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As the nation faces a critical nursing shortage, rural hospitals are often hit hardest. But at Bingham Memorial, Chief Nursing Officer Holly Davis, MBA, BSA, RN, is flipping the script. In this episode, she shares how her team is using EHR-integrated iPhones, streamlining workflows to significantly reduce discharge documentation time by 75%, and putting nurses at the center of decision-making to reduce burnout and boost retention. Discover how a tech-forward, human-first approach is helping empower this Idaho hospital's nursing team.This episode is sponsored by MEDITECH.
March 21, 2025: MEDITECH leaders Christopher Policano, VP of Sales, and Rachel Wilkes, Director of Marketing, sit down at HIMSS 2025 in Las Vegas. They explore how healthcare interoperability is evolving through their newly launched Traverse Exchange platform. How are these real-time data exchanges transforming clinical workflows beyond traditional fragmented files? The discussion reveals a company culture deeply invested in sustainable healthcare innovation while making advanced capabilities accessible to community hospitals.Key Points:01:51 Introducing Traverse Exchange05:36 AI Enhancing the EHR08:02 MEDITECH's Culture and MissionSubscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: This Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
December 17: Today on TownHall, Bill speaks with Jim Matney, President and Chief Executive Officer at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Jim shares the organization's journey from struggling to attract physicians to developing successful residency programs and expanding facilities in rural Georgia. The discussion highlights Colquitt's use of MEDITECH's Expanse EHR platform to enhance patient care, increase efficiency, and support comprehensive healthcare services, contributing to 19 consecutive A's in the Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety survey.Jim also emphasizes the importance of economic principles in healthcare management, the role of customized dashboards in tracking key metrics, and innovative approaches to health equity and patient safety in the region. How can rural healthcare systems thrive despite the challenges they face? What role does leadership play in transforming the quality and efficiency of care?See MEDITECH's approach to Value and Sustainability. Subscribe: This Week Health Twitter: This Week Health LinkedIn: Week Health Donate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
At the recent MEDITECH Live conference, I had a chance to meet hundreds of members of the MEDITECH community and hear from many of the top executives. In case you missed it, be sure to check out my summary of some of the key insights at MEDITECH Live. There's always a lot to take in at a user conference, but the best part is to hear the firsthand experiences from the healthcare leaders attending the conference. Two leaders who stood out to me at the conference were Mike Elder, CIO and Vice President, and Kelsey Reed, DNP, MHA, MSN, FNPC, Director, Patient Care at Phoebe Putney Health System. I sat down with them to learn more about Phoebe Putney and their work implementing MEDITECH Expanse at their organization. They shared details of their implementation experience and the benefits they are receiving from the upgrade. It was particularly great to hear the nurse perspective from Reed. Learn more about Phoebe Putney Health System: https://phoebehealth.com/ Learn more about MEDITECH: https://ehr.meditech.com/ Health IT Community: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/
October 8: Today on TownHall Brett Oliver, MD, CMIO at Baptist Health speaks with Carrie McHenry, Care Transition Manager at Clarion Hospital (PA). They discuss Clarion Hospital's award-winning care coordination program and its achievements like drastically reducing readmission rates for COPD and pneumonia. Carrie explains the practical steps taken to assist patients post-discharge, focusing on social determinants of health. They explore the ease of tracking patients' needs and outcomes using tools in their MEDITECH Expanse platform— including Business and Clinical Analytics, and the importance of community-based resources and trust in rural healthcare. What are the keys to reducing hospital readmissions? How can technology and local knowledge be leveraged for better patient outcomes? What future expansions and challenges lie ahead for such healthcare programs?MEDITECH's Population Health solutionsLearn more about MEDITECH ExpanseSubscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
The 81st episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today was recorded at the MEDITECH Live conference! We were joined by Nolan Hennessee, CIO and Vice President at St. Joseph's/Candler Health System to talk about the use of MEDITECH Expanse in his organization. Hennessee has been a strong advocate for MEDITECH as his […]
Today in health IT Sarah joins Bill to discuss Meditech's unveiling of Traverse Exchange, their new interoperability network. Thanks for listening, that's all for now.This Week Health SubscribeThis Week Health TwitterThis Week Health LinkedinAlex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer Donate
In a recent interview with Anthony Guerra of healthsystemCIO, Kaleb Harris, Research Director at KLAS, discusses the importance of selecting the right partner for go-live support. Harris emphasizes the critical role that consulting services play in ensuring successful EHR activations, particularly in high-stakes environments involving major vendors such as Epic, Oracle/Cerner, and Meditech. The complexity […] Source: KLAS Report Finds Picking the Right Implementation Partner Takes Time & Planning on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
www.CPOPLAYBOOK.comEpisode TranscriptAboutIn this episode, Anil Joshi, founder of Unicorn India Ventures, shares insights on building successful startups. He notes that only a small percentage of founders stay as CEOs through key milestones, with 25% reaching IPO as CEO. Essential qualities for founders include attracting talent, leadership, team compatibility, and execution capability. Anil emphasizes evaluating the team's background, vision clarity, solution uniqueness, and intellectual property. He cites Gen Robotic as an example of success through strong leadership and execution. Overall, Anil stresses the importance of leadership, team-building, and adaptability in scaling startups.*Anil JoshiAnil Joshi is the Founder and Managing Partner at Unicorn India Ventures, a leading Venture Capital Fund focusing on early-stage investments in tech companies. With over two decades of experience in the field, Anil pioneered angel investments in India as the head of operations and President at Mumbai Angels, one of the most reputable and prolific Angel Investment forums in India. As an early mover in early 2000 in this segment, Anil was investing in budding companies even before venture investment had taken any formal shape in India.Within the start-up ecosystem, Anil has been at the helm of over 100 venture-financing deals. He serves on the board of several companies in the field of Fintech, Robotic, Meditech, IOT, Bigdata, SaaS and is involved with multiple incubation centers as a board member and mentor in India as well as internationally. Additionally, he also advises the government and industry bodies on start-ups regarding policy. Young entrepreneurs draw upon his vast experience for guidance and strategic direction for their own start-ups.As an accomplished public speaker with informed opinions about the sector, he is much sought after at start-up events both in the domestic and the international circuit. His speaking engagements have taken him to countries like Singapore, Malaysia, USA, Canada, China, France, Australia and the Middle East.Anil's corporate experience includes management functions in medium and large organizations, project management, joint ventures and business development. Prior to joining Mumbai Angels, he was heading new projects and investment in start-ups with Artheon Group, a Telecom, IT & Energy group.*All media inquiries: media@cpoplaybook.com
