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HIMSS14: Bullish on Growth in the International Healthcare IT Market
Unlike many other healthcare annual confabs, the 2014 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting and exhibition in Orlando, Fla. seems dominated by the North American market. But what…
Did You Miss the Bus at HIMSS 2014?
No, I don’t mean literally did you miss the bus. No, I don’t mean literally did you miss the bus. I don’t even mean, did you miss the bus that…
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Hillary Rocks HIMSS14
Orlando may be the home of the Magic Kingdom, but the real magic was in the Orange County Convention Center yesterday in the person of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Orlando may…
Why Won’t Docs Email Patients?
I live in a big metropolitan area and none of my doctors use email to communicate with patients. Why is that?Is it because they don’t get reimbursed for email time? …
7 Tips: Taking Your Social Media Persona to the Next Level
The popularity of social media in its various forms—Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blog, etc.—is a fairly recent phenomenon. And for a large segment of society, it is social media that stitches…
Hospital Promotional Partners Leverage Clever Ideas for Greater Impact
If you missed the final score in St. Luke’s 2014 Baby Bowl…the boys won. If you missed the final score in St. Luke’s 2014 Baby Bowl…the boys won.And from a…
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HIMSS14: Why We Need Healthcare Intelligence (As Well As Intelligent Healthcare)
Healthcare intelligence sounds like an oxymoron, since so much about the U.S. healthcare system befuddles the mind. I set out, a seeker among the 37,000 attendees at the HIMSS14 annual…
Transparency in Health Care: Can It Happen?
Most people, regardless of their political leaning, can agree that the market for health care in the United States isn’t really working well. Take one step further, though, and disagreement…
10 Healthcare Industry Trends Guiding Medtech M & A
First published on MedCityNews.com. Investment in medical devices fell last year, but medtech companies continued to do deals amongst themselves at a steady pace. First published on MedCityNews.com. Investment in medical devices…
HIMSS14: Early Adopters? Not So Much
Healthcare providers are still taking baby steps in their adoption and implementation of mobile technology, according to a survey released today by HIMSS Analytics at the organization’s annual meeting in…
