My friends over at the Humana skunk-works CrumpleItUp (sure hope they aren’t paid in Human stock after yesterday’s rout, 24% drop – OUCH) put up an interesting post that takes a hard look at Wellness programs and why most fail miserably. Breaking down Wellness efforts into three models; traditional, heavy-handed top-down, specific games to encourage [...]
Posts Tagged ‘wellness’
Fixing the Wellness Conundrum
Posted in consumer health, tagged CrumpleItUp, HealthVault, Humana, Walk Me, wellness on February 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
BIG News: J&J Jumps into Health 2.0 Market with Acquisition
Posted in consumer health, tagged acquisition, Health 2.0, HealthMedia, J&J, Johnson & Johnson, prevention, WebMD, wellness on October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Late yesterday, Johnson & Johnson announced that they have acquired HealthMedia, an online health & wellness service. HealthMedia positions itself as an online health coaching service and sells this service to employers (eBay, J&J, etc.) and payers (BCBS plans, Aetna, etc.). In their press release, J&J state that HealthMedia is the base for their “Wellness [...]
2x Growth in iPhone Apps in 2 Weeks
Posted in consumer health, tagged AppStore, health, iPhone, wellness on August 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just dropped by the iPhone AppStore to see if any new health & wellness applications have been added to the site since the post I did on July 23rd. Imagine my surprise in seeing some 64 separate iPhone apps – a doubling of the number of apps in 2 short weeks. Now the question is: [...]
Dis-information Among Those in the Know
Posted in EHR, Google, Microsoft, PHR, Privacy, tagged Dossia, EHR, EMC, Google Health, Microsoft, PHR, Privacy, wellness on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here I am at the World Health Care Congress with what appears to be all the major movers and shakers in the healthcare sector, Chairmans, CEOs, Presidents, EVPs – some really big names, some very powerful players. Now I will never claim to be as brilliant as these people, after all, I’m writing this sitting [...]
