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Neste episódio, a Dra. Vanessa a convite da Alere explica como diferenciar diagnóstico de prognóstico e por que essa compreensão é vital no tratamento da cinomose. Agir rápido pode salvar vidas — descubra como a abordagem certa faz toda a diferença na prática veterinária.

About Scott Schell:Dr. Schell is an accomplished senior executive, surgeon, and healthcare futurist with over 30 years of experience spanning the healthcare, biotech, and technology sectors both in the US and globally. His leadership roles have included CEO, CMO, Chair, Director, and Executive Consultant, and he brings an extensive background that includes healthcare delivery and operations, pharma, medical devices, clinical trials, and data science.   In his leadership roles, Dr. Schell has a proven track record of driving growth, improving operational performance, and creating transforming innovation, through a variety of diverse healthcare contexts. He leads the development and implementation of large-scale population health and predictive analytics platforms at organizations like Alere, the Cleveland Clinic, and UPMC. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded and exited five healthcare startups and served as Managing Partner for a private equity firm with a portfolio of digital health assets.  Things You'll Learn:Healthcare is undergoing a digital revolution, prioritizing patient experience, efficient call center operations, streamlined financial services, and enhanced access.AI and machine learning are pivotal in healthcare, boosting patient experiences, expediting authorizations, and optimizing operations.The healthcare industry must start digital transformation projects by identifying key solutions, embracing change management, and establishing an accountable leadership team.Dr. Scott warns against AI pitfalls like hallucination, offering tips for a robust transformation start.Dr. Scott stresses tech solutions, change management, and proactive leadership for successful automation.Resources:Connect with and follow Scott Schell on LinkedIn.Follow Cognizant on LinkedIn and visit their website.

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Todos já ouvimos falar de doenças como cinomose, parvovirose, FIV, FeLV, erliquiose ou leishmaniose. Mas, mesmo ouvindo há tanto tempo sobre essas enfermidades e considerando que a prevenção seja fundamental, sabemos que podem surgir dúvidas quando temos que lidar com o diagnóstico dessas doenças.Como fazer o diagnóstico? Quais cuidados tomar? Que material colher? O que consigo fazer na clínica e quando preciso de apoio laboratorial? Quais ferramentas tenho à disposição?Para sanar essa e outras dúvidas sobre o tema, ouça o podcast "Métodos diagnósticos de doenças infecciosas: dúvidas mais comuns”, com o Dr. José Reck, médico-veterinário, com mestrado e doutorado em biologia celular e molecular, que há mais de 10 anos atua como responsável técnico pelos diagnósticos de um laboratório veterinário com parceria da Alere.

W. Crookes wrote for the preface of the book on Michael Faraday's series of lectures for young people "The Chemical HIstory of a Candle" the following: "From the primitive pine-torch to the paraffin candle, how wide an interval! between them how vast a contrast! The means adopted by man to illuminate his home at night, stamp at once his position in the scale of civilization. The fluid bitumen of the far East, blazing in rude vessels of baked earth; the Etruscan lamp, exquisite in form, yet ill adapted to its office; the whale, seal, or bear fat, filling the hut of the Esquimaux or Lap with odor rather than light; the huge wax candle on the glittering altar, the range of gas lamps in our streets,—all have their stories to tell. All, if they could speak (and, after their own manner, they can), might warm our hearts in telling, how they have ministered to man's comfort, love of home, toil, and devotion. Surely, among the millions of fire-worshippers and fire-users who have passed away in earlier ages, some have pondered over the mystery of fire; perhaps some clear minds have guessed shrewdly near the truth. Think of the time man has lived in hopeless ignorance: think that only during a period which might be spanned by the life of one man, has the truth been known. Atom by atom, link by link, has the reasoning chain been forged. Some links, too quickly and too slightly made, have given way, and been replaced by better work; but now the great phenomena are known—the outline is correctly and firmly drawn—cunning artists are filling in the rest, and the child who masters these Lectures knows more of fire than Aristotle did. The candle itself is now made to light up the dark places of nature; the blowpipe and the prism are adding to our knowledge of the earth's crust; but the torch must come first. Among the readers of this book some few may devote themselves to increasing the stores of knowledge: the Lamp of Science must burn. "Alere flammam." Let us listen to Bill Hammack presentations of the Michael Faraday's lectures on "The Chemical History of a Candle". A free companion book helps modern viewers understand each lecture — details at http://www.engineerguy.com — as does a commentary track and closed captions for each lecture. Also find, a Free Companion book to this video series http://www.engineerguy.com/faradayText of Every Lecture | Essential Background - Guides to Every Lecture. Teaching Guide & Student Activities As Bill Hammack explained: "In these lectures Michael Faraday's careful examination of a burning candle reveals the fundamental concepts of chemistry, while at the same time superbly demonstrating the scientific method. In this lecture Faraday continues his investigation of the properties of carbon dioxide and then draws an analogy between the burning of a candle and mammalian respiration." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kennedy98/message

