Health IT: Getting Beyond the Hype and Focusing on Valuable Content
My friend John Lynn was kind enough to cover the new HealthIMPACT Conference that I’m chairing in Houston on April 3 in his recent piece entitled “Getting Beyond the Health…
5 of the Coolest Healthcare Tech Initiatives of the Past Five Years
Rapidly advancing technology in the healthcare industry is changing the way patients approach everything from diagnostic tests to ongoing healthcare treatments. New products and systems hit the market every year,…
Review of eResponder Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
eResponder, cellular based Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) eResponder, cellular based Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)Typical Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) work well around the house. They communicate reliably with…
From Patient Partner to Patient Leader
Remember when patients were passive receivers of care and the only thing that mattered was what the doctor thought? Neither do I. Remember when patients were passive receivers of care…
Great News for Consumers from ONC: The Blue Button Continues to Deliver
The HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) made a couple of cool announcements recently and we get to hear about them directly from Lygeia Ricciardi, Director of the Office of Consumer eHealth, Office…
Calorie Intake: The Last Mile for Truly Connected Health
Somewhere around December or January, my weight, seemingly suddenly, jumped a couple of pounds. Somewhere around December or January, my weight, seemingly suddenly, jumped a couple of pounds. This triggered an…
Myth: Frequent ER Users Don’t Use Primary Care
Frequent Emergency Room users (10 or more ER visits per year) averaged 10 physician office visits per year, according to a study published in Health Affairs. It offers insight into frequent Medicaid…
Healthcare Backgrounds of Candidates for Governor of Massachusetts
I’ve learned a lot about the candidates for Governor of Massachusetts by interviewing all nine of them about healthcare policy. Starting today I’ll be summarizing the results from those discussions…
Disrupting and Destructing Healthcare
From childhood most of us remember the sage parental advice on how to deal with bullies: “sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Of…
HiMSS 2014: A Chat with Dr. Devin Jopp, CEO and President of WEDI
As a part of our role as a Social Media Ambassadors at HiMSS14 in Orlando, Florida, Gregg Masters and I had a chance to chat with Dr. Devin Jopp, Ed.D, CEO & President of WEDI.…
