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SXSW was the best of times; it was the best of times. I can’t wrap my head around this past weekend. It was filled with late nights, early mornings, and entirely too long of days. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. My first SXSW was one for the books. Working with CareSet allowed […]

Update: Last year we offered classes at PMSA and Datapalooza. We had such great feedback…We are doing it again! See below for dates/registration. At CareSet we know how hard it can be to make sense of the most central open healthcare datasets for pharma applications. As a result, we are offering classes in cooperation with […]

Now that the FTC complaint from our CTO, Fred Trotter (as well as Andrea Downing and David Harlow) has been made available to the public, and apparently Congress, it is time to announce a minor change in CareSet’s marketing strategy. CareSet is deleting its Facebook page. credit: Wikimedia Commons credit: Wikimedia Commons What began as […]

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! POTUS has signed the “Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018” which included the ‘Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act’. What does this mean? Open data, machine-readable formats, by default. With this law, it is now the responsibility for government agencies to make ALL non-sensitive data open […]

Today while attending CES to talk about AI in healthcare, I learned that CES is the first health tech conference to offer Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for its clinician attendees. This is huge news and is an important step in reconciling the clinician and technical communities. Attendees can earn CME credit at CES. A […]

HHS finally used the “s”-word (silos) talking about themselves. The Context: When anyone seeks to understand what is happening within HHS, a “search” must be conducted. In the era of paper records, this was a literal, physical search. An HHS employee would go to filing cabinets somewhere and find resources. Now a “search” means figuring […]

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.https://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 https://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/#2bf490c4280cO’Reilly, T. (2014, April 13). Leading By Example: Two […]

As of July 10, the NPPES data file now contains substantially more data.NPPES is a core data file for us at CareSet. NPPES stands for National Plan and Provider Enumeration System and is the dataset that helps us uniquely identify healthcare providers, using “National Provider Identifiers” or NPI numbers.This dataset was created by the Clinton-era […]

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, Global […]

Amongst the improved programming of SXSW healthcare, CareSet’s SXSW panel is sandwiched between AHA and Merck events.  The infamous Fred Trotter moderates a discussion about new school cardiovascular care lead by four executive experts.  We are all affected and will be there. Date: March 10th, 2018Time: 11:00AM Duration: 60 minutes  Venue: Austin Convention Center Room: […]