In the days before Google (was there ever a day before Google???), business books would claim that every time someone had a bad experience, they’d spread the word to ten of their closest friends (who would then tell ten of their friends and so on). Today, bad reviews spread faster than the flu and doctors…
Does anyone really know what time it is? “I’m not recommending it for most people as anything other than just a novelty,” said Ethan Weiss, a University of California, San Francisco cardiologist. Dr. Weiss was quoted in a recent review of the new Apple Watch Series 4 by the New York Times. That raises some…
A tornado rips through a rural community and the local hospital is overwhelmed with injured residents. A ten-car pile up in the middle of the night on a major highway stretches the resources of emergency doctors to diagnose and treat the victims. The use of teleradiology services to facilitate image reading during off-hours and provide…
Healthcare organizations will spend more money on IT security in 2018 than ever before. But the statistics suggest these cybersecurity warriors may be taking one step forward and two steps back. Comparing U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA violation data for calendar year 2017 versus unofficial tallies year to date, it would appear…
Monty Hall would be proud. The ultimate dealmaker could look to the $316B in 2018 healthcare M&A activity and see that it is more than double the same period a year ago. As insurance, pharmaceutical, technology, and traditional healthcare companies get in the act, the downward pressure from government regulators, shareholders, and patients to provide…
When your smart thermostat fails, your home may get a little overheated. The breach of a security camera might result in a break in or a stolen package off the front porch. But failure of an Internet-connected heart monitor or the hacking of a device configured to remind an elderly patient to take their hypertension…
What is it with tech companies who know virtually nothing about healthcare (GoogleHealth and Microsoft HealthVault were awesome weren’t they?) who suddenly think they can build a better mousetrap? What makes them feel that they can take a seemingly carefree drive down an already well-travelled road littered with industry and government created potholes (interoperability and…
I’ve never been a big fan of prefixes. You’re either “anti” this or “pro” that, “under” or “over,” “pre” or “post.” And if Apple comes out with another “i-“ it’ll be all too soon! And here’s another one. As we in healthcare IT move towards a technological future where universal access to medical records becomes…
Michael Douglas’ character Gordon Gekko from the movie Wall Street will forever be remembered for his quote, “Greed is good.” He went on to say that greed “captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.” So can we logically say the same about Change? I’m drawn to that thought when reading about the Department of Veterans…
When I think of Shadow IT, I can’t help but imagine Humphrey Bogart, Claude Raines, or some other nefarious looking guy in a trench coat looking out from the fog. What happens in the shadows sooner or later comes to light. That’s not a bad motto for CIOs in healthcare organizations who may be dealing…