Exploiting Big Data in industry is Big News these days, and nowhere is the potential for leveraging the concept greater than in health care. McKinsey & Company estimates that harnessing big data across five dimensions of health care could yield nearly one-half trillion dollars’ worth of value in The ‘big data’ revolution in healthcare. The [...]

The value of big data in health care = $450 billion

Do doctors want patients to have full access their own medical information? It depends.
Only one-third of U.S. physicians believe that patients should have “full access” to their electronic health records, according to Patient Access to Electronic Health Records What Does the Doctor Order?, a survey conducted by Accenture, released at HIMSS13 in March 2013. Two-thirds of doctors in the U.S. are open to patients having “limited access” to their [...]

Bill Clinton’s public health, cost-bending message thrills health IT folks at HIMSS
In 2010, the folks who supported health care reform were massacred by the polls, Bill Clinton told a rapt audience of thousands at HIMSS13 yesterday. In 2012, the folks who were against health care reform were similarly rejected. President Clinton gave the keynote speech at the annual HIMSS conference on March 6, 2013, and by [...]

The future of sensors in health care – passive, designed, integrated
Here’s Ann R., who is a patient in the not-too-distance-future, when passive sensors will be embedded in her everyday life. The infographic illustrates a disruption in health care for people, where data are collected on us (with our permission) that can help us improve our own self-care, and help our clinicians know more about us [...]

Health reform, costs and the growing role of consumers: PwC’s tea leaves for 2013
PwC has seen the future of health care for the next year, and the crystal ball expects to see the following: Affordable Care Act implementation, with states playing lead roles The role of dual eligibles Employer’s role in health care benefits Consumers’ role in coverage Consumers’ ratings impact on health care Transforming health delivery Population [...]
About Jane & Health Populi
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is a health economist and management consultant that serves clients at the intersection of health and technology.
Her clients include all stakeholders in health, including providers, payors and plans; companies in biopharma, medical devices, financial services, technology and consumer goods; non-profits and NGOs. Jane's lens on health was best described by Dr. Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General, who says that health is where we live, work, play and pray.
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Consumers blame insurance and pharma for health costs, but love their primary care doctors
October 22, 2012
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Patients want online communication with doctors, and more clinicians are listening
July 26, 2011
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ePatients: a connected, collaborative, creating community
September 30, 2010
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Patients want to see the notes their doctors write about them: the power of transparency in health care
October 2, 2012
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The health and wellness gap between insured and uninsured people
May 24, 2013
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Health care costs for a family of 4 in 2013: a college education, a diamond or a 4-door sedan
May 22, 2013
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Most employers will provide health insurance benefits in 2014…with more costs for employees
May 21, 2013
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Angelina and Abercrombie: connecting the dots for healthy body image
May 17, 2013
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