Kent Dicks has been involved in providing technology for remote patient monitoring or RPM since 2006. Kent is a thought leader in the space and is currently CEO of Life365, a leader in RPM. Prior to that he founded MedApps, which was sold to Alere in 2012. In this episode Kent shares some common terms used in connected health and their definitions, how the segment has evolved, how consumer choice is effecting where medicine is and will be delivered, the role of remote patient monitoring, how RPM works from patient enrollment and training to use, how it's implemented in a physician's office, and the future of connected health.Links from this episode:Kent Dicks LinkedInLife365.healthMastering Medical Device:WebsitePat Kothe LinkedIn

Con Giuseppe Dell'Oglio, capo CNGEI in Puglia (provincia di Foggia), abbiamo parlato di questa nuova iniziativa ideata da lui e da altri due capi CNGEI (Agostino Volta che opera nel Centro Studi Mario Mazza di Genova e Salvatore Zappardino che collabora con il Centro Studi e Documentazione - Agesci Sicilia) per lanciare una rivista (distribuita) online ed incentrata, ma non limitata, sulla storia dello Scautismo CNGEI-UNGEI.Buon ascolto sulle onde dello Scautismo!---Alere Flammam Rivista di storia dello Scautismohttps://www.facebook.com/alereflammamrivistastoriascautismo/?ref=m_notif¬if_t=page_fan_milestonehttps://tinyurl.com/y2j2t9lmAlere Flammam Breve storia dello scautismo in Italiapagina https://www.facebook.com/alereflammamstoriadelloscautismohttps://tinyurl.com/y3l955q3gruppo facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/127769567245200/

2-Minute Tip — Remove Filler Words   Filler or crutch words are the bane of many a speaker’s existence. The ums, ahs, likes, verys, you knows, and more clutter up our talks and conversation so much we don’t even notice them. They waste time, annoy the audience and distract from your message. So get rid of them.   Easier said than done.   One technique is to have a friend or colleague listen to you practice your talk and ring a bell every time they hear a filler word. Once you actually know you are using them in real time, it becomes easier to eliminate them and relish the power of silence   Post Tip Discussion — Meet John Rohe   One of the terms you hear in the training field (and likely other education related fields as well) is the “sage on the stage.”   In describes the lecture format in many education contexts. The wise experts stands on the stage at the front of the room and imparts knowledge on to the lucky audience members. It’s one way communication, and it has its place, but can have a certain amount of arrogance associated with it.   Bio   John Rohe is a speaker who eschews the lectern and the stage. He a speaker and trainer in both the commercial and ecclesiastical fields, and one of themes that comes through in the episode is the importance of humility with your audience.   John’s experience ranges from start-ups to established multi-billion dollar enterprises. John launched the cardiac marker proBNP for Roche Diagnostics and the first personalized health (test and drug) for osteoarthritis for Roche Pharma, Roche Diagnostics and GSK.   ​ He also internationalized sales for RPS, revived sales of Procalcitonin for Thermo Fisher, grew Alere’s PT/INR home testing from $9 million to $25 million in 1 year and boosted equipment service contracts for BD.   ​ John has taken products from R&D through FDA clearance and achieved CMS and other third-party reimbursement. He has implemented user friendly CRMs and automated quoting systems, and he integrated marketing collateral with sales force access. He has also been responsible for developing and implementing automated quoting and contracting systems.     John’ Speaker Evaluation Checklist   Are they using filler words? Do they appear to be knowledgeable about the material? Are they speaking to the audience? Are they looking down at their notes? Are they reading slides to me? Are they moving around? Are they actively engaged with the audience?   Kirkpatrick Levels of Training Evaluation   How do the learners feel about their training experience? How effectively did the learners acquire new skills or knowledge? How effectively did the learners apply what they learned in training? How effectively did the training ultimately meet its goals for the organization?   You can read more about the Kirkpatrick framework here. It’s a fascinating mental exercise.   Links   Hycap Consulting http://hycapconsulting.org John’s Email John.rohe@hycap.org John on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrohe1/ John on Twitter https://twitter.com/johnrohe Kirkpatrick Model https://www.kirkpatrickpartners.com/Our-Philosophy/The-Kirkpatrick-Model Servant  Leadership with Lyle Tard http://2MinuteTalkTips.com/ServantLeader Caring and Connection with Richard Kauffman http://2MinuteTalkTips.com/Richard   Call To Action Check out the work John is doing at Hycap.org Share this episode with another speaker or trainer by giving the link http://2MinuteTalkTips.com/JohnRohe Don’t get best…get better   2-Minute Talk Tips is the public speaking podcast that help you become a more effective speaker in as little as 2 minutes a week.

