Healthcare is a data intensive business.  One of the barriers to adoption of electronic medical records is data entry. Using a keyboard to write long medical reports or enter data into formatted templates can be a tiresome productivity sink for busy...

In my last post I mentioned that this year at HIMSS I’d be looking for IT solutions that help bring us closer to the “triple-aim” of better (higher quality), faster (improved access), less expensive care.  Oh sure, like every other year I saw some...

As almost anyone even remotely connected to the world of health ICT knows, this week is the HIMSS Conference in Las Vegas.  I arrived early to provide a keynote Sunday morning for a large contingent of our customers and partners visiting HIMSS from...

Have you ever been a patient in a hospital?  If not, perhaps you have had the experience of having a family member or other loved one spend time in a hospital.  In either case, I’ll bet one of the most annoying and anxiety causing things about...

On January 27th I posted a story about the work I’ve been doing with Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.  The medical center has been hosting CEO Healthcare Summits around the country encouraging large employers to apply the same scrutiny to...

On Saturday, February 4th, it was my honor to present the closing keynote at the 2012 Harvard Business School Conference on Health .  Nearly 700 business leaders, clinicians, alumni, students, and faculty attended the conference.  The theme...