Taiwan's switch to a universal health care system. more»

91. Extremely Affordable Health Innovations and World Health Care Congress (April 15 2009 - NBC News)

Providing quality health care can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be. About 40 companies from around the globe gathered at the 6th Annual World Health Care Congress to demonstrate how "spare parts" and other low-cost solutions can improve health and save lives. play video»

92. Pulse of Health Care Reform (April 15 2009 - CNBC: "Closing Bell")

As healthcare CEOs meet in Washington for the 6th annual world health care congress, many question whether public health insurance plans would be more efficient, with Kerry Weems, former Medicare/Medicaid head; Judy Feder, Center for American Progress senior fellow and CNBC's Bertha Coombs. play video»

93. Public vs. Private Health Insurance (April 15 2009 - CNBC "Squawk on the Street")

President Obama's health care initiatives are the big buzz in Washington today, reports CNBC's Bertha Coombs. play video»

94. Grameen's Yunus Says Loan Repayment High During Crisis (April 15 2009 - Bloomberg Television "Taking Stock with Pimm Fox")

Professor Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for micro-lending to some of the world's poorest citizens. He has since expanded the scope to include providing quality health care to the poor. Yunus spoke live with Bloomberg Television’s "Taking Stock" program on his efforts. play video»

95. Some U.S. companies reforming healthcare in-house (April 15 2009 - Reuters)

Companies impatient to rein in healthcare costs can go ahead on their own without waiting for federal legislation, Safeway Inc. president Steven Burd said on Tuesday. more»