July 30, 2024: Jake Lancaster, CMIO of Baptist Memorial, and Kelsey Reed, Director of Patient Care from Phoebe Putney Health System, delve into the critical issue of nursing shortages and burnout. How are healthcare organizations like Phoebe addressing the exacerbated challenges post-pandemic? What innovative strategies are being implemented to support overburdened nurses? Kelsey Reed shares Phoebe's journey of adopting virtual nursing to offload administrative tasks, enhance patient care, and improve nurse engagement. How effective are these virtual models in practice, and what have been the measurable impacts on quality metrics and patient satisfaction? She also discusses how she is rolling out technology like MEDITECH Expanse Point of Care to lessen the burden on nurses by enabling documentation from smartphone devices. As Phoebe continuously looks ahead, what other cutting-edge initiatives are being planned to further support healthcare staff and improve patient outcomes? MEDITECH's Nursing solutionsLearn more about MEDITECH ExpanseKey Points:01:01 Kelsey Reed on Nursing Shortages03:22 Implementing Virtual Nursing at Phoebe15:18 Addressing Nursing Burnout and Turnover19:35 Future Innovations at PhoebeSubscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
MEDITECH is helping to address interoperability in Canada with their Traverse solution. Unlike an HIE, Traverse does not store any health data. Instead, it uses a federated approach where the data remains in the source system. Here's how it works. Healthcare IT Today recently had the opportunity to catch up with the MEDITECH team at Canada's largest health IT conference – eHealth 2024 in Vancouver, BC. We spoke with Robert (Bob) Molloy, Director of Canadian Market & Product Strategy at MEDITECH. Molloy shared details about the company's Traverse Exchange solution. Learn more about MEDITECH Canada at https://ehr.meditech.com/global/meditech-canada/meditech-canada Find more great health IT content at https://www.healthcareittoday.com/
Join us for an important conversation about health equity with Humboldt Park Health's President and CEO José R. Sánchez and Chief Operating Officer Daisy Rodriguez who share some of their organization's initiatives to address healthcare disparities including leveraging EHR solutions, mobile units, and more. Humboldt Park Health recently became the 13th organization in the country to earn Joint Commission Health Equity Certification.This episode is sponsored by Meditech.
March 4, 2024: In this episode of This Week Health, Bill Russell discusses Meditech's new advancements in EHR data systems with Dara Bartels, CEO of Mile Bluff Medical Center. They discuss the evolution of their EHR system, highlighting challenges faced with dual systems, interoperability issues, and clinician burden. The conversation focuses on the implementation of Meditech Expanse coupled with Google Health's search and summarization capabilities, offering insights into how it streamlines workflow, enhances data accessibility, and reduces burnout for both patients and clinicians. Throughout the dialogue, Dara navigates through the complexities of EHR integration, shedding light on potential future advancements and addressing the crucial role of technology in revolutionizing healthcare delivery
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana share a recap of HIMSS24. Specifically "HIMSS vs. HLTH, Comparing Epic, Cerner & MEDITECH's approach to AI Scribes, Virtual Nursing, Networking Do's and Don'ts and... Pirates of the Caribbean?"
Expanse creates clinical documentation and surfaces important insights
Travel RN Coach (@lindseys_leisures), Lindsey, joins Nurses Uncorked to discuss her recent viral video in which a patient made alarming threats against their former ER nurse at Peace Health Southwest Medical Center. The repeated threats included very specific identifying details of the nurse's family, begging the question, how were they able to find this information? The answer lies in The 21st Century Cures Act, first passed in 2016. Many medical professionals remain unaware of The Cures Act. And patients often do not understand the complications it poses to their care. Why do patients have access to nurses' full names? Is this a safety risk that employers should mitigate? What role do electronic health records, like Epic, Cerner, or Meditech play? Should patients have real-time access to their medical records? Join us as we break down The Cures Act and it's ramifications. References: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr34/BILLS-114hr34enr.pdf National Public Radio (NPR): Winners and losers with the 21st Century Cures bill. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/02/504139105/winners-and-losers-if-21st-century-cures-bill-becomes-law. Follow Lindsey: https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseys_leisures?_t=8k1XIaaTQr9&_r=1 https://www.instagram.com/lindseys_leisures?igsh=MTd5Z2tleHdwYXJsbg== https://lindseysleisures.net/ https://youtube.com/@lindseys_leisures?si=LiWRkky8bgNVbera New episodes of Nurses Uncorked every Tuesday. Help us grow by giving our episodes a download, follow, like the episodes and a 5 ⭐️ star rating! Please follow Nurses Uncorked at! https://www.tiktok.com/@nurses.uncorked?_t=8drcDCUWGcN&_r=1 https://instagram.com/nursesuncorked?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA== https://youtube.com/@NursesUncorkedL https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094678265742&mibextid=LQQJ4d You can listen to our podcast at: https://feed.podbean.com/thenurseericarn/feed. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nurses-uncorked/id1698205714 https://spotify.link/8hkSKlKUaDb https://nursesuncorked.com DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content [published or distributed by or on behalf of Nurse Erica, Nurse Jessica Sites or Nurses Uncorked Podcast is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions expressed or contained herein are not intended to serve as or replace medical advice, nor to diagnose, prescribe or treat any disease, condition, illness or injury, and you should consult the health care professional of your choice regarding all matters concerning your health, including before beginning any exercise, weight loss, or health care program. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Nurses Uncorked Podcast are their own; not those of Nurse Jessica Sites, Nurse Erica or Nurses Uncorked Company. Accordingly, Nurse Erica, Nurse Jessica Sites and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions.
