Hey kids, let’s solve obesity Spencer Nam Hey kids, let’s solve obesity This year, more than 4 million babies will be born in America. Three weeks ago, one of my colleagues gave birth to one of them, […] June 14, 2016 Spencer Nam
Retail clinics: Do what is unexpected to stay relevant Spencer Nam Retail clinics: Do what is unexpected to stay relevant When I moved into my current neighborhood four years ago, I noticed that there were two pharmacy-based retail clinics within walking distance. Personally, the convenience […] June 1, 2016 Spencer Nam
What’s disruptive and what’s not? Three criteria for identifying disruptors in healthcare Spencer Nam What’s disruptive and what’s not? Three criteria for identifying disruptors in healthcare Over 20 years ago, Clayton Christensen coined the term disruptive innovation to describe the phenomenon of simpler and less expensive new products or services replacing […] May 18, 2016 Spencer Nam
Will computers replace doctors? Not in this lifetime. Spencer Nam Will computers replace doctors? Not in this lifetime. Two months ago, computer program AlphaGo stunned the world when it beat a human at Go, a popular Chinese board game, four times in five […] May 5, 2016 Spencer Nam
The Midas Touch shatters Theranos’ dream of disruption Spencer Nam The Midas Touch shatters Theranos’ dream of disruption Early last week, reports surfaced that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had threatened to sanction Theranos Inc., an early-stage diagnostics company, by […] Apr 28, 2016 Spencer Nam
The paradox of quality measures in healthcare Spencer Nam The paradox of quality measures in healthcare One of the hot, emerging debates among physicians and insurers over the next 12 months will be the implementation of new, physician quality measures. Announced […] Apr 21, 2016 Spencer Nam
Debunking the pretense of precision medicine Spencer Nam Debunking the pretense of precision medicine Last year, President Obama proposed an outline for the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI), with the intention of empowering patients, researchers, and healthcare providers to work together […] Apr 15, 2016 Spencer Nam
How to make software eat healthcare faster Spencer Nam How to make software eat healthcare faster Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and Internet healthcare pundits have boldly claimed that “software will eat healthcare.” Over the past thirty years software has “eaten” a lot […] Feb 18, 2016 Spencer Nam
The ACA exchanges – a dilemma for the established is an opportunity for the disruptors Spencer Nam The ACA exchanges – a dilemma for the established is an opportunity for the disruptors Less than two years ago, the U.S. government began assessing a modest $95 annual penalty for individual adults not enrolled in health care insurance, either […] Feb 3, 2016 Spencer Nam
Jobs to be done: discovering why we consume healthcare Spencer Nam Jobs to be done: discovering why we consume healthcare In some ways, healthcare is a simple concept: prevent us from getting sick, and help us heal from diseases. So it’s understandable that most of […] Jan 21, 2016 Spencer Nam
Which customers should the disruptors in health care target? Spencer Nam Which customers should the disruptors in health care target? In discussing disruptive innovations in health care, we generally focus our attention on the new enabling technologies or the new business models. While the technology […] Nov 5, 2015 Spencer Nam
The Affordable Care Act lives On, but still looking for a few good business models Spencer Nam The Affordable Care Act lives On, but still looking for a few good business models Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 verdict in favor of the defendant in the much publicized case, King v. Burrill. The ruling […] June 26, 2015 Spencer Nam