Robb Smith is a leader and social innovator in human development and integral metatheory, advising entrepreneurs, executives and thought leaders on leading-edge social innovation, vertical development, leadership development and company growth. He is CEO and co-founder, with American philosopher Ken Wilber, of Integral Life, a digital hub supporting the global trend towards meta-integrative human capacities (representing ~4% of adults in advanced economies). At Integral Life, he has spearheaded dialogues, courses and events that build skills and tackle pressing problems, including climate change and the rise of populism and the end of US hegemony. He has produced media and events that include Full Spectrum Mindfulness, The Future of Christianity, The Fourth Turning, WhatNEXT, Beyond Seeking, the Climate Leadership Campaign and Loving Completely. He was founder and CEO of Chrysallis, the world's most comprehensive human development app, which offered hundreds of practices across more than 50 areas of human life. Chrysallis was nominated for the 2015 Goldman Sachs Healthcare Startup of the Year and the IONS award for Transformational Technology before being acquired in 2016 by ADURO, where he now chairs the Advisory Board and supports Fortune 500 companies to deploy full-spectrum human performance initiatives. He was a co-founder and partner in Nevada Ventures, the state's first venture capital fund, dedicated himself to building Nevada's innovation economy (syndicating over $200 million in capital). He is a former director of Alere, a three-time Inc. 500 awardee, which became the largest population health management company in the United States. Robb is a graduate of University of Nevada, the Venture Capital Institute and held the Certified Management Accountant and Certified in Financial Management designations. He is a fellow of Desert Research Institute, a former fellow of Aspen Institute and former trustee of Nevada Museum of Art. He was named to Nevada Top 20 under 40 lists in three different decades and in 2012 he was nominated for the TED Prize. He gave a TEDx talk in 2013 on The Transformational Life. In a mushed up world of Politically Correct, hard right, hard left, #metoo, identity politics, too much/too little sexualization in the media, the rise of the fundamentalist view, this podcast provides contours for most of these experiences. www.robbsmith.com We experienced some minor technical issues with the recording. They do not take away from the conversation.

Brian is an innovator in digital life science technology, launching 15 brands across biotech, pharmaceuticals, and technology. Most recently he was the vice president of strategy at Alere, where he led efforts in point-of-care commercial implementation and business process design. In his current role, Brian leads the effort to create and launch cutting-edge VR and AR experiences in health care as well as the evolution of MediSolutions into an industry game changer. 01:39 Defining virtual reality vs augmented reality. 03:37 “...not augment your environment but escape from your environment.” 04:06 Using virtual and augmented reality in health care and clinical spaces. 04:52 Prescriptive meditation as a way to control pain management. 06:58 Do providers value patient engagement in general? 08:10 “How do I do a better job at educating my patients?” 09:20 Finding places in the doctor’s office to improve patient experience with virtual and augmented reality? 10:10 “Having patients understand, what does healthy look like to them?” 11:42 The average amount of time patients spend in a provider office vs actually with a provider. 13:10 “At the point of care there’s lots of opportunities for patients to interact with various testing devices and other things.” 13:36 “There’s a number of times where there’s dead space.” 14:02 “It’s actually a learning engagement environment.” 14:30 Directing new education through this engagement. 15:59 Better implementing behavioral science. 20:30 Driving the VR experience to achieve a specific goal. 24:20 MediSolutions' advertiser model and how that makes MediSolution’s services free to providers and patients. 28:10 MediSolutions' provider engagement solutions. 29:20 You can learn more at medisolutions.healthcare.