December 12: Today on TownHall Jake Lancaster, Chief Medical Information Officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care talks with Nancy Engeman, Quality Outcomes Coordinator at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital. They discuss the demanding role of a Quality Outcomes Coordinator, involving the ultimate challenge of providing standard care for every patient despite variables such as experience levels of nurses and doctors or frequency of procedures. How does technology, particularly systems like surveillance, assist in standardizing workflow and better patient care? How might transitioning from traditional paper to digital processes transform healthcare? How does real-time monitoring of patient metrics allow for immediate interventions, advancing patient results beyond current nationwide standards in areas such as maternal care? Nancy also reflects on the challenges and final triumphs of change management during the implementation of surveillance.Read more about Golden Valley's success using MEDITECH's Surveillance solution to reducematernal complications.Subscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
What you'll learn about: - Why Dr. Baxter has focused her work and research on pain management. - What prescribers can do to improve non-medication pain management options for pain control. - Where the biggest opportunities are for reducing opioid use and how organizations like CHIME can help. - What administrative IT and clinical IT leaders can do to ensure computerized systems improve the digital monitoring and ordering of both medications and non-medication pain treatment. Host: Todd Rowland, MD, FAAPMR Chief Medical Officer, Motiv Chief Medical Officer, VitalFlo CEO, Bridge2Medical Attending Physician, Duke Hospitals Dr. Todd Rowland has more than 25 years of healthcare experience which includes roles as practicing physician, CEO of health information exchange, CMIO (Chief Medical Information Officer), and most recently enterprise Senior Vice President and CIO. He has worked with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver solutions using several IT platforms which include Allscripts, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, McKesson, MEDITECH, Mirth, Optum, and other technologies. Guest: Dr. Amy Baxter, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Augusta University CEO, Pain Care Labs Dr. Amy Baxter, MD is a researcher, physician, and recent TedTalk speaker with a focus around understanding the connections that send pain from your body to your brain. Her insights provide practical neuroscience hacks to quickly block those signals. Her leading edge research offers alternative opioid-free treatment options for immediate pain relief. TEDTalk : How to Hack your Brain When You're in Pain, Dr. Amy Baxter, MD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SpaXqAQ4Wo The CHIME Opioid Task Force (OTF) was launched in early 2018 with a simple mission: to turn the tide on the opioid epidemic using the knowledge and expertise of the nation's healthcare IT leaders. While our mission is simple, achieving it is not. Opioid addiction is a complex disease that requires long-term, if not lifetime, care from well-informed clinicians who are supported with easy-to-use and reliable tools.
In this episode, regular guest Laura Dyrda, Vice President & Editor-in-Chief at Becker's Healthcare joins Scott to discuss current statistics on hospital profitability, hospitals & health systems across the country restructuring their leadership and Meditech, Google partnering to bring generative AI to EHRs.
FDA issue recommendations to avoid Company's tests; RSV vaccine now available for older adults; New treatments approved for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva and for those with metastatic uveal melanoma with unresectable hepatic metastases; and gastrointestinal associations issue a statement regarding GLP-1 use prior to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
August 10: Today on TownHall Karla Arzola, Chief Information Officer at Rocky Mountain Human Services speaks with Linda Williams, Clinical Manager - Ambulatory Care at Kingman Regional Medical Center. Given the geographical vastness of their rural setting, why did KRMC decide to develop a program specifically for Hepatitis C? How did MEDITECH support KRMC as they developed their program? What are the critical considerations when identifying the need for specialized healthcare programs in a community such as Hepatitis C? How did they promote awareness for the program to make sure patients were getting treatment? What outcomes have they seen after having the program in place for three years? How are they looking to expand into similar approaches?Read about Kingman Regional Medical Center's program success story with support from MEDITECH hereSubscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
Part Two of a two-episode series focusing on interoperability, PDMPs (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs), HIEs (Health Information Exchanges) and telehealth through the lens of a PM&R (Pain Management & Rehabilitation) physician of 25-years. HOST Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM Emergency Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Director of Research, Bicycle Health Scott G. Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Chief of the Division of Health Policy and Public Health in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Weiner completed his residency training at the Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and MPH degree at Harvard School of Public Health. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and addiction medicine. He is the Director of B-CORE: The Brigham Comprehensive Opioid Response and Education Program, a hospital-wide, multi-disciplinary quality assurance program with the goal of reducing opioid-related morbidity and mortality. He is the co-lead of the American College of Emergency Physicians' E-QUAL Opioid Initiative and serves on opioid task forces for several organizations, including NAM, AMA and CHIME. His current research, including multiple grant-funded projects from the NIH, focuses on prevention and treatment of opioid use disorder. GUEST Todd Rowland, MD, FAAPMR Chief Medical Officer, Motiv Chief Medical Officer, VitalFlo CEO, Bridge2Medical Attending Physician, Duke Hospitals Dr. Todd Rowland has more than 25 years of healthcare experience which includes roles as practicing physician, CEO of health information exchange, CMIO (Chief Medical Information Officer), and most recently enterprise Senior Vice President and CIO. He has worked with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver solutions using several IT platforms which include Allscripts, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, McKesson, MEDITECH, Mirth, Optum, and other technologies. The CHIME Opioid Task Force (OTF) was launched in early 2018 with a simple mission: to turn the tide on the opioid epidemic using the knowledge and expertise of the nation's healthcare IT leaders. While our mission is simple, achieving it is not. Opioid addiction is a complex disease that requires long-term, if not lifetime, care from well-informed clinicians who are supported with easy-to-use and reliable tools.
Universal Meditech Inc. is actively seeking clearance from the city of Fresno to reopen at a location across the street from Fresno Yosemite International Airport, according to developers. Developers finished the 17,000-square-foot warehouse at 3900 N. Blattella Lane earlier this year. Calls made to Mayor Jerry Dyer's administration were not returned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hosts Alan Sardana & Dr. Joshua Liu speak with Helen Waters, COO at MEDITECH, about "Redesigning The EHR From The Ground Up, Leading With Boldness and Humility, Utilizing LLMs and NLP to Empower Clinicians With Informed Decisions," and more. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen
On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Helen Waters, Chief Operating Officer at MEDITECH, about "Redesigning the EHR from the ground up, leading with boldness and humility, utilizing LLMs and NLP to empower clinicians with informed decisions, and more..."
