High deductibles force doctors to discuss costs
Modern Healthcare | August 16, 2014
Category: Healthcare
Doctors accustomed to fielding patient questions about the benefits of procedures, drugs and tests say patients increasingly are demanding answers to some very different questions: How much will it cost, do I really need it and can it wait?
Telehealth could rake in $6B in savings!
Healthcare IT News | August 14, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
Looking to save a few bucks? Telehealth might just be the golden ticket to getting there, at least according to new analysis suggesting the remote care delivery model could potentially save U.S. companies a whopping $6 billion.
House bill seeks to phase in Medicare coverage of telemedicine, remote patient monitoring
MobiHealthNews | July 23, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Portfolio Companies, Sector Specific
Representatives Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and Glenn Thompson (R-Penn.) are set to announce a new telehealth bill soon. Like some of Mike Thompson’s previous telehealth efforts, the bill seeks to amend the Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the law that …
A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from Andy Rachleff
25iq | July 19, 2014
Category: Venture Capital
Andy Rachleff has frequently been named to Forbes magazine’s The Midas List as a top tech venture investor.
Why Venture Capital is So Much More Compelling Now
Both Sides of the Table | June 29, 2014
Category: Venture Capital
It’s not hard to find people willing to write the narrative that “venture capital is not an asset class” or “venture capital has performed terribly.” … They are wrong.