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David E. Williams of the Health business blog I’m hosting the upcoming Grand Rounds. Please forward your submissions by email.
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February 27th, 2009 by David E. Williams of the Health business blog Just after last night’s Transforming Healthcare 2009 Summit at the Boston Seaport Hotel, I wandered the floor looking for the reactions of health care CEOs who had been in the audience.
I asked each CEO just one question, so each podcast is only about a minute long. You can see hear their responses below.
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February 27th, 2009 by David E. Williams of the Health business blog In a “CEO on the street” interview at the end of the Transforming Healthcare 2009 Summit I asked PatientsLikeMe CEO Ben Heywood the following question:
There was a lot of talk about patient communities tonight. What was your impression?
Click on the play button below to hear his answer.
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February 27th, 2009 by David E. Williams of the Health business blog In a “CEO on the street” interview at the end of the Transforming Healthcare 2009 Summit I asked Concordant CEO Michael Levinger the following question:
What is it going to take to have successful EHR deployment?
Click on the play button below to hear his answer.
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February 27th, 2009 by David E. Williams of the Health business blog In a “CEO on the street” interview at the end of the Transforming Healthcare 2009 Summit I asked serial entrepreneur Bob Linke the following question:
With all the focus on government funding, is there any opportunity for a startup CEO like yourself?
Click on the play button below to hear his answer.
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February 27th, 2009 by David E. Williams of the Health business blog In a “CEO on the street” interview at the end of the Transforming Healthcare 2009 Summit I asked Medullan CEO Ahmed Albaiti the following question:
Do you agree with the panelists who said that change in health care has to be incremental?
Click on the play button below to hear his answer.
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February 27th, 2009 by David E. Williams of the Health business blog In a “CEO on the street” interview at the end of the Transforming Healthcare 2009 Summit I asked SimulConsult CEO Lynn Feldman the following question:
A lot was discussed at the Summit. Was anything missing from the discussion?
Click on the play button below to hear her answer.
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February 27th, 2009 by David E. Williams of the Health business blog In a “CEO on the street” interview at the end of the Transforming Healthcare 2009 Summit I asked HIL Forum Founder and summit organizer Steve Wardell the following question:
Is this what you had in mind when you organized the Summit?
Click on the play button below to hear his answer.
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February 26th, 2009 by David E. Williams of the Health business blog Jim Roosevelt, CEO of Tufts Health Plan, just said Howard Dean might be the next HHS head.
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February 26th, 2009 by David E. Williams of the Health business blog Steve Wardell has pulled it off. Hundreds of people crowded into the ballroom at the Seaport Hotel in Boston for Transforming Healthcare 2009: Impact and Opportunity in the Obama Plan.
Steve kicked off the formal program by asking for a show of hands on some key questions:
Steve was surprised when the majority of audience members raised their hands for all three questions.
I wasn’t so surprised about that, actually. People are probably being honest about their answers, and yet somehow costs have continued rising and quality is still so-so.
There are plenty of possible explanations:
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