Part One of a two-episode series focusing on interoperability, PDMPs (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs), HIEs (Health Information Exchanges) and telehealth through the lens of a PM&R (Pain Management & Rehabilitation) physician of 25-years. HOST Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM Emergency Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Director of Research, Bicycle Health Scott G. Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Chief of the Division of Health Policy and Public Health in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Weiner completed his residency training at the Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and MPH degree at Harvard School of Public Health. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and addiction medicine. He is the Director of B-CORE: The Brigham Comprehensive Opioid Response and Education Program, a hospital-wide, multi-disciplinary quality assurance program with the goal of reducing opioid-related morbidity and mortality. He is the co-lead of the American College of Emergency Physicians' E-QUAL Opioid Initiative and serves on opioid task forces for several organizations, including NAM, AMA and CHIME. His current research, including multiple grant-funded projects from the NIH, focuses on prevention and treatment of opioid use disorder. GUEST Todd Rowland, MD, FAAPMR Chief Medical Officer, Motiv Chief Medical Officer, VitalFlo CEO, Bridge2Medical Attending Physician, Duke Hospitals Dr. Todd Rowland has more than 25 years of healthcare experience which includes roles as practicing physician, CEO of health information exchange, CMIO (Chief Medical Information Officer), and most recently enterprise Senior Vice President and CIO. He has worked with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver solutions using several IT platforms which include Allscripts, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, McKesson, MEDITECH, Mirth, Optum, and other technologies. The CHIME Opioid Task Force (OTF) was launched in early 2018 with a simple mission: to turn the tide on the opioid epidemic using the knowledge and expertise of the nation's healthcare IT leaders. While our mission is simple, achieving it is not. Opioid addiction is a complex disease that requires long-term, if not lifetime, care from well-informed clinicians who are supported with easy-to-use and reliable tools.
June 12: Today on the Conference channel, it's an Interview in Action live from HIMSS 2023 with Andrew Burchett, MD, Executive Director of Medical Informatics at Meditech, and Doug Kanis, MD, Physician at Pella Regional Health Center. How has Meditech's Expanse platform improved the clinician's experience and productivity, particularly in terms of mobility and accessibility of patient data? What are the main challenges and benefits of integrating external data sources through interoperability tools, such as the Google Search and Summary feature, and how does it impact the clinician's workflow and patient care? How has the clinician experience improved with the introduction of customizable tools and widgets in Meditech's EHR system? How does the integration of voice navigation and voice ordering in the EHR system contribute to enhancing clinician experience and reducing cognitive load?Subscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer
Veracity, variety and volume, these are terms you might hear attributed to big data challenges within different industries and healthcare is no stranger to these concepts. In this episode, I talk about some of the data challenges that health informatic professionals might face on a day-to-day basis when it comes to cleaning and wrangling healthcare data within their job. Looking to secure your first role in health informatics? Get the step-by-step guide to help you through the process: eBook: https://hlthanalyticinsights.gumroad.com/l/healthinformatics Resources: Challenges to electronic clinical quality measurement using third-party platforms in primary care practices: https://academic.oup.com/jamiaopen/article/2/4/423/5572109 Google Health announces Meditech as the first EHR vendor to integrate with Care Studio: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/google-health-announces-meditech-first-ehr-vendor-integrate-care-studio Newfoundland and Labrador Health systems cyber attack on hospitals: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/health-care-disruptions-day-5-1.6235229 Sign up to the newsletter and get your FREE guide to starting your career in health informatics here. DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this podcast are my own and do not reflect those of people, organizations or institutions that I might be associated with in a professional capacity, unless explicitly stated. The views expressed by the guests on this show are their own and may or may not reflect those of people, organizations or institutions that I might be associated with in a professional capacity, unless explicitly stated.
December 12, 2023: Christine Parent, Associate Vice President at MEDITECH joins Bill for the news. MEDITECH and Google Health collaborate to advance clinical search and discovery in Expanse EHR. Healthcare consumers have always taken the time to research and explore their health options but today digital patient experience now plays a huge role in their selection. Providers focus on EHR optimization to improve cross-solution interoperability. And KLAS reports that health system-affiliated home health agencies are migrating to enterprise EHRs.Key Points:Patients want convenience. They want the best care they can possibly receive, at the lowest price and at the right time.Clinicians are exasperated that they can't impact more changeI'm hopeful that as we turn the corner to 2023, we will get back on track with consumer needsExpanse Genomics Supports Precision Medicine at Frederick HealthMEDITECH WEBSITEMEDITECH BLOGMEDITECH PODCASTStories:Digital Patient Experience In Healthcare: A Necessary Game Changer - ForbesProviders Focus on EHR Optimization to Boost Interoperability - EHR IntelligenceKLAS Reports on Shifts in Home Health EHR Market - Healthcare InnovationSubscribe: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthTwitter: This Week Health
The MUSE community of independent MEDITECH users is celebrating 40 years of sharing their knowledge and experience. Join us for an engaging discussion with its CEO Alan Sherbinin.
November 29: Today on the Community channel, it's an Interview in Action live from HLTH with Paul Muret the VP & GM of Google Health. So many health encounters start with a Google Symptom Search. How does this tool drive better healthcare analytics? What is the MEDITECH and Google Cloud partnership bringing to the future of healthcare? What results can we expect to see in regards to mobility, productivity, affordability and security?Sign up for our webinar: How to Modernize Your Data Platform in Healthcare: The Right Fit for Every Unique Health System - Wednesday December 7 2022: 1pm ET / 10am PT. Subscribe: https://www.thisweekhealth.com/subscribe/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekhealthLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ThisWeekHealth
This episode features Laura Dyrda, Vice President & Editor in Chief at Becker's ASC Review and Becker's Spine Review. Here, she discusses big health systems reporting operating losses, Google Cloud and Epic partnering with Hackensack being the first health system to migrate EHR, Meditech & Google Health partnering on clinician search tool, and more.
Laura Dyrda shares the latest news on the Digital Health industry.
Given the relatively recent transition of leadership at MEDITECH, I thought it would be a good time to check in with MEDITECH's Executive Vice President & COO, Helen Waters. In our discussion, we cover a broad range of topics including how the leadership change has gone, the impact of COVID, and where they're headed in the future. Learn more about MEDITECH: https://ehr.meditech.com/ Find more great health IT content: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/
To say LifePoint Health is a large healthcare system is like saying Nashville has a few good country music bands. Per its website, LifePoint's healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 62 community hospital campuses, 33 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum including acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers, and post-acute care facilities. With that size and diversity comes incredible complexity and challenges. These include multiple EHRs (Epic, Cerner, MEDHOST, Meditech) and upwards of 16 different versions of said EHRs, including 9-10 versions of Meditech alone. Fortunately Angie Comfort is there to help run the show. How does she manage it all? How did she go from coal miner's daughter in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia (no relation to Loretta Lynn) to Assistant Vice President of HIM Operations where she oversees a staff of 300? And find time to work on her Doctorate's in Business Administration, in progress? You can't call her Dr. Comfort—yet. That's coming soon. We talk about an incredible career arc that has taken her from reviewing ER documentation for missing signatures, to outpatient coder at Stuttgart Regional Medical Center, to Community Health System's very first coder at the corporate office (where she ultimately trained 600 coders in ICD-10), to Senior Director of HIM Practice Excellence at AHIMA, and finally to her present role. With many fun side detours along the way, as I'm wont to do. Angie has seen it all but is not stuck in the past—80s nostalgia aside—and thinks remote coding and CDI work has been a blessing for the industry. She talks about what got her to make the leap to leadership, including the help of a mentor. Hers is a story of paying your dues in a remarkable climb to the top—and using her influence to give back, including in her personal life with The General Federation of Women's Clubs. What is Angie's EHR of choice and, just as importantly, what is her favorite Def Leppard song and first ever concert? Tune in to find out.
