A walk through the trade show floor, and a glance at some of the sessions at HIMSS, quickly indicates that patient engagement is everywhere, which is great…

Outcome measurement is top of mind for all of us in healthcare these days, and there’s been a lot of talk about whether measures drive the right…

When I worked at Microsoft, we managed by the scorecard. The scorecard was meant to provide key indicators of the business health. If something wasn’t on the scorecard,…

Last week CMS announced a major new initiative for Total Joint Replacement, aimed at both reducing and reconciling costs. Total joint replacements are predicted to increase at a…

June’s Seattle Health Innovator’s Meetup topic was on Innovations in Population Health Management. Interestingly much of the discussion from panelists circled back to the individual patient. June’s…

The 21st annual American Telemedicine Conference wrapped up last week in Los Angeles. The 21st annual American Telemedicine Conference wrapped up last week in Los Angeles. While…

It’s generally a good principle not to criticize something unless you're willing to help fix it. That’s what former Microsoft exec Kurt DelBene learned, when he offered…

Marshall McLuhan, the late Canadian philosopher, famously said both “the medium is the message” and “the medium is the massage” meaning that the delivery mechanism of information…

As someone (most likely French philosopher Blaise Pascal) once said, “I would have written a shorter letter but I didn’t have time.” Stanford Professor Dr. As someone…

This is the second in our series, recapping the lessons learned from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Reducing Avoidable Readmissions course.Care transitions are seen as key to…