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On this week's Medtech Insight podcast we highlight two big M&A deals: Abbott & Alere, and Medtronic & Cardinal Health.

3:11- Kent talks about how he got from top secret military work to healthcare, specifically remote monitoring of biometrics. 5:11 - Lessons from 9/11, monitoring vital signs  and stress levels via biometric headsets. And how to transmit this information back to the cloud from a technology perspective. Hones in on cell phones. 6:00 - Working with McKesson to do a small pilot for diabetes patients and the Navaho indian reservation. Began to focus on the 15% of people consume 80% of healthcare cost. Found that the trick to ROI is to align the technology solution to these high-risk patients. But that's hard because the people who most need the technology are probably the least likely to use the technology: elderly, indigent and either are intimidated or can't afford the technology or will attempt to use the technology in a way that doesn't contribute to their health, like downloading games or selling the device in a pawn shop. 8:40 - First hope was to monitor people in their disease to identify people who are likely to wind up in the hospital or in danger of their disease exasperating to the next level. 9:00 - Use of monitoring devices in heart failure, for example to avoid hospitalizations. 10:50 - Chasing efficacy, alignment of reimbursement of physician incentives and the latest technologies. Constant pursuit of the right solution to try to engage patients at the right cost and the right incentives to doctors. 12:30 Stakeholders most interested in technologies like this are those financially responsible for the patient, especially those interested in capititated cost. One of the most effective, and the most costly ways to improve outcomes is to have a skilled nurse work with patients. The least costly is if the patient can use their own device to monitor themselves, but this is also the least compliant. So need to find a solution in between. “one solution doesn't fit all.” Need to figure out what fuels people to engage them and keep them as high compliant as possible and keep them out of the hospital or ER. 14:45 - How the MedApp solution walks the middle line between cost and effectiveness. This solution is designed for the 15% of the market that consumes 80% of the heath resources. It needs to be simple, transparent in the background, ubiquitous. It can't require extra steps. Humans don't work any other way. An example of how Kent's scale is automatic and transparent this way. 19:05- with this 15% patient population … the plan is not going to know which phones or technology their patients are using. And also have to be careful that the devices are not “hockable.” The unit needs to be “dumb” but highly automated and easy for the business model to work, all within a regulated environment. 20:50 - McKesson pilot. “Let the nurses be clinicians, not technicians.” By using the MedApp solution was cheap to make and deploy to patients. 19:00 An example of a fail. Microsoft Healthvault and Cleveland Clinic try to use the patients own technology and connectivity to configure each patient for a congestive heart failure pilot. 23:30 - In this transformational period and experimental phase, the technologies are altering quickly. What we need to do is be less hardware dependent. People were concentrating on the health of the patient, but not the health of the device from a technology and connectivity standpoint. Need to be able to update firmware over the air, need to configure automatically if things change. Devices can't be high maintenance otherwise the data-stream interrupts and the whole program goes down. What helped us most to become a key player here was our acquisition by Alere. Alere brought to us a full continuum of care to follow the patient longitudinally from a rapid diagnostic, care, education and data/analytic and informatic standpoint. 26:30 - The downside to a silo'ed industry which Alere overcomes with their “modular” approach. How Alere can identify dangerous trends in a patient's health before they culminate in acute events. 28:00- transitioning from an analog company into a digital service organization 32:30- “CIA Effect.” You can't replace all the operatives with technology and massive amounts of data. So much data that no one could act on it. It's not cheaper to have nurses and just rely on data collection and technology. It's not cheaper, because nothing was getting done. The best way to go is a hybrid approach. have powerful technology that collects data and synthesizes it down to key points. Then have  the doctors and nurses be able to look at these points and determine who to act upon. One of the biggest problems have today, align incentives for doctors and nurses to make sure that they are paid to act on the information they get. 24:30 - Fitting seamlessly into the lives the healthcare providers. The technology or data we provide can't require massive extra steps. Doctors want systems around looking at trending, do long haul work in the background. But the technology needs to be relevant and accurate, otherwise results in Alert fatigue.Fine tune system so the Alerts fire off appropriately. 37:10 - The priority of Alert Fatigue because it impacts workflow and efficiency. But this will take time to stratify patients so can classify patients for the alerts that matter. Otherwise, fire off alerts that are meaningless and that's when systems fail. 38:05 - Alere's customers are organizations concerned with controlling costs in health management. So sometimes subcontracted skilled nurses, direct payers, providers concerned about 30-day readmits, accountable care organizations (of course), large employer groups with chronic care programs trying to reduce costs like Toyota, GM, Ford or Steel mills. Those who are financially responsible for patients gravitate to us. 40:40 - Strategic approach — lots of conversations and experimentation. Trying to align technology with those where we can make the most difference, and therefore, we are most interesting to the payers and others who support those specific patients. 42:00 - The first thing that any investor is going to want to know. Advice to app makers. Listen, learn and figure out what things work. When create a solution, are you creating a solution looking for a problem or visa versa? Need to find a problem, then identify how big of slice of the market has this problem. Then make sure you know who will pay for it. 44:30 - “It could be cool, but is it needed?” 45:30 - The biggest timesuck for an entrepreneur? Chasing funding. 47:10: The best way to generate acceptance for an innovation is to generate energy: win awards, do press, get interviewed. Create buzz and educate the marketplace while you're seeking approval for your development. Be sure to “show the shiny bits.” The human mind gravitates back to the sexy. Maybe it makes sense to keep the cool parts even though it might not be the best to support the business model. “If you build it, they might not come.” 50:10 - Kent's prediction for the future … connectivity between the patient and healthcare stakeholders. Consolidation of the industry, engagement requires integration into a solution that all works together. Hardware commoditized. transformation of the newly available data into evolve into predictive solutions. Let's build “The Nest of Healthcare.”

