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Why So Many New Tech Companies Are Getting into Health Care

December 8, 2014by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article was first published in the Harvard Business Review. Note: In addition to Bob Kocher, this post is authored by Bryan Roberts, also an investor at venture capital firm, […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

We Are Not All the Same, So Why Should Our Incentives Be The Same?

September 23, 2014by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

We are not all the same. Yet health plans and employers seem to think so. They keep designing benefits programs and health plans in a one-size-fits-all approach. What each of […]

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Entrepreneurs, Healthcare IT, Venture Capital

Venrock 7

July 31, 2014by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

With our fundraising complete for Venrock 7, Bryan Roberts and I are looking forward to putting more capital to work in the healthcare IT space. We believe now is the […]

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Entrepreneurs, Healthcare, Healthcare IT, Venture Capital

Hot Spots in Health IT

October 4, 2013by bkocher2013 6 Comments

This article was first published in VentureBeat. Health IT is hot…and it’s about time.  Investors and entrepreneurs alike are flocking to the sector that once seemed insurmountable, yet is desperately […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

Meaningful Use Of Health IT Stage 2: The Broader Meaning

March 15, 2012by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This post first appeared in the Health Affairs Blog. On February 24, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued the […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare IT

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