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David E Williams

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Name: David E Williams

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Harvard University

Harvard Pilgrim CEO Eric Schultz Discusses Transparency with Health Business Group's David Williams

- BROOKLINE, Mass. -- Eric H. Schultz, President & Chief Executive Officer of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. recently spoke with the Health Business Blog about price and quality transparency. Audio and text versions of the interview, conducted by President ... [Published Prlog - May 21 2013]

Entities: Harvard University, Health Care, David E Williams

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Top-ranked Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare explores transparancy and new ways to engage consumers

10:05 am by David E. Williams | 0 Comments MedCity NewsHarvardPilgrim HealthCare, which has been ranked as the best health plan in the US for the past nine years, is taking new steps in the areas of consumer engagement and price transparency. It recently ... [Published MedCity News - May 20 2013]

Entities: David E Williams, Harvard University, Health Care

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Skeptical about health screenings? Me, too

Hospitals and health systems are always looking to boost brand awareness and attract new patients, so it’s not surprising that some sponsor high-profile medical screening buses to get the word out and bring patients in. I’ve always been dubious of ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 17 2013]

Entities: Patient, David E Williams, Innocuous, Diagnostic, Task Force

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Wanted: Entrepreneurial business models for doctors

My perception is that doctors in previous generations were more likely to devote their entire lives (professional and “personal” time) to the practice of medicine. Today’s doctors are more likely to consider lifestyle and not automatically put everything ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 16 2013]

Entities: David E Williams, Patient

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

I’m not worried about an Obamacare induced fast food shortage

Mid-sized, low wage companies will feel the effect of Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Currently, many of their workers are uninsured but that is meant to change next year. Health insurance will be an added cost for these employers, but government ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013]

Entities: Fast Food, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, David E Williams

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Are biosimilars ethical?

>Generic drugs have been an effective cost containment solution for traditional, small molecule pharmaceuticals. As large molecule biologics proliferate and take up a growing share of medical spending, we also increasingly need cost containment. ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013]

Entities: Ethical, Clinical trials, David E Williams

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Treating tumors not patients

Older people with short life expectancies often receive aggressive, expensive treatment for non-threatening skin cancers, receive little benefit from the treatments, and experience inconvenience, side effects and complications. This news is hardly ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 14 2013]

Entities: Tumor, Cancer, Patient

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Networking tip: Lay off the swag

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Entities: David E Williams, FMC Technologies Inc, Houston (Texas, United States)

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Business opportunity: Safety packaging for home chemo

Medication mix-up’s are a well-known source of errors and harm in the hospital. So we shouldn’t be surprised that similar errors occur in other settings, including the home. Medication Errors in the Home: A Multisite Study of Children With Cancer in ... [Published Health Business Blog - May 02 2013]

Entities: David E Williams, Cancer, Pediatrics, Chemotherapy, Oncology

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

ikaSystems CEO Joe Marabito on transform health plan IT systems

The business and operational needs of health plans are changing so quickly that it’s no wonder they’re running into information technology challenges. At the same time plans are by their nature are conservative about changing how they operate and swapping ... [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: David E Williams, Information Technology, Speculations

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Oncologists get serious about drug prices

It’s hard for policy wonks, politicians or health plans to be viewed credibly when promoting health care cost containment. Discussion quickly turns to “rationing,” and “death panels,” which no one wants to be associated with, and as a result the federal ... [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Drugs, oncologist, chronic myeloid leukemia, Patient

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Talking to teens about prescription drug abuse

I agree with the main recommendations of the Drugfree.org/MetLife 2012 attitude tracking study of teens and parents regarding drug use: Do more to communicate risks of medicine misuse and abuseSafeguard medicines at homeProperly dispose of unused ... [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Drugs, Drug Abuse, ADHD

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Harvard Pilgrim CEO Eric Schultz discusses cons... [Published BioPortfolio - May 22 2013]
Harvard Pilgrim CEO Eric Schultz Discusses Tran... [Published Prlog - May 21 2013]
Harvard Pilgrim CEO Eric Schultz discusses cons... [Published Health Business Blog - May 21 2013]
Top-ranked Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare explores ... [Published MedCity News - May 20 2013]
Harvard Pilgrim CEO Eric Schultz discusses cons... [Published Health Business Blog - May 20 2013]
Skeptical about health screenings? Me, too [Published Health Business Blog - May 17 2013]
Wanted: Entrepreneurial business models for doc... [Published Health Business Blog - May 16 2013]
I’m not worried about an Obamacare induced fast... [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013]
Are biosimilars ethical? [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013]
Treating tumors not patients [Published Health Business Blog - May 14 2013]
Podcast interview with Cancer Treatment Centers... [Published BioPortfolio - May 10 2013]
Podcast interview with Cancer Treatment Centers... [Published Health Business Blog - May 10 2013]
Networking tip: Lay off the swag [Published Fuel Fix - May 09 2013]
Business opportunity: Safety packaging for home... [Published Health Business Blog - May 02 2013]
Q&A with Health Payment Systems CEO Jay Fulkerson [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 30 2013]
ikaSystems CEO Joe Marabito on transform health... [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 29 2013]
Oncologists get serious about drug prices [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 26 2013]
Talking to teens about prescription drug abuse [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 24 2013]
Medical device connectivity: Interview with Cap... [Published MedCity News - Apr 23 2013]
Medical device connectivity: Interview with Cap... [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 19 2013]
Solving the patient payment problem: Interview ... [Published Healthcare Finance News - Apr 17 2013]
Of course hospitals make money from complications [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 17 2013]
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Castlight president discusses new pharmacy and ... [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 12 2013]
Hand hygiene and hearing loss. Avoiding the tra... [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 10 2013]
What lessons does the European approach to drug... [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 08 2013]
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Texas cuts off its nose to spite its face on Me... [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 03 2013]
Low teen birth rates: Another plus for Massachu... [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 03 2013]
The still-early state of online doctor reviews [Published Health Business Blog - Apr 02 2013]

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Harvard Pilgrim CEO Eric Schultz discusses cons... [Published Health Business Blog - May 21 2013] This is the transcript of my recent interview with Harvard Pilgrim’s CEO Eric Schultz. An audio version is available here . David E. Williams : This is David Williams, President of the Health Business Group and author of the Health Business blog. ...
Harvard Pilgrim CEO Eric Schultz discusses cons... [Published Health Business Blog - May 20 2013] HarvardPilgrim HealthCare , which has been ranked as the best health plan in the US for the past nine years, is taking new steps in the areas of consumer engagement and price transparency. It recently became the first health plan to select transparency ...
Skeptical about health screenings? Me, too [Published Health Business Blog - May 17 2013] Hospitals and health systems are always looking to boost brand awareness and attract new patients, so it’s not surprising that some sponsor high-profile medical screening buses to get the word out and bring patients in. I’ve always been dubious of ...
Wanted: Entrepreneurial business models for doc... [Published Health Business Blog - May 16 2013] My perception is that doctors in previous generations were more likely to devote their entire lives (professional and “personal” time) to the practice of medicine. Today’s doctors are more likely to consider lifestyle and not automatically put everything ...
I’m not worried about an Obamacare induced fast... [Published Health Business Blog - May 15 2013] Mid-sized, low wage companies will feel the effect of Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Currently, many of their workers are uninsured but that is meant to change next year. Health insurance will be an added cost for these employers, but government ...