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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. ... (more)

Can Health Social Media Learn from Online Dating?

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>> ... (more)

Google's Health Kitchen Sink

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)

Electronic Health Records: Challenges Around Meeting 2014 Goal

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)

Can Health Social Media Learn from Online Dating?

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)