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This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of September As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. We catch up on the latest news on COVID19 and the new vaccine booster set to be authorized and available […]
This week I am talking to Doug Miller, PhD, Chief Technology Officer for SmartTab (@veloce_smarttab) a company developing an advanced platform of ingestible capsules for oral drug delivery of biologics and targeted medications. Doug started out in avionics but quickly found himself in the world of healthcare focused on drugs and drug delivery mechanisms. At SmartTab they […]
This week I am talking to Jay Anders, MD (@medicompdoc), Chief Medical Officer of Medicomp Systems (@medicompsys), and fellow HealthcareNowRadio podcast host. Thanks to a long history in clinical practice blended with a technology focus Jay has keen insight into bringing real change to our healthcare system. Like me his ability to influence healthcare positively has […]
This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of July 2022 As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. We discuss my joining the growing number of people who have succumbed to COVID and the challenge of […]
Making Routine Healthcare Safer and More Efficient This week I am talking to Robbie Hughes (@rbbhghs), Founder & CEO of Lumeon (@Lumeon_) who started out his career as an aerospace engineer but found his path in healthcare as he worked to bring some of the process and data analysis rigors to healthcare systems. Their approach to care […]
This week I am talking to Sherie Friedrich, Chief Psychology Officer at MediTelecare a company delivering Telehealth behavioral services to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. An often overlooked component of post-discharge patient care is behavioral health, although 20% of people over the age of 55 have some form of mental health condition and this impacts readmission rates […]
Vaccination for This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of June This month’s episode of News You Can Use for Jun 2022 with Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners features discussions on the recent approval for COVID19 vaccination for infants and younger children, the Facebook […]
Month before This month’s episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of May 2022 As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. This month we discuss the shortage of clinical professionals in particular nurses that was temporarily ‘solved’ (this […]
This week I am talking to Andrew Mellin, MD, VP, Chief Medical Information Officer at Surescripts (@surescripts). Andrew is an Internist and Hospitalist who has spent the last 20 years focused on technology innovation in healthcare and is now working to deliver trusted information into the healthcare system and close the loop on medications. From the beginning […]
This week I am talking to Randy Hawkins, MD Chief Medical Officer of Carrum Health (@CarrumHealth). Randy is an anesthesiologist who practiced medicine in the Navy and has a long career in digital enablement, electronic medical records, and meaningful use. He is focused on delivering the triad of healthcare to everyone that brings the appropriate […]
This week I am talking to Phil Curtis (@philtalks), Director at First–Thirty (@1stThirty) who is merging his knowledge and experience in the space industry together with personal experiences in healthcare to help ideas become solutions and businesses. Phil developed Type 1 Diabetes early in life following a bout of Measles that left his insulin production […]
This week I am talking to Branislav Vajdic, CEO and Founder of HeartBeam (@HeartBeami) which has developed a credit card-sized medical-grade heart attack detector that anyone can use anywhere. Branislav shares his personal story that includes his place in history in developing the Solid State technology that we all use and depend on for our storage […]
This week I am talking to Colin Banas, MD Chief Medical Officer of DrFirst (@DrFirst) a company looking to unite the “Healthiverse” and shatter the silos in our healthcare data. Colin started out as a hospitalist working at VCU but quickly became involved in healthcare technology working alongside others to develop early implementations of electronic medical […]
This months episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of March 2022 As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. We review the recent in person events we both attended in Florida this past month, both coming away with […]
This week I am talking to Darin Vercillo, MD, chief medical officer and co-founder of ABOUT Healthcare, Inc (@ABOUT_est2005) who offer intelligent access and coordination across healthcare networks. Darin is a board-certified and practicing hospitalist who describes sitting in an ER department with a colleague, where as usual the hospital was full with patients backing up […]
This week I am talking to Pranay Kapedia (@pranayk), Founder and CEO of Notable (@notablehealth) a company that is taking the adjacent possible from the finance (Intuit and Turbotax) and mortgage world of customer service and bringing the technology to bear on the beleaguered healthcare system. Scars and Skills As he described it he has […]
Day 3 of HIMSS and there appears no diminishing of traffic and people although I did catch a few people checking out of my hotel as I left. It is hard to recall precisely the distances involved in the exhibit hall but this year has fewer vendors over a shorter length and catching up with […]
On the second day of HIMSS 2022, the halls were open and in full swing. It was good to see a vibrant community of people all smiling and looking happy. It was hard to walk around and miss the delighted voices, comments, and pictures being taken of people seeing each other in person for the […]
Two conferences in two weeks after a two year hiatus There has been a lot of commentary on the return to in person and while there have been other conferences in between they mostly occurred under a shadow of some restrictions and continued disease burden and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its multiple variants […]
This week I am talking to Mark Menton, General Manager for HealthSparq (@HealthSparq) who are focused on Helping people make smarter healthcare choices. Mark started his journey in healthcare back in 2002 creating paper based directories of physicians to help patients select a doctor for their care. We talk about the progression into the digital […]
Last week I had the opportunity to experience the first ever Vive Event in Mimi Beach Florida. This was the first return to something resembling the normality of conference experiences. There were a few differences including the requirement to provide vaccination proof and COVID19 testing before being admitted but once completed attendees were free to […]
Month before This months episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of February 2022 As I did last month I am talking to Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners. This month with COVID19 fading and many restrictions lifting we focus on the latest innovations and concepts […]
Special Guest “Dr Jayne Histalk MD” This months episode of “News you can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of January 2022 This month Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) and I delighted to be joined by Dr Jayne (@JayneHIStalkMD) who writes “Curbside Consult” on the HISTalk blog. We look forward into our crystal balls to tease out […]
10 Years on this article (The Cost of Technology) remains relevant to healthcare especially as we push to digitize the experience. There is much talk and continued push towards the ‘Digital Front Door’ and augmenting the healthcare system with #DigitalHealth but design continues to take a back seat. Technology was never and should never be […]
Intelligent Scheduling This week I am talking to Jennifer Meller, MD (@drjen_Navimize), CEO & Founder, Navimize (@navimize )that is focusing on solving the problem of dissatisfaction for patients stuck in waiting rooms around the country. The problem sounds simple but in healthcare as usual the devil is in the detail. Part of the key ingredients Jennifer found […]