"What is this podcast?" It's a valid question that I've answered many times lately. This podcast is about the people of the healthcare industry— the entrepreneurs, employee-preneurs, business leaders. Those of us who struggle, every day, to do what we can to make healthcare better. We all know the health industry is a tough place to drive results. It's highly regulated, enormous, chaotic and rife with vested interests. Implementation of almost anything involves navigating a very messy middle.  Relentless Health Value is about us. It's about our successes and lessons learned. My guests share their stories. They talk about how they manage to stay strategic and focused when their days are chock-full of too many distractions, too much data, too little data, and triple-booked meetings. They talk about what they're currently excited about, what's inspiring them, what's troubling them. They offer advice and share an insight or two. They talk about their role and what they hope to achieve. And this is important. It's important because in order to collaborate, we need to understand each other. There are a number of health industry podcasts already out there and I'd like to give them a shout out. They make it easier to keep up with what's going on with the industry by covering news, current trends and topics: First Word Pharma - Daily podcast to keep you up to date on who bought who, who sued who and the general goings-on. A robot reads the copy. Pharma Marketing Podcast - Hosted by The Pharma Guy. His guests talk about their latest projects. Healthcare Informatics - Health IT focused. HIN.com - Episodes are short, usually teasers for a longer webinar but cover trending topics. AJHP Voices - Pharmacy-centric. Pharma Talk Radio - Sometimes clinical, sometimes not. Guests share their recent projects. Medical Sales Guru - Mace Horoff gives advice on how to sell medical/pharma products. (In the podcast, I neglect to mention the HIMSS podcast called "HIE InPractice.") My name is Stacey Richter and I'm the founder and CEO of Franklyn Healthcom, a marketing agency specializing in communications to decision-makers at healthcare organizations. I'm your host.  Take a listen and I thank you very much if you subscribe. Upcoming episodes feature Robert Herzog of eCaring, Kent Dicks of Alere, Leo Francis of LPF Solutions among other American entrepreneurs and business leaders you might want to get to know. Visit us online at RelentlessHealthValue.com

In this episode of Weight Talk® with Dr. Lovejoy, we talk to Dr. Jennifer Lovejoy about what natural sugars are in whole foods like apples and oranges, and work our way through the differences between fructose, sucrose and glucose. Podcast host Reed Dunn talks to Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, to learn how sugar fits into a daily diet, and what role artificial sweetners play.Jennifer Lovejoy is a clinical expert specializing in nutrition, chronic disease, and weight loss through behavior change. She leads the clinical team who developed Alere Wellbeing’s Weight Talk program.Listen to or download this podcast to learn the truth about sugar.

