Health Insurance Exchanges (HIEs) have garnered support on both sides of the
political aisle during the health reform debate. If the final reform bill
includes a public option or non-profit co-ops and a mandate for coverage, the
principal method by which non-insureds will be purchasing insurance will
likely be through HIEs. Health insurance, unlike an airline ticket, is not a
commodity purchase and there are a number of factors that will affect a
consumer's decision in addition to price.
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One of the frustrations cropping up on health social media sites is centered
around the mechanism that caused their popularity at the outset, the message
board.
Perhaps health social networking sites can learn from online dating sites,
Match and eHarmony, about linking mechanisms. They can also take a lesson
from these websites regarding charging users. more>>
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Google's announcement about ChromeOS last week caused some technology pundits
to hyperventilate about impending doom for Microsoft and put another notch in
Google's product launch belt.While speculation runs rampant about the two
giants as they battle it out for dominance in the OS and office productivity
suite space, Google's latest announcement provides an interesting new twist
to Goog... (more)
As the push for broader adoption of electronic health records (EHR) is
underway, several issues have come up as deterrents to adoption. The Journal
of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) published a study in
its current issue that predicted less than half of small physician practices
will adopt EHR by the government target date of 2014 at the current rate of
adoption. Ba... (more)
One of the frustrations cropping up on health social media sites is centered
around the mechanism that caused their popularity at the outset, the message
board. Perhaps health social networking sites can learn from online dating
sites, Match and eHarmony, about linking mechanisms. They can also take a
lesson from these websites regarding charging users.
... (more)
Camille is a digital change and process management consultant. She has worked for diverse companies, from media (ABC) to multinationals (GE). She has helped companies (both startups and Fortune 500) start their businesses online. The common thread is companies or industries that are going through fundamental change or industry-shifting opportunities. She is currently the Editor of Healthyspacesrx.com, analyzing consumer-driven changes in the health care industry.
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