September 9, 2022: Healthcare is looking for a robust, integrated, person-centered record that can operate across multiple care delivery environments and bring efficiency and less friction across the patient and consumer health experience. MEDITECH Expanse rated 82.9 in the latest KLAS report on EHRs. The EHR has always been the system of record. Where does it go from here? What is the future? https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenwatersmeditech/ (Helen Waters), Executive VP and COO for MEDITECH joins us today. Where is the market taking MEDITECH? What is their approach to usability and preventing burnout? What about interoperability? Can MEDITECH offer sustainability amongst the rising cost burdens on healthcare organizations? What is their approach to patient-centered care? How will MEDITECH continue to challenge the market moving forward? Key Points: It took a lot of courage to hit a pause button while meaningful use was going on to develop https://ehr.meditech.com/ehr-solutions/meditech-expanse (Expanse) The evolution of value based care will continue to place demands on electronic health records that MEDITECH is very prepared to meet Our goal is always to make technology affordable and scalable https://ehr.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH WEBSITE) https://blog.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH BLOG) https://ehr.meditech.com/podcast-index (MEDITECH PODCAST)
As we continue to learn about how the industry is responding to TEFCA and which organizations are planning to apply to be a QHIN, we thought it would be valuable to sit down with CommonWell and a CommonWell member, MEDITECH, to learn more about their thoughts on TEFCA and CommonWell's choice to apply to be a QHIN. In the video interview below, Mike Cordeiro, Director Interoperability Market and Product Strategy at MEDITECH, and Paul Wilder, Executive Director of CommonWell Health Alliance share their insights on these important topics. Learn more about CommonWell: https://www.commonwellalliance.org/ Learn more about MEDITECH: https://ehr.meditech.com/ Find more great health IT content: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/
In Part 3 of our series, we take a high level view of creative ways nurses are shaping their challenging, yet successful and satisfying careers. Hear from Dr. Jane Englebright, very recently retired senior vice president and chief nurse executive for Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare, the nation's leading provider of healthcare services. And we have MEDITECH's Associate Vice President Cathy Turner. Cathy is a nurse and member of HIMSS and ANIA, as well as director of MEDITECH's Nursing Informatics Program.
Jim Collins talks about the inspiration for the MEDITECH Computer Science Building. Sited near the decaying mills of Fall River's industrial past, this computer science building for a leading health informatics software company is part of a new 17-acre campus on the Fall River waterfront. The program called for open office areas, conference and meeting spaces, and a full kitchen and dining area. The design is organized around a south-facing atrium which visually connects the building's four levels and a continuous curved glass wall facing the water.
Ben Orenstein joins me to talk all about before being “known on the internet”"Being next to a person who cares a lot about the craft of programming was really what turns me into a software engineer like someone who can make it a happen for real" - Ben OrensteinWatch this episode on YouTubeBen Orenstein:Ben's Company, TupleBen on Twitter: @r00kBrian Casel:Brian's company, ZipMessageBrian on Twitter: @casjamThanks to ZipMessageZipMessage (today's sponsor) is the video messaging tool that replaces live calls with asynchronous conversations. Use it for free or tune into the episode for an exclusive coupon for Open Threads listeners.Quotes from this episode:Quote 01:Ben: My dad was also in sales in the high-tech industry. He worked for AMD the chip maker for most of his career. And so that was actually really nice because he was in the tech industry, I got into computers at a young age, like we had a computer at our house before. A lot of people did, I think.And yes, I discovered at a quite early age that I was obsessed with this particular thing and wanted to play with it all the time.Brian: That's cool. Yeah. I mean, my dad wasn't in the tech industry, but he was sort of like, you know, one of the like the early like early adopters of computers getting really excited about it. So, you know, like the old school, like Prodigy Service and.Ben: Oh, yeah, yeah. Prodigy, yeah. Yeah. I forget sometimes that, that was like - really that was lucky. I had a lucky break there was exposed to this thing early on.Quote 02:Ben: College is really fun. I think you should probably go. There are not a lot of times where you're going to get to do what you get to do in college, and it's an amazing life experience, so you should probably do it from that perspective. Try not to go into a ton of debt to do it because it's probably not worth that unless you're in a... I mean, if you're a major in computer science, you can probably pay off your loans to probably be successful there.But I think you should mostly like my opinion of college is like it's mostly a boondoggle financed by your parents slash the government. And so you should like go and have that incredible experience because it is really fun and like living by yourself for the first time, it's great. So I think there's a lot of lessons and like enjoyment to be had there, but if you're not that into that idea and you're just like, I want to know how to like make it make things like I would, I would say like a computer science degree is probably the slowest path to that And like a boot camp is going to be a much betterthe choice for you. Brian: Yeah, for sure. I agree with that.Quote 03:Ben: In terms of like workflows or skill sets that kind of unlocked super powers that lasted the rest of your career like that. Like, for me, that's one of them was like the ability to, figure out how to build something, you know? Hmm. It's hard to break it down I mean, I learned so many. I feel like I basically went from programming because it's like I touched on there really was not that much programming in my computer science degree.There was some, but not a lot Um, I was doing some programming at Meditech, but not like, not any sort of modern programming. And so when I joined this place, it's called Dana-Farber. It's a cancer research institute, but I joined Dana-Farber. I was actually writing Ruby-on-Rails app next to somebody kind of all day long, and we would like like a program like, like, I would plug a keyboard into his computer and we would sit next to each other, and we were like, tackle things together.And he would review all my play requests and gave me a ton of feedback and, um, being right next to a like person that cared a lot about the craft of programming and knew a lot about it was really what actually turned me into. Like a software engineer, like someone who could make something happen for real because there's like, there's, there's like 5000 things around programming that are involved to like, actually like get a product out the door.And so it's not just like, do you understand Ruby syntax? Do you know what the object hierarchy looks like? It's like, yeah, sure. That's part of it. But there's like a million other things along that goes with it. This is around when I started learning them, for example, which became a pretty core part of my toolkit.I'm still a VIM user today, like years later. More than a decade later.Brian: Yeah.
