Nursing Shortage or Nursing Surplus?
I’ve been a bit of a broken record about the so-called nursing shortage since at least 2009. (See here, here, here, here, here and here.) The conventional wisdom has been that…
Innovating Technology to Drive Collaborative Care [VIDEO]
Dr. Richard Duszak, MD, FACR, Vice Chair of Health Policy and Practice, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, and Dr. Dr. Richard Duszak, MD, FACR,…
Physicians Are Your Top Brand Ambassadors!
This is definitely the age of population health – a time when the focus of healthcare is not the ailing individual, but rather the entire group to which the individual, whether…
The Meaning of Meaningful Use
Starting October 1st, there will be a year long reporting cycle implemented for those healthcare organizations that still need to attest to Meaningful Use Stage 2. One reason for this change…
Patient Engagement and Health IT: Disillusionment Sets In, Poll Shows
This week, the 2015 HIMSS Patient Engagement Summit is taking place in sunny, warm Orlando. According to HIMMS, conference attendees will learn how “leading healthcare organizations” are successfully using health…
Robot Scientists Offer New Drug Discoveries, Improved Research Efficiency
Leading technology entrepreneurs and scientists are urging researchers to be cautious when developing artificial intelligence (A.I.). Leading technology entrepreneurs and scientists are urging researchers to be cautious when developing artificial…
When Buying an EHR, Don’t Get Sucker-Punched by Delusional Thinking
It’s been a busy week for me hosting executive briefings here at Microsoft for some of our very best hospital and health system customers. These days there is a common…
Pfizer and Hospira: It’s Not About Generics
Did somebody say generic? Did somebody say generic?Leading newspapers, including the Wall St. Journal and New York Times, misunderstand the strategy behind Pfizer’s proposed purchase of Hospira. Here’s what the…
Blue Cross Blue Shield Provider Anthem Hacked
Anthem Inc., provider of Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance, revealed that hackers broke into a database housing records of 80 million Anthem customers and employees in, what the…
