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The Chilmark Research blog is the foundation of the analyst firm. Weekly blogging is how our founder first established credibility in the industry all the way back in 2007, becoming a core platform for industry discussion and engagement since those early days. You can see how our subject matter experts are viewing developing technology use cases, the narratives surrounding their adoption and regulation, and engage with this coverage directly in the comments. Click through any of the articles below to see what’s new!

Reality Check on the Retail Health Spending Survey

By now you’ve probably seen the Health Affairs study (and requisite mainstream media coverage) stipulating that retail health clinics actually add to the nation’s healthcare spending by encouraging the use of medical services. The study is not without merit, but it’s...

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HIMSS16 Wrap: Analysts Answer 3 Key Questions

HIMSS16 Wrap: Analysts Answer 3 Key Questions

The pilgrimage to HIMSS has once again come to pass. While certainly not a spiritual pilgrimage - after all it did take place in Sin City - it is a trek into the depths of healthcare IT (HIT). No other venue in the U.S., brings together such a broad swath of HIT...

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Care Management – What to Look For at HIMSS16

Care Management – What to Look For at HIMSS16

With the completion and release of the Care Management Market Trends Report last week, I arrived out in sunny and warm Las Vegas for the HIMSS16 Conference. I just wanted to post a brief list of things I will be looking for in particular at HIMSS16 in regards to Care...

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Silicon Valley, Far From Defeated, Is Simply Stuck

Earlier this month, Zenefits joined Theranos and 23andMe on the list of Silicon Valley startups to run afoul of regulators. Some commentators refer to the situation at large as Silicon Valley’s Waterloo. The headline is certainly catchy – especially for someone who...

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Coaching and Clothing: An Industry Starts to Mature

Coaching and Clothing: An Industry Starts to Mature

This week we saw the acquisition of Runkeeper by Asics as the latest round of consolidation across the tracking app, wearable and athletic wear sectors. On the surface this may appear unrelated to the focus in the health IT space on Population Health Management (PHM),...

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Fabulous February & Your Key to the PHM Report

Carrying on a tradition I started several years ago, on my birthday as it is today, it is Free February. So what exactly is Free February? It is an opportunity for you dear reader to gain free access to one of the reports we published in the last year. I basically...

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Bringing Digital Health to Those Who Need It Most

Bringing Digital Health to Those Who Need It Most

Between my current life as an analyst and my former life as a journalist, I’ve sat in a lot of keynote addresses, conference sessions, and presentations touting the latest and greatest consumer healthcare products. No matter whether I’m impressed, puzzled, or bored, I...

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