Author Archive for Brian Lang

About Brian Lang

As an eight-year-old, Brian made and sold candles door to door. As an adult with a chronic entrepreneur addiction he helped grow a boutique music label grow to a national brand in the 80s, launched a successful Internet startup in the dot-com era, and today connects best-of-breed health and medtech startups with leading large healthcare organizations to accelerate innovation. He annually runs the coaching for companies competing in Austin's SXSW Accelerator - and when not working, he spoils his grandkids.

Mid-level SQL PHP Developer

Mission: use LAMP to Hack Healthcare Are you interested in working in Health IT? Come work with Fred Trotter, the author of "Hacking Healthcare" arguably the world's leading health IT expert. We build products that decode Medicare claims data to guide new drug launches for pharmaceutical companies. If you are... read more →

CareSet at SXSW 2018 “Put Down the Scalpel: Non-Invasive Heart Solutions”

CareSet made a big splash at SXSW 2018, hosting Put Down the Scalpel: Non-Invasive Heart Solutions on March 10th at the Austin Convention Center. The session had an all-star cast of subject matter experts, including panelists Patrick Wayte, Senior Vice President, Center for Health Technology and Innovations for The American Heart Association, Cat Oyler,... read more →

CareSet Cited in Scholarly Papers and News

CareSet and it’s co-founders have a history of advocacy and thought leadership around data security, “hactivism,” and data journalism. Below is a collection of some of our favorite attributions. I. CareSet and Founder Fred Trotter in the News http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2017/03/06/%E2%80%8Bex-vice-president-biden-to-speak-about-cancer-moonshot-at-sxsw/ Shah, A. (2017, March 6). Ex-Vice President Biden to speak about... read more →

CareSet Target: Outpatient Therapy Volumes Case Study

Goal: Align sales and marketing resources by identifying the right populations and healthcare providers Scope: Generate a list of sub-specialist physicians servicing patients with buy & bill medications.  For each physician, detail their panel, inbound flow of referrals, and Brand preferences.  Using 6 years of 100% Medicare outpatient claims, select claims for... read more →

CareSet Journey: Readmission Case Study

Cross-facility Re-admissions Analysis Background: Nearly all hospitals have difficulty tracking readmissions to neighboring hospitals due to lack of data sharing. Using CareSet’s longitudinal access to 100% Part A, we conducted analysis quantifying the number of cancer-related discharges that readmit for emergency or urgent care at non-discharging facilities. This work was... read more →

CareSet Scholarly Citations

CareSet and it's co-founders can have a history of advocacy and thought leadership around data security, "hactivism," and data journalism. Below is a collection of some of our favorite attributions. http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2017/03/06/%E2%80%8Bex-vice-president-biden-to-speak-about-cancer-moonshot-at-sxsw/ Shah, A. (2017, March 6). Ex-Vice President Biden to speak about Cancer Moonshot at SXSW. Retrieved from http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2017/03/06/%E2%80%8Bex-vice-president-biden-to-speak-about-cancer-moonshot-at-sxsw/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/oreillymedia/2014/04/13/leading-by-example-two-stories/#2bf490c4280c... read more →