Therantology: What We Can Learn From the Theranos Ordeal

Therantology: What We Can Learn From the Theranos Ordeal

The Theranos story continues to unfold in the headlines and will likely be the stuff of Harvard Business School cases for years to come. Here is a brief history of Theranos, its blood-testing device, and the trouble in which they now find themselves. 

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How Millennials Will Change the Healthcare Industry

How Millennials Will Change the Healthcare Industry

I recently attended an event in an area of Denver, named as #1 on a list of best cities to live, which was a former warehouse district that now has been redeveloped as an innovation district, filled with bars, co-working spaces, sports venues, creatives, hoodies, hotels with funny names and lots of startup people.

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Get Real About Digital Health

Get Real About Digital Health

Like an anxious, expectant father, pundits and reporters just can't wait for the birth of "real" digital health, with all the hype and promise of a new life for sick care. Their commentary and reporting, however, reflects some fundamental misunderstandings about digital health: 

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10 Misconceptions That Hold Back Healthcare Innovation

10 Misconceptions That Hold Back Healthcare Innovation

I'm not sure about you, but I'm getting tired of Steve Jobs. Sure, he was an innovation icon. But, in my view, the media and pundits are creating unrealistic expectations hyping and promoting the Jobs/Branson/Musk iconography.  

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