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Assistive Technology in Healthcare Delivery and Chronic Condition Management

hlthblog — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:17:53 GMT

If I was commenting on Facebook or Twitter about today’s topic on HealthBlog, I would have to give this one a very strong “like”. I’m referring to some new work from an organization in the United Kingdom known as the Digital Access Provision Forum...(read more)

Peace of mind home monitoring with MyHalo and Microsoft HealthVault

hlthblog — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:01:35 GMT

As I travel the world meeting with public health officials, healthcare executives and providers, a common theme is the concern about aging populations and the growing incidence of chronic disease. This, coupled with the skyrocketing cost of care...(read more)

Health Tech Today—See It Now!

hlthblog — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:26 GMT

Click Here to Watch “Health Tech Today” The first program in our monthly video series at the intersection of health and information technology, Health Tech Today , is now live on the web. A show like this takes a village to produce. Special...(read more)

Leading experts, special guests to be featured on Microsoft “Health Tech Today”

hlthblog — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:28:30 GMT

Health Tech Today is a monthly, online video series providing cutting-edge stories at the intersection of health and information technology. The show features informative interviews with some of the world's top health leaders; compelling health-related...(read more)

First Look: Microsoft “Health Tech Today”

hlthblog — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:36:04 GMT

Health Tech Today —a new monthly, on-line video series at the intersection of health and information technology. The show premiers November 10th, but you can see a video trailer of our first show right now (click on the link or program logo above,...(read more)

Why clinicians fear electronic medical records and what we can learn from Toyota and Disney

hlthblog — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:04:30 GMT

Have you ever wondered why so many physicians resist going “electronic”? Trust me, it is not because they fear technology. It is not because doctors and nurses are Luddites when it comes to using computers. It is because they fear...(read more)

A billion dollars worth of care……

hlthblog — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:23:21 GMT

This morning I had the pleasure of meeting with US state and local government officials at our executive briefing center in Redmond. Although the briefing wasn’t confined to discussing information technology and healthcare alone, it should be no...(read more)

Windows 7 brings some cool touches to clinical computing

hlthblog — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:15:04 GMT

With the launch of Windows 7 coming next week, I thought I would share an article that explores how Windows 7’s support for ‘touch’ will allow healthcare professionals to communicate better with patients and why I believe the operating system will help...(read more)

Needed: One Hell of a Training Program

hlthblog — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:48:00 GMT

Perhaps a problem with writing a blog is that your message may be reaching entirely the wrong audience. One of my blogging colleagues, Barbara Duck of the Medical Quack , sent me an e-mail yesterday that illustrates my point. Barbara said; “With Health...(read more)

Aloha to Health ICT Past and Future

hlthblog — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:10:56 GMT

This week I’ve been attending the 2009 Leadership Conference at the Grand Wailea on Maui. On Tuesday morning I delivered a keynote address at this gathering of more than 300 health plan executives from the Western US. The theme of this year’s...(read more)

A few words on health benefits & retirement

hlthblog — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:35:03 GMT

No, I’m not writing this from some exotic location in France, although it might have been easier to fly to France than to get here yesterday. This morning I presented a keynote at the 2009 Corporate Benefits Summit at the Château Élan Winery &...(read more)

What’s missing in Health ICT? It’s the “C”!

hlthblog — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:34:00 GMT

Last Friday, I had an opportunity to spend part of the afternoon with Dr. Don Detmer (right) during his visit to Microsoft Research . If the name isn’t familiar, Dr. Detmer is a surgeon and the immediate past president of AMIA, the American Medical Informatics...(read more)

Learn more about “Clinical Groupware”

hlthblog — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:26:13 GMT

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)

Please take care in selecting an EMR for your practice

hlthblog — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:08:49 GMT

As reported by HDM on-line, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has published additional information on a $598 million grant program to fund the creation of about 70 Health Information Technology Regional Extension...(read more)

What’s Ahead for Clinical Computing?

hlthblog — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:31:00 GMT

When you think about the future of clinical computing, what images come to mind? In five or ten years, will we still be using desktop PCs, computers on wheels, laptops and Tablet PCs? Will the keyboard and mouse be as prevalent as they are today? What...(read more)