Patient Engagement Goes Mainstream: 5 Observations from HIMSS 2016
A walk through the trade show floor, and a glance at some…
The (Little) Things That Matter To Patients
Outcome measurement is top of mind for all of us in healthcare…
Measure What You Manage, With Caveats: Thoughts on Surgeon Ratings
When I worked at Microsoft, we managed by the scorecard. The scorecard was…
Reducing Readmissions and Costs for Total Joint Replacement
Last week CMS announced a major new initiative for Total Joint Replacement,…
Personal or Population Health? Big Data or Small Data?
June’s Seattle Health Innovator’s Meetup topic was on Innovations in Population Health…
Telemedicine Requires Optimism and Patience: Dispatches from American Telemedicine 2015
The 21st annual American Telemedicine Conference wrapped up last week in Los…
Breaking Bad Healthcare: The Story of Healthcare.gov
It’s generally a good principle not to criticize something unless you're willing…
Using “Teach Back” to Decrease Patient Readmissions
Marshall McLuhan, the late Canadian philosopher, famously said both “the medium is…
From the Health Innovator’s Collaborative: Providing Better Care with Less
As someone (most likely French philosopher Blaise Pascal) once said, “I would…
Reducing Avoidable Readmissions: Care Transitions
This is the second in our series, recapping the lessons learned from…
