Thursday, April 29, 2010

Health Wonk Review: NBA Playoffs Edition

In honor of the on-going NBA playoffs, the week’s edition of the Health Wonk Review will examine the top 16 health policy posts written over the past two weeks. The worthy authors have shown terrific vision and an ability to make slam dunk arguments (groan). The authors’ raw talents and athletic intellectual [...]

Podcast interview with Center for Health Value Innovation CEO Cyndy Nayer (transcript)

This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Cyndy Nayer of the Center for Health Value Innovation.
David Williams: This is David E. Williams, co-founder of MedPharma Partners and author of the Health Business Blog.  I’m speaking today with Cyndy Nayer, President and CEO of the Center for Health Value Innovation.
Cyndy, thanks for being [...]

Economics of the Timing of Influenza Vaccine

Although the H1N1 influenza virus has garnered most of the media attention, protecting children against standard strains of influenza has generally been shown to be cost effective.  However, the cost effectiveness depends on the timing.  The flu season generally lasts from September to June, but flu generally has the highest incidence in November and December. [...]

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Value based health insurance. Podcast interview with SeeChange CEO Martin Watson (transcript)

This is a transcript of my recent podcast interview with SeeChange Health CEO, Martin Watson.
David E. Williams: This is David Williams, co-founder of MedPharma Partners and author of the Health Business Blog.  I’m speaking today with Martin Watson. He is CEO of SeeChange Health, a health insurance company that’s just launching today.  Martin, thanks for [...]

Are WHO rankings entirely worthless?

According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2000 report, the U.S. ranked 37th in the world in terms of the quality of its health care system.  The placed the U.S. health system behind Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica and Morocco.  Do we need to fire all U.S. doctors?  Should everyone stop reading this blog post and [...]

Grand Rounds is up at ChronicBabe

A “babelicious” “ladylike” edition of Grand Rounds is up at ChronicBabe, just a day after Boobquake.
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Monday, April 26, 2010

Autism – A Complete Overview

Autism – A Strange Brain Disorder
Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder which occurs in children and makes it hard for them to communicate with their surrounding world normally. A child suffering from autism starts showing symptoms before reaching the age of three years. His impaired social interaction is mainly caused by his disturbed neuro- developmental pattern [...]


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    Beyond speech recognition to speech understanding: Podcast interview with M*Modal’s Juergen Fritsch (transcript)

    This is a transcript of my recent podcast interview with M*Modal’s Chief Scientist, Juergen Fritsch.
    David Williams: This is David Williams, co-founder of MedPharma Partners and author of the Health Business Blog.  I’m speaking today with Juergen Fritsch, Chief Scientist at M*Modal.  Thanks for your time today.
    Juergen Fritsch: Thanks for your time.  I appreciate it.
    Williams: We’ve [...]

    Podcast interview with Center for Health Value Innovation CEO Cyndy Nayer

    The Center for Health Value Innovation is a multi-stakeholder organization that disseminates evidence of improved outcomes achieved through value-based benefits design. In this podcast interview, the Center’s President and CEO Cyndy Nayer discusses the meaning of “value-based design” (hint: it’s more than just free drugs for diabetics), the role of health IT, and how population [...]

    Podcast interview with Center for Health Value Innovation CEO Cyndy Nayer

    The Center for Health Value Innovation is a multi-stakeholder organization that disseminates evidence of improved outcomes achieved through value-based benefits design. In this podcast interview, the Center’s President and CEO Cyndy Nayer discusses the meaning of “value-based design” (hint: it’s more than just free drugs for diabetics), the role of health IT, and how population [...]

    What is the Treatment of Anorixa Nervosa?

    Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
    Anorexia nervosa can be successfully treated through collective efforts of physiatrists, physicians, family members and above all by the self-care of patient himself. The complete treatment pattern for eliminating the symptoms of anorexia comprises various types of behavioral therapies involving family members of a patient as well.
    Behavioral Therapies for Treating Anorexia [...]



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