Paul Warburton, EMR Analyst and Tyson Blauer, Research Director speak on the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and how providers are looking for security and consistency. Paul touches on how MEDITECH has been showing a strong net-positive retention rate along with CPSI, Azalea Health, Cerner and Allscripts. Tyson talks about the community model and how there is less consistency in the customer experience with that particular model, he mentions the importance of technology, interoperability and the overall experience and support. Paul speaks on the positives and negatives that acquisitions and mergers have, one thing they guarantee is change.
May 23, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineparent44/ (Christine Parent), Associate Vice President at https://ehr.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH) joins Bill for the news. ANA releases updated 'Nurses Bill of Rights'. The document can act as a tool to facilitate discussions about workplace concerns. A KLAS Arch Collaborative report found that sufficient ongoing health IT training is linked to EHR satisfaction. Compared to other clinicians, nurses are the most likely to have plans to leave their organization in the next year, according to a KLAS report. Key Points: The rise and rise of traveling nurses How can we ease the burden of documentation for clinicians? We must have the right training and support alongside the clinicians to help them use the EHR https://ehr.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH WEBSITE) https://blog.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH BLOG) https://ehr.meditech.com/podcast-index (MEDITECH PODCAST) Stories: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ana-releases-updated-nurses-bill-rights (ANA releases updated 'Nurses Bill of Rights' - Healthcare IT News) https://ehrintelligence.com/news/supportive-health-it-structure-linked-to-global-ehr-satisfaction (Supportive Health IT Structure Linked to Global EHR Satisfaction - EHR Intelligence) https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/more-nurses-plan-to-leave-jobs-than-other-clinicians-klas-survey-finds.html (More nurses plan to leave jobs than other clinicians, KLAS survey finds - Beckers)
MEDITECH maintains 16% market share in the US EHR market. Sometimes that number surprises people, but it shouldn't. Today we talk with Helen Waters the COO about their technology built on Internet Architecture and partnerships with Big Tech that bring advanced search and usability features to the EHR. Kind of refreshing. I hope you enjoy.
April 4, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineparent44/ (Christine Parent), Associate Vice President at https://ehr.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH) joins Bill for the news. How has the Chief Medical Information Officer role changed? We look at CMIO 3.0 where they have moved from initial EHR implementation to EHR optimization, strategic input on AI, population health efforts and patient engagement. 97% of Americans own a cellphone but it's shocking to know that, until recently, mobile adoption in health care has lagged. How can we accelerate the move from clunky, outdated software to a more mobile environment? And will Google become the future of Electronic Health Records? Find out as they announce their partnership with MEDITECH. Key Points: What is the conference booth strategy? Is it a marketing play or a sales play? Population health efforts are massively challenging with the data sets that you have to acquire The whole idea of board certified CMIOs is going to be the trend https://ehr.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH WEBSITE) - https://ehr.meditech.com https://blog.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH BLOG) - https://blog.meditech.com https://ehr.meditech.com/podcast-index (MEDITECH PODCAST) - https://ehr.meditech.com/podcast-index Stories: https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/clinical-it/electronic-health-record-electronic-medical-record-ehr-emr/article/21250442/cmio-30?utm_source=HI%20Daily%20NL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS220124149&o_eid=4454A2669190G2X&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C4454A2669190G2X&oly_enc_id=4454A2669190G2X (CMIO 3.0: How the chief medical information officer role has evolved - Healthcare Innovation) https://insidesources.com/google-meditech-and-the-future-of-electronic-health-records/ (Google, MEDITECH and the Future of Electronic Health Records - Inside Sources) https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/why-the-future-of-health-care-is-mobile (Why the Future of Health Care is Mobile - Managed Healthcare Executive) https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2022/03/25/key-growth-areas-in-healthcare-technology-for-2022/?sh=6872a9c36f23 (Key Growth Areas In Healthcare Technology For 2022 - Forbes)
On today's episode of the Core Health Collective, we're joined by registered massage therapist and entrepreneur, David Barker of the David Barker Clinic. Cold Laser Therapy is growing in popularity due to its effectiveness at healing the body without invasive surgery or potentially harmful medications. Join us today as we learn all about Cold Laser Therapy, the benefits, and the innovation of this growing treatment option. About David: David graduated valedictorian Trillium College Massage Therapy Program in 2014 and has since opened his downtown Kingston Ontario clinic with a strong vision in providing excellence in medical-based therapeutic massage. As an individual health care professional, David is committed to the highest quality, evidenced-based massage therapy in the Kingston area. Whether the treatment involves sports injury, repetitive strain, chronic pain, or a specific stage of recovery, David's treatment plan will be designed to benefit you. A key component of all of David's treatments involves stress reduction as well as the reduction of physical pain. David is passionate about treating each client as an individual and uses a wide-based knowledge of anatomy to address the very concerns for which the client seeks treatment. Professional Laser Therapy In 2015 David completed the comprehensive technical and clinical training program in Laser Therapy at Meditech International to become a Professional Laser Therapist and since then completed several Master Classes to widen his knowledge in the application of photobiomodulation therapy. In June 2021 David was asked to present and speak on a clinical case study at the Meditech world masterclass with keynote speaker South African neurosurgeon Ashleigh Bhanjan. In 2021 David completed all Meditech advanced certified courses available, giving the David Barker Clinic Meditech's Advanced Certified Clinic status. Using Dr. Fred Kahn's FRCS(C) designed BioFlex Laser system strongly enhances David's ability to treat chronic pain and inflammatory conditions. David is a registered member of: The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) Registered Massage Therapists' Association of Ontario (RMTAO)
