“Engineers at Rochester Institute of Technology have designed a high-tech toilet seat that effortlessly flushes out data on the state of your cardiovascular system. The tricked-out porcelain throne measures your blood pressure, blood oxygen level, and the volume of blood […]
The state recently published a report that highlights some of the inner workings of the drug market. The Pharmacy Benefits Managers claim that the practice is a helpful one for the market, and that customers want it. |learn more
“IBM Research predicts five innovations that will change our lives within five years. What if, within five years, the food supply chain was simpler, safer, and less wasteful?” |learn more
Petition11 is a great newsletter that covers “disruption from the vantage point of the disrupted”. That’s right – they cover the distressed companies that are or soon will end up in bankruptcy court. This week: Trident Holding Company LLC, a […]
This article from Nisarg Patel is a bit dated (April ‘18), which you’ll notice quickly since Walmart didn’t acquire Pillpack – Amazon did. However, the analysis is really informative. “Walmart’s retail strategy in health care is based on the hospital […]
“Thanks to new US law, we now know the standard price for a cotton ball at the New York Presbyterian Hospital is $1.15. The list price for a skull X-ray at Orlando Health is $695 and NYU Langone’s average charge […]
Nisarg Patel writes an interesting post that discusses how healthcare is evolving as a tech-enabled consumer business. “A swath of chronic diseases desperately need integrated, end-to-end solutions that seamlessly integrates pharmaceuticals, software, and support services in a single package.”