A Forum for Iconic Change in Healthcare – Harvard Business School Conference on Health

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...(read more)

Famous Pediatric Hospital in Italy Improves Services and Saves Money with Microsoft Cloud E-mail Solution

Bambino Gesù is a century’s old pediatric hospital located on the grounds of Vatican City in Rome.  That a pediatric hospital would be located in Vatican City might be enough to tickle your interest.  However, that is not the reason we are focusing...(read more)

Purchasing healthcare on “a wing and a prayer”? There’s a better way.

In a post earlier this month I conveyed information about my participation in a CEO Health Care Summit organized by Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.  Our first Summit was held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.  Today, we...(read more)

Why health businesses and initiatives fail when clinicians aren’t at the table

In 30 years as a physician, technologist, hospital executive, company co-founder, industry evangelist and thought leader, I’ve seen my share of successes and failures in the health industry.  I’m always amazed how many companies tackle projects and...(read more)

Unified Communication technology saves the day(s) during snow and ice storms in the Pacific Northwest – Important Lessons for the Health Industry

You may have seen it on the national news. The past few days, much of Western Washington state has been slammed by a series of snow and ice storms.  The snow (one to two feet in some areas) was bad enough.  Today a very unusual ice storm is...(read more)

Software Helps Clinicians & Patients Better Manage Diabetes

On our newest episode of Microsoft Health Tech Today , we connect with a prominent physician educator at  University College London .  Professor Peter Hindmarsh is affiliated with University College London’s developmental endocrinology research...(read more)

Digital Health on Stage at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

This week I’ve been in Las Vegas. I traveled here to meet with Microsoft customers and partners at a CES side event called LEAP at the Mandalay Bay Hotel.  I also did a presentation on health industry tech trends for the UnitedHealth Group in their...(read more)

A Call for Nominations – Microsoft Health Users Group Awards

I wanted to pass along this important announcement about the call for nominations for the annual Microsoft Health Users Group (Microsoft HUG) Awards.  Please see below for full details. Call for Nominations It’s that time of year again for the members...(read more)

A formula for market-based, business driven healthcare reform

Last Thursday and Friday I traveled to New York City to participate in an event organized by Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) in Seattle.  The CEO Health Care Summit, held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel , drew together a select group of business...(read more)

Telemedicine solution improves practice productivity, pleases patients

There was a time when telemedicine services could only be provided by very large clinics, academic medical centers or government health organizations.  Telemedicine required big bulky equipment and expensive dedicated landlines or satellite connections...(read more)