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February 14, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineparent44/ (Christine Parent), Associate Vice President at https://ehr.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH) joins Bill for the news. Nurses are the most trusted professionals in the US for the 20th year running. How can we make them more effective with the tools they have in front of them? What are the biggest healthcare predictions for 2022? What is virtual care 3.0? If you're looking for a silver lining in the pandemic, it's telehealth. Now called the mother of necessity. An estimated 60% of healthcare tasks are lending themselves to automation. Many health systems are also investing in automation technologies as part of their strategy to alleviate labor shortages. Health systems are radically redefining how they will deliver care in 2022. So what exactly is a smart hospital? Sign up for our webinar: https://www.thisweekhealth.com/owning-cloud-in-your-organization-tw-wm/ (Owning Cloud in Your Organization - Understanding, Implementing and Designing Your Hybrid Cloud Strategy) - February 24, 2022: 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT Key Points: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:12:00 - What are some of the biggest time-wasters for nurses? 00:16:00 - Healthcare disruptors are moving quickly to capitalize on growing demands for a better healthcare experience by consumers 00:17:55 - Trustmark Health Benefits partners with Teladoc to launch new Virtual-First Health Plan Service 00:21:50 - The CVSs, Walgreens, Walmarts and Best Buys are trying to go after the $3.8 trillion dollar industry https://ehr.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH) Stories: https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/nurses-are-most-trusted-professionals-us-20th-year-running (Nurses are the most trusted professionals in the U.S. for the 20th year running - Healthcare Finance News) https://www.wwt.com/article/healthcare-predictions-2022 (Healthcare Predictions for 2022 – WWT) https://johnnosta.medium.com/the-urgent-need-for-telemedicine-2-0-dc4bd759a5f2 (The Urgent Need for Telemedicine 2.0 - Medium) https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/mayo-clinic-chooses-oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-suite-its-business-processes (Mayo Clinic chooses Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite for its business processes - Healthcare Finance News) https://www.goodrx.com/healthcare-access/telehealth/state-of-telehealth-survey-2021 (The State of Telehealth, According to Healthcare Providers and Patients – GoodRx)
One of the most experienced healthcare lawyers I know is William F. O'Toole, Jr., Founder of O'Toole Law Group. Having started as an in house lawyer with MEDITECH, he got to see first hand the creation of the health IT industry and associated laws and contracts. Plus, a decade ago he left MEDITECH to go out on his own where he's brought his extensive experience to a wide variety of clients including hospitals negotiating with MEDITECH and other industry leaders, as well as health IT companies. Startup companies in particular have benefited greatly from his experience and expertise as they establish themselves in this industry. If you're a health IT startup or a MEDITECH hospital, you'll enjoy learning from William F. O'Toole, Jr.'s experience working as a lawyer for both. Learn more about O'Toole Law Group: https://www.otoolelawgroup.com/ Find more great Health IT content: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/
Meet our guest today, Tanya Stinson, Founder of Leaning Towards Change, LLC. Tanya had a Master Blackbelt in Lean Six Sigma while working in power plants and coal mines before her seamless transition into healthcare getting a Meditech certification by herself. In this episode, I sit with Tanya as she highlights the importance of improving processes, and ourselves as individuals by continuous learning and strategizing. Top Takeaways [00:27] Never stop chasing your dreams and when you do fail, get back up and start all over again. [08:10] Process Improvement and Continuous Improvement offer an opportunity to get more hands-on experience beyond just the knowledge gotten from school. The more your years of experience, the more knowledge you have. [10:48] Advice for new PI professionals: Be a sponge, try to soak in as much as you can. Be an effective listener. It also helps to build trust and relationships because people will recognize that you go all out to solve problems and after a while, they be the ones to bring these issues to you. [14:30] Tools for building intimate team connections: Talking with people helps to know where to start, take time out to explain processes. An example of this is teaching the team a waste walk so they can carry it out in their respective fields. [19:20] Best 'Aha' moment: This came following the loss of a miner due to an accident because of the inadequacy in preventive processes. This event motivated her to work hard on improving processes to prevent a recurrence. [20:25] Current changes in health care: Healthcare needs process improvement now more than ever to streamline processes, reduce cost and reduce waste. [23:54] New professionals in healthcare are encouraged to join organizations like A.C.H.E, where they can make new connections to get established or get mentored. [25:30] Tanya's faith in her family and consistent positivity around herself which she spreads through the team, help to keep her and her team inspired. [26:28] Best career advice: Don't stop learning, always be learning something to keep your competitive edge. [27:51] A habit that contributes to her success: Always determine where the errors and inefficiencies are because if people don't know where to start, they have no foundation. [28:35] Website recommendation: Google. [29:20] Listeners are also encouraged to visit Tanya's website, sign up and get a free consultation. [29:50] A professional society: A.C.H.E and N.T.A.H.Q (North Texas Association for Healthcare Quality). Listeners can also make out time to get in touch with their state quality associations. [31:13] Book recommendation: "The Toyota Way" by Jeffrey Liker [32:15] Tanya's message to herself: Learn from your mistakes, don't make those bad mistakes twice. To herself in the future, her message is to never stop, and continue on even if she falls. [33:08] Final advice from Tanya: Be a sponge, continuously listen to people that have a lot of knowledge. Take a lot of notes and never stop learning. You never know what kind of certification or knowledge will give you that step up above everybody else. Key Quotes: "If you fall, fall forward" "Experience comes with time" "Never stop learning, always be growing" Connect: Find | Tanya Stinson LinkedIn – Tanya Stinson Website – www.leaningtowardschange.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/healthcarequalitycast/message
In this interview, I sat down with Carl Smith, CIO at King's Daughters Medical Center (KDMC), Dessiree Paoli, Sr. Manager, Solution Marketing at Interlace Health, and Maggie Peña, Vice President of Client Services at Interlace Health to talk about their project that converted and consolidated 2,500 paper forms to 1,000 digital forms. They share why forms are frequently overlooked and Smith shares the impact this project had on his organization. He also shares the importance of having the forms integrated with his MEDITECH EHR and how the process of integration went for them. (Check out the full details of how Interlace Health & MEDITECH helped digitize KDMC's informed consent process in this case study) Smith also shares how forms optimization never stops which goes contrary to many people's idea that we've already figured out forms and can move on. Forms are not a one and done project, and Peña highlights how the relationship between Interlace Health and KDMC is ever-evolving as part of this continuous effort to improve the experience for both patients and staff. Finally, we wrap up the interview talking about a stat they shared in their HIMSS presentation that 52% of healthcare leaders ranked patient engagement as their biggest focus. Plus, Smith shares what's top of mind for him and what he's most excited about going forward. Learn more about Interlace Health: https://interlacehealth.com/ Learn more about King's Daughters Medical Center: https://kdmc.org/
