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Sam Wertheimer is a Health editorial writer for Justmeans because he is excited about the opportunities for social innovation in the health sector. He currently works for the health policy group at a non-partisan think tank. His interests include health reform, health 2.0, social entrepreneurship, and his new surfboard. The views expressed in his column do not reflect those of Justmeans or any other employer.

Health: The term "Health 2.0" describes the interface between web 2.0-inspired technology and health care. The sector is growin...

Health: The Blue Button project is an effort to allow easier access to personal health data for veterans and Medicare beneficia...

Health: Sharecare is WebMD plus facebook. The site aims to help patients make healthy decisions by interacting through social m...

Health: The term "Health 2.0" describes the interface between web 2.0-inspired technology and health care. The sector is growin...

Health: Robert Evans, PhD received the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for his work as the health care pioneer who led the de...

Health: Delivery of primary health care services in the U.S. used to involve a physician and a patient. The physician would see...

Health: (This is the continuation of a prior post on how non-physician health care providers are changing primary care in the U...

Health: Delivery of primary care services in the U.S. used to involve a physician and a patient. The physician would see the pa...

Health: The best health care projects often lie at the intersection of profits and public health. This is the case in a recent...

Health: Primary care used to involve a physician and a patient. The physician would see the patient in a clinic, conduct an exa...

Health: The Issue: Pharmaceutical companies' advertising budgets might reach $38 billion by 2014, but few of those dollars will...

Health: Wondering how your state compares to others on health care quality performance scores or health care disparities? Then...

Health: Is it better for health care providers to go high-tech and high-service? Or is a frill-free, full-spectrum care provide...

Health: What is the best way to cut costs in a resource-constrained health care environment? This is an important question in t...

Sustainable Finance: The two pieces of health care-related mail that arrived in my mailbox this weekend were sent by providers taking very d...

Health: Last week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new requirements for implementation of electronic...

Health: Having trouble understanding the new health reform legislation? Wondering if you're eligible for the new high-risk insu...

Health: Although targeting different industries, the finance and health reform bills share a number of similarities. Both bill...

Health: After discussing the Dartmouth Atlas in a Justmeans health editorial post last week, two weekend hospital visits gave m...

Health: Momentum is building for a major salt reduction campaign to improve public health in America. Advocates for this campa...