In this episode of Weight Talk® with Dr. Lovejoy, we talk to Dr. Jennifer Lovejoy about the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats, and how to determine how much fat you need in your diet. Podcast host Reed Dunn talks to Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, to learn how to look for fats at restaurants and how even one fatty meal can stiffen a person’s arteries.Jennifer Lovejoy is a clinical expert specializing in nutrition, chronic disease, and weight loss through behavior change. She leads the clinical team who developed Alere Wellbeing’s Weight Talk program.Listen to or downloadthis podcast to learn the truth about fat.

U.S. News & World Reports recently named the DASH Diet the best diet plan to follow for the second year in a row. DASH is the basis for Alere Wellbeing’s Weight Talk® program, and in this episode of Weight Talk with Dr. Lovejoy we explore what DASH means. Podcast host Reed Dunn also talks to Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, about other popular diet plans in the last few years and the pros and cons of those approaches.Jennifer Lovejoy is a clinical expert specializing in nutrition, chronic disease, and weight loss through behavior change. She leads the clinical team who developed Alere Wellbeing’s Weight Talk program.Listen to or download this podcast to learn more about DASH and how it is incorporated into the Weight Talk program.Listen to Episode 3

Episode 002In this episode of Weight Talk® with Dr. Lovejoy, we explore the first practice of the 10 essential practices of the Weight Talk® program, Master the Art of Eating Well. There’s so much information out there and packaging labels for food that suggest just about everything is healthy or low-fat or low-carb. Podcast host Reed Dunn talks to Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, to debunk the myths and explore trends in packaging, all the while helping you begin to explore the art of eating well.Jennifer Lovejoy is a clinical expert specializing in nutrition, chronic disease, and weight loss through behavior change. She leads the clinical team who developed Alere Wellbeing’s Weight Talk program.Listen to or download this podcast for tips on getting started with the first of Weight Talk’s 10 essential practices, the guidelines for the phone-based program.

Episode 001In this episode, Jennifer Lovejoy, PhD, talks with host Reed Dunn about getting back on track with the No. 1 New Year’s resolution Americans make – lose weight.Jennifer Lovejoy is a clinical expert specializing in nutrition, chronic disease, and weight loss through behavior change. She leads the clinical team who developed Alere Wellbeing’s Weight Talk program.Listen to or download this podcast for tips on re-setting expectations for weight loss resolutions and how to incorporate whole foods into your diet as part of a successful program, as well as many other answers to questions you may have about weight loss strategies.

On the Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 program at 11AM Pacific/2PM Eastern time, my special guest is Steve Adams, EVP, Collaborative Care, Alere. We'll discuss the role of platforms in the ecosystem of accountable care. For our last interview with Steve, click here. For the clip at HIMSS 2011, HITx0 series, click here. Join us for a timely update and preview on the Collaborative Health Consortium which is partnering with HIMSS, the premier association focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of health IT, to sponsor a new, exclusive event focused on the shift to collaborative care platforms to take place at HIMSS12!   This year’s eCollaboration Forum click here.

On the Wednesday, March 9th 2011 program at 12 Noon Pacific and 3PM Eastern, my special guest commentator is Steve Adams, Executive Vice President, Collaborative Care, and Health Improvement, Alere. Steve is a leader in the development and management of products and information systems in the converging Internet, healthcare, and personal computer industries. He founded ReachMyDoctor and RMD Networks, acquired by Alere in early 2010. RMD provides Collaborative Care Solutions® – a clinical groupware system that enables greater connectivity, clinical data transfer and collaboration among physicians, healthcare providers, patients and other business partners. RMD’s application is among the first to be labeled as a “Clinical Groupware” solution and Steve has been instrumental in the development of the Clinical Groupware Collaborative, a non-profit trade organization for Clinical Groupware Companies, where Steve serves as Chairman and President. Steve is an active participant in a number of national health initiatives and organizations. For an excellent presentation at HIMSS 2011 in Orlando, see: 'You Don't Need a Complete EHR: The Impact of Clinical Groupware' http://www.himssconference.org/docs/sphandouts/73.pdf/ Since connectivity both with physicians and other providers, as well as patients and the community is an essential component of an emeging ACO, we thought it would be of considerable interest to get some of Steve's thoughts on the record. Please join us for an entertaining and informative exchange with Steve Adams!