I don’t often turn over space on HealthBlog to other authors. An exception was during my sabbatical when Gareth Hall kindly filled in for me. Another exception is when one of my colleagues has something really cool or important to share. Then, I feel...

Even in some of the most digitally advanced hospitals and clinics I visit, I frequently hear clinicians grousing about access to patient care data and systems. It’s not unusual for todays’ healthcare settings to have multiple repositories of patient data...

As a 20-year practicing physician and a former hospital CIO/CMIO, I am well aware that healthcare is an extremely complex, highly regulated industry. I often tell young entrepreneurs that healthcare isn’t for the faint of heart. Getting traction in anything...

As a physician and one of the more visible members of our health industry team at Microsoft, I frequently find myself as the first point of contact for people who want to work with our company.  In some cases this is other clinicians or developers...

Catching up following my two-month sabbatical, I came across an article today that really intrigues me. The article, The Great EHR Switch , appears in an April edition of HealthcareITNews. Despite the billions of dollars being handed out to physicians...

This morning I came across a couple of articles that I believe could have profound implications for health and healthcare delivery. The first article, 88 Acres-How Microsoft Quietly Built the City of the Future , tells the story of how Microsoft manages...

For those of you who've been paying attention, I have been away from HealthBlog and my work at Microsoft for the past two months. Many thanks to my good friend and colleague, Gareth Hall, for adding some excellent content to this blog during my time away...

*****despite Bill’s picture appearing above, this is still me – Gareth :) ***** Hi all. One of the best bits of my job is getting to meet partners and customers that are doing really interesting things in health across the world. One of the partners I...

*****despite Bill’s picture appearing above, this is still me – Gareth :) ***** I received my new work machine yesterday – a Surface Pro , and like every good geek, I ripped open the box and immediately started setting it up. Every time I do this, I think...

**despite Bill’s picture appearing above, this is still me – Gareth :) ***** Being a proud Brit (and ex NHS employee), now living in Seattle, I always take an interest in my home country and the progress over there. A couple of interesting developments...

UPDATE: Sample code is now available at the links in the blog post below - download and start building ! Gareth Hi all About a year ago we created a Windows 8 demo app called Rounds that we used to show what modern applications in health could...

Well, my first HIMSS was truly a fabulous experience. The team did themselves proud and it was really interesting to talk to hundreds of customers and partners who want to do something new in health and can see ways in which we can help. I also learned...

Hi all It is a real honor to cover for Bill whilst he is off on his well-earned sabbatical . The timing couldn’t be better – I leave for HIMSS tomorrow, and I am really looking forward to it. Despite working in and around healthcare for...

If you had two months off work to do anything you wanted to do, what would it be? Spend more time with family? Travel to far off lands? Enroll in a class? Go on a diet and get in shape? Learn to cook? I suppose the possibilities are endless. Well, that...

It was a cloud-free, warm and very pleasant day yesterday in Wellington, New Zealand.  After three long days of continuous meetings with Microsoft customers, partners, public health officials, clinicians, healthcare executives and press in both Auckland...

Let’s face it. International business travel is grueling. Between jet lag, irregular meals, and meetings that often run from dawn well into the evening, it's not all that romantic. Business travel on Valentine’s Day is even less so. That’s why last evening...

Yesterday morning I arrived in Brisbane, Australia. After a 14 hour direct flight from LA, I was more than ready to get a little exercise before heading full speed into this year’s multi-city business tour in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. That will...

Dear HealthBlog readers. For the first time in more than a decade, I won’t be attending HIMSS this year.  I’ll certainly miss seeing so many of my friends and colleagues who make the annual trek to what is unquestionably one of the leading Health...

Having just returned from a business trip to the East Coast, I thought I would share a couple of experiences with my Surface RT device that both surprised and delighted me. You already know that I think the Surface Tablet will prove popular with clinicians...

After what seems like too long a time confined to my Microsoft office in Redmond, next week I will hit the road to visit with some of our customers and partners in the greater Louisville area. The reason for my visit is an invitation to provide a breakfast...