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Learn more about “Clinical Groupware”

Posted Monday, September 14, 2009 12:26 PM by hlthblog
On my HealthBlog post of June 24th I posed the question, “Is it time for Clinical Groupware?”  Well, apparently the answer is YES!  Since June, a number of my colleagues have come together to form what is now known as the Clinical Groupware Read More...
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Providing Healthcare in America—Where, How and by Whom?

Posted Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:30 AM by hlthblog
For HealthBlog readers who were unable to attend HIMSS in Chicago, I thought I’d provide a recap of the presentation I gave in the Microsoft Theater. The title of my presentation was aligned to our mission statement, “improving health around the world Read More...
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Doc in the box now out of the box

Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:57 PM by hlthblog
Our current model for healthcare delivery does a reasonable job meeting the needs of people in developed nations around the world. However, even in those nations that provide good care for citizens there are growing concerns about aging populations, the Read More...
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Your Healthcare Organization’s New Front Door

Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 2:28 PM by hlthblog
Portal   (pôr'tl, pōr'-)  n.   A doorway, entrance, or gate, especially one that is large and imposing. An entrance or a means of entrance: the local library, a portal of knowledge. A website considered as an entry point to other websites, Read More...
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Remedies for the Meltdown: What savvy healthcare organizations need to do now

Posted Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:34 PM by hlthblog
In the January 6th edition of Hospitals and Health Networks Weekly on-line journal, my colleague Ian Morrison offers an insightful editorial on the impact of the world financial meltdown on health and healthcare.  He rightfully points out that the Read More...
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Microsoft HUG--Wish you were here Day 2

Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:49 PM by hlthblog
If you want to go straight to the really sexy stuff , scroll toward the bottom of this entry and see the photos and video of Microsoft Surface in Health. If you want a more complete view of the day's proceedings, read on. Yesterday ended with a very nice Read More...
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Hopping along toward better health in Western Australia

Posted Monday, February 11, 2008 3:02 AM by hlthblog
Regular HealthBlog readers know that I often find symbolism in things that I see as I travel the world. In Japan it was a wooden bridge in a serene garden. In Switzerland it was the Swiss Army Knife. In Banff Canada it was a ladder reaching toward a star Read More...
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Microsoft HealthVault: Learn more here

Posted Tuesday, December 11, 2007 2:24 PM by hlthblog
A couple of week's ago I had a chance to catch up with Peter Neupert and Sean Nolan from our Health Solutions Group here at Microsoft. They sat down with me to record a special video program for my House Calls for Healthcare Professionals series. Since Read More...
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Healthcare gets WIRED

Posted Sunday, December 09, 2007 6:46 PM by hlthblog
No, this isn't another story about Unified Communications, cellular phones, or even healthcare's most wired hospitals. It's about a keynote address I attended this morning at the World Healthcare Innovation and IT Congress in Washington, D.C., at the Read More...
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Data input: Still a final frontier in clinical computing but progress is being made

Posted Monday, November 26, 2007 6:26 PM by hlthblog
I've called "data input" the final frontier in clinical computing. In fact, data input has been a frequent topic on HealthBlog these past few years. If you want to see for yourself, just type in "data input" in the handy search box on the upper right-hand Read More...
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Reaching for the Stars: Mobile Devices and Solutions for Healthcare

Posted Thursday, November 15, 2007 3:19 PM by hlthblog
Today I am writing from Banff, Alberta, Canada. I'm here to keynote at the Wireless Connections 2007 conference at the beautiful Fairmont Banff Springs Resort . There is a dusting of fresh snow on the ground as I peer outside the window of my room looking Read More...
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The Healthcare Internet Revolution

Posted Friday, November 02, 2007 9:47 AM by hlthblog
I'm writing this from Philadelphia where this evening I'll be presenting at the 2007 International Freddie Awards . The awards ceremony honors the very best in health and medical media (television, film and video) from around the globe. It is always a Read More...
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A New Day in Healthcare IT

Posted Monday, October 29, 2007 7:56 AM by hlthblog
In my last Blog posting I hinted that a "new day was coming in Healthcare IT". As HealthBlog readers may have surmised, I had advance knowledge of an announcement that was made late last evening and is hitting the press today. That announcement is the Read More...
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Mailbag: HealthBlog readers confirm some important trends

Posted Friday, October 26, 2007 10:11 AM by hlthblog
I wanted to share a couple of insightful comments on previous HealthBlog posts that I received this week. One reader responds to my post about a public hospital in Spain, Torrevieja Salud , that I wrote about while attending a health leaders event in Read More...
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Microsoft HealthVault: A Place to Search, Store and Connect Health Information for You and Your Family

Posted Thursday, October 04, 2007 10:05 AM by hlthblog
As a physician, I know how important it is to have access to my patient's health information. As a patient, I know how frustrating it is to have my health information scattered across multiple doctors, ambulatory clinics and hospitals. As a care manager Read More...
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