Welcome everyone to Episode 4 of Season 2 on the Follow The Brand Podcast. I am your host Grant McGaugh CEO of 5 STAR BDM. My question for you is Have you ever seen a purple squirrel with a yellow sweater? My guest today Tom Jordan sees them all the time in his business as a professional coach and executive recruiter. He is known as the Chief connections Officer for his program called M.I.N.D. Moving in New Directions. Tom has a rare talent for helping professionals reach their true potential in their careers. He has over 1 billion dollars in sales over his illustrious career by leveraging his network of friends, peers, and people just like you.Tom has an extensive 35+ background as a Billion Dollar Producer in Sales of Computer Hardware, Software, Long-term multimillion-dollar Consulting Contracts as large as $110 million, Computer Hardware Service Contracts. Some of these include IBM, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), Sun Microsystems, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Marcola, Salesforce, Various EMR packages Such as Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts, and others. He has also done several years of Corporate Recruiting, Executive and Professional Talent Hunting, and Contract Technical Recruiting. He also has done Executive, Professional, Management, Sales, Career, Life Coaching, and Training. He is coached six Fortune 500 CEOs and 20 of their executives. He also coached executives from large to small organizations. He has a true passion for helping people to truly love themselves, to get them on the right path, and how to stay on the right path to success. Tom used to love Running, Biking, and swimming but due to an accident, he can no longer do that. He Completed 150 marathons by December of 2015, 2 Full Ironmans, and 4 half Ironman contests.Before getting into full-time sales and recruiting Tom worked in Gainesville Florida at the University of Florida Shands Hospital doing paramedic work in the ER, LPN on the AIDS unit, and an/ EKG and Echocardiogram Tech in the heart station. He also worked part-time at the VA Hospital working in their computer department creating EMR'S with MUMPS. That's how he first got his love with EMR solutions.Tom spent 6 years in the US Army as a COMBAT MEDIC/EMT PARAMEDIC / LPN.He served with the 3/63rd Armor, Flak Army Hospital, 1/10 Special Forces regiment in Berchesgaten, Germany & Elsewhere and finished his Army career at Fort Lewis Washington, attached to 2/75 Rangers.He has 3 three children, 2 Granddaughters, and a pet guinea pig named pumpkin that belongs to his granddaughter. When he's not working, he likes to volunteer, spend time with the family, go for long walks on the beach or parks, he loves to capture sunrises and sunsets on his camera. He also loves to read and write stories.Let's welcome Tom Jordan to the follow The Brand Podcast where we are building a 5 STAR Brand that you can follow!
Today we bring you the second half of Harry's conversation with Dave deBronkart, better known as E-Patient Dave for all the work he's done to help empower patients to be more involved in their own healthcare. If you missed Part 1 of our interview with Dave, we recommend that you check that out before listening to this one. In that part, we talked about how Dave's own brush with cancer in 2007 turned him from a regular patient into a kind of super-patient, doing the kind of research to find the medication that ultimately saved his life. And we heard from Dave how the healthcare system in the late 2000s was completely unprepared to help consumers like him who want to access and understand their own data.Today in Part 2, we'll talk about how all of that is gradually changing, and why new technologies and standards have the potential to open up a new era of participatory medicine – if, that is, patients are willing to do a little more work to understand their health data, if innovators can get better access to that data, and if doctors are willing to create a partnership with the patients over the process of diagnosis and treatment.Please rate and review The Harry Glorikian Show on Apple Podcasts! Here's how to do that from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:1. Open the Podcasts app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. 2. Navigate to The Harry Glorikian Show podcast. You can find it by searching for it or selecting it from your library. 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I'm Harry Glorikian.Welcome to The Harry Glorikian Show, the interview podcast that explores how technology is changing everything we know about healthcare.Artificial intelligence.Big data.Predictive analytics.In fields like these, breakthroughs are happening much faster than most people realize. If you want to be proactive about your own healthcare and the healthcare of your loved ones, you'll need to some of these new tips and techniques of how medicine is changing and how you can take advantage of all the new options.Explaining this approaching world is the mission of the new book I have coming out soon, The Future You. And it's also our theme here on the show, where we'll bring you conversations with the innovators, caregivers, and patient advocates who are transforming the healthcare system and working to push it in positive directions.In the previous episode we met Dave deBronkart, better known as E-Patient Dave for all the work he's done to help empower patients to be more involved in their own healthcare. If you missed it, I'm gonna recommend that you listen to the first discussion, and then come back here.We talked about how Dave's own brush with cancer in 2007 turned him from a regular patient into a kind of super-patient, doing the kind of research to find the medication that ultimately saved his life. And we heard from Dave how the healthcare system in the late 2000s was completely unprepared to help consumers like him who want to access and understand their own data.Today in Part 2, we'll talk about how all of that is gradually changing, and why new technologies and standards have the potential to open up a new era of participatory medicine – if, that is, patients are willing to do a little more work to understand their health data, if innovators can get better access to that data, and if doctors are willing to create a partnership with the patients over the process of diagnosis and treatment.We'll pick up the conversation at a spot where we were talking about that control and the different forms it's taken over the years.Harry Glorikian: You've observed like that there's some that there's this kind of inversion going on right now where for centuries doctors had sole control over patient data and sole claims to knowledge and authority about how patients should be treated. But now patients may have more detailed, more relevant and more up to date data than your doctors does. Right. You've talked about this as a Kuhnian paradigm shift, if I remember correctly, where patients are the anomalies, helping to tear down an old paradigm, you know. Walk us through the history here. What was the old paradigm and what's the new paradigm and what are you some of your favorite examples of this paradigm shift?Dave deBronkart: Well, so I want to be clear here. I have the deepest admiration for doctors, for physicians and for licensed practitioners at all levels for the training that they went through. I don't blame any of this on any of them. I did a fair amount of study about what paradigms are Thomas Kuhn's epic book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, like discovering that the Earth isn't the center of the solar system and things like that. The paradigm is an agreement in a scientific field about how things work. And it is the platform, the theoretical model on which all research and further study is done. And these anomalies arise when scientists operating in the field keep finding outcomes that disagree with what the paradigm says. So in the case of the planets circling the earth and the how the solar system works. They discovered that Mars and other planets all of a sudden would stop orbiting and when they would do a little loop de loop. I mean, that's what they observed. And they came up with more and more tortured explanations until finally, finally, somebody said, hey, guess what? We're all