A myth of well-run and larger-than-life technology companies is everything they touch turns to gold. Google seems to fall into that category. However, not every Google project is a success, and Google Health is one of those unsuccessful efforts. As Google’s blog post explains in announcing the program’s demise, Google Health was initially created as a way… [Read more…]
January 21, 2011
Back in September I noted an article by North Florida Doctor outlining how some Jacksonville area hospitals were incorporating social media into their operations. Interestingly, two months later a piece by the American Medical News (via iHealthbeat.org) notes that hospitals are not only more engaged in social media (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs), but hiring people to train,… [Read more…]
January 17, 2011
In case you missed it, 2010 was a banner year for technology in healthcare. Several new technologies took root in the industry last year, which are helping to transform and enhance care delivery right now. From iPads to electronic health records (EHRs) check out this helpful post from SearchHealthIT.com for a primer of what to expect to… [Read more…]
December 22, 2010
In the past I mentioned some IT themes to prepare for on the design and business side of healthcare. Becker’s covers some myths behind Electronic Health Records (EHR) in this poignant post—especially good for administrators who have health records as their New Year’s resolution.
July 19, 2010
See previous post “Healthcare IT: Microsoft’s View, Part I” The following excerpts are taken from Microsoft’s white paper ”Knowledge Driven Health: The Next Wave of Innovation in Healthcare”. I could not manage to locate it again on the web again; I believe it is from 2008. In lieu of a weblink, I have provided a Cliff’s Notes version… [Read more…]
July 10, 2010
The following excerpts are taken from Microsoft’s white paper ”Knowledge Driven Health: The Next Wave of Innovation in Healthcare”. I could not manage to locate it again on the web again; I believe it is from 2008. In lieu of a weblink, I have provided a Cliff’s Notes version of the document in two parts which, as the… [Read more…]
June 16, 2010
Information technology (IT) is always mentioned as a major headache for corporate healthcare leadership. Often it is because IT is such an unknown on many planning levels: physical infrastructure, cost, future ability to adapt and value of upgrading versus waiting for latest application. And then how should a facility efficiently train and fold in new technologies into employees’… [Read more…]
December 21, 2011
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