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Countering patient apathy towards healthcare cost

Over the course of the last year, I have had many, many conversations with people about the idea of making medical cost information more transparent.   For example, there is information available through the State of Massachusetts’ ‘My Healthcare Options’ site (www.mass.gov/myhealthcareoptions) where citizens of MA can compare cost and quality of a variety of medical [...]

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  • Very big attendance at David Blumenthal's keynote address at HIMSS2010. They have even filled the overflow room. #himss10 #fb #
  • One thing for certain can be said about HIT stimulus dollars: they are attracting a lot of vendors to HIT. 850+ are at HIMSS! #fb #himms10 #
  • Look out for our colleagues Mike and Kavita at HIMSS today #HIMSS10 ! #
  • Kicking off day 1 at HIMSS with session on integrated medical home, PHR and e-connectivity to transform care #fb #
  • Nielsen reports over 50% smartphone penetration by 2011: http://bit.ly/49AIVi That means 150m people will be vastly more connected! #fb #