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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

The Downside of Health Care Job Growth

September 23, 2013by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This article was first published in the Harvard Business Review. While the growth of health care costs has slowed over the past few years, lowering costs over the long term […]

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Healthcare, Healthcare costs

Will The Readmission Rate Penalties Drive Hospital Behavior Changes?

February 14, 2013by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This post first appeared in the Health Affairs Blog. Since the development of the metric in 1984 by Anderson and Steinberg, inpatient hospital readmission rates have been used as a marker […]

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How Three Federal Initiatives Are Set To Transform U.S. Health Care

November 1, 2012by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This post first appeared in Forbes. The U.S. health care system today is fraught with wasteful spending that does not contribute to better outcomes for patients. The U.S. spends more on […]

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Creating Outcome-Driven Health Care Markets

October 23, 2012by bkocher2013 1 Comment

This post first appeared in the Health Affairs Blog. America’s health care market does not work well.  It is inefficient, asymmetric, and in most cases not particularly competitive.  The Affordable […]

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Why The Supreme Court Decision On Health Care Reform Doesn’t Really Matter

June 20, 2012by bkocher2013 Leave a comment

This post first appeared in Forbes. When the Supreme Court announces its decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) it will kick off a storm of analysis […]

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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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Venrock, Stanford, and Castlight to accelerate change in the health system! Two girls, Cindy and an EPIC pass!

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  • Invisible Assistive Layer
  • Keeping Technology Simple & Elegant
  • Healthcare Predictions for 2025
  • Translating the Science
  • If You’re Going to Bet on Anyone, Bet on Yourself
  • Special Episode: 2024 Healthcare Prognosis
  • Selectively Ignore to Positively Disrupt
  • Relentless Execution
  • Do the Easiest Version of the Hard Thing
  • Using Rugged Flexibility to Master Change
  • Thinking Long Term is the Greatest Gift
  • Diversifying the Cap Table
  • Bust the Liars Without Elevating the Liars
  • Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Success
  • Pandemic Preparedness: The Intersection of Academia and Public Health
  • When Demand Spikes
  • The COVID & Medical Products Challenge
  • Nature vs. Nurture
  • Your Inputs Create Your Outputs
  • “The Passion Paradox,” Live from Lyra Health
  • Born Politician
  • The Ultimate Proving Ground for Lifelong Learners
  • Caring for the On-Demand Economy
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