Health Business Blog Celebrates Eighth Birthday
Award-winning weblog by Health Business Group President David E. Williams covers healthcare business and policy every business day. Will cover #HIMSS13 conference this weekMarch 3, 2013 -- The Health Business Blog, the first weblog devoted exclusively to healthcare business and policy, has turned eight years old. The blog is celebrating the event with a special birthday edition, highlighting a popular post from each of the past 12 months. This week, the blog will cover the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in New Orleans, LA."I launched the Health Business Blog in 2005 to provide commentary on the business of healthcare and engage readers in policy discussions," said David E. Williams, author of the blog and President of the Health Business Group (http://www.healthbusinessgroup.com), a healthcare strategy consulting firm. "Over time it's become a central part of how we communicate and network with clients, industry experts, and the public."The Health Business Blog (http://www.healthbusinessblog.com) provides an incisive take on healthcare business and policy news from the viewpoint of an experienced healthcare business consultant. Williams has written more than 3000 posts and has conducted over 100 podcast interviews with healthcare CEOs, policymakers and researchers. The podcasts are posted on the blog in audio form and then transcribed.The blog has more than 17,000 RSS subscribers and its Twitter feed @HealthBizBlog (http://www.twitter.com/HealthBizBlog) has attracted over 6500 followers."As a healthcare executive, I rely on the Health Business Blog as my primary source of information in the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape," said iCardiac Technologies (http://www.icardiac.com) Chairman and CEO Mikael Totterman. "David’s commentary is concise and insightful, and he is not afraid to tackle complex issues impacting business strategy. This level of thoughtful expert advice is a rarity in a world over-run with sound bites.”Lora Kratchounova, Principal at Scratch Marketing + Media (http://www.scratchmm.com) added, "The Health Business Blog is among the first resources we consult for our healthcare clients. When it comes to understanding bigger healthcare and pharma trends, David is one of the most knowledgeable experts. His posts and podcasts on industry developments, new technologies and companies provide the much needed insights to stay up to date with this very dynamic industry.""David Williams is one of the most insightful people I know on health policy, business and strategy," said Peter J. Neumann, Sc.D., Director of the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at Tufts Medical School. "I read the Health Business Blog to keep abreast of the field."In addition to his blogging and healthcare consulting roles, Williams is a board member of several for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare organizations. He has also served as chairman of objective review panels for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT under the ARRA/HITECH Act.Earlier in his career Williams worked for several years in the healthcare practice of the Boston Consulting Group and LEK Consulting. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School with first year honors, and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wesleyan University, where he majored in economics.# # #About the Health Business Blog:The Health Business Blog is an award-winning daily weblog written by David E. Williams, President of the Health Business Group, a strategy consulting firm. The Health Business Blog has been published every business day since 2005.About the Health Business Group:Health Business Group is a leading strategy consulting boutique advising companies, non-profits and investors in healthcare services, health information technology, and pharmaceutical services. Our client service professionals average more than 15 years of healthcare consulting, industry and start-up experience.