Re-Engineering Healthcare To Eliminate Preventable Deaths


Joe Kiani is a busy man.  As the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Masimo Corporation, a global medical device manufacturer, Kiani has been a leader in patient safety and healthcare innovation for...

Health Technology Brings Care Plans Alive


By Andy Oram Challenges and hackathons are meant to surprise you. If the winner is a known leader in the field with lists of familiar credentials festooning the team’s resumes, there was no point to...

Why Your Insurance Company Will Pay You to Take Your Medicine


Imagine your insurance company paying you for healthier behavior, such as taking your vitamins or medications as directed, going for daily walks, or not eating that second dessert.  That day may...

The Best Disruptive Writings Of 2013 — Health Care Edition


Clayton Christensen famously coined the term “disruptive innovation” to describe “simple business applications that relentlessly move up market, eventually displacing established competitors.”...