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Earlier this week, Editor Donna, in reviewing David Shaywitz’ Forbes ‘2013 awards’ article on the top book for 2012, noted that disease management (and telehealth overall) has had difficulty with determining traditional ROI. Our long-time readers might remember this editor’s lamentations on the lack of large N studies done over extended periods–the studies which are hard to finance, justify and conduct objectively, especially by early-stage companies struggling to survive. Mr. Shaywitz has graciously commented on our article here noting the ‘outsized claims’ that many programs make, and the difficulty in actually calculating valid ROI not only for health but also... Continue Reading

David Shaywitz More than fair summary of my Forbes.com piece. Re: VK, I would refer interested readers to this piece (http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidshaywitz/2012/09/01/why-i-disagree-with-vinod-khosla-about-digital-health-and-hope-he-succeeds-brilliantly/) and this piece (http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidshaywitz/2012/09/03/digital-health-needs-courageous-investors-and-other-lessons-from-the-khosla-controversy/ ) from over the summer. I agree that especially in his white paper he promotes his portfolio companies conspicuously, but on the other hand, he's seriously investing in a space many other investors refuse to touch. So, in the area/skin in the game/etc. Finally, re: dis mgmt - appreciate that challenges of dis mgmt may be well known to readers here, but it's hard, at least for me, not to be struck by the outsized... Continue Reading

...quality–but most of all reduction of that ‘$750 billion in waste’ that exists in the current system. Here’s select early coverage to get you started. Consumers will engage if mHealth is easy, Bertolini says (mHIMSS); Mobile tools help public, private payers be more proactive, Healthcare cathedrals and the consumer health bazaar (Mobihealthnews) Update 7 Dec: David Lee Scher, M.D., well-known US consultant and former cardiologist, outlines five reasons why payers will be playing a major role in mHealth adoption (Ed. Donna comments): they hold the purse strings (very true), they can change physician behavior (ditto), they realize importance of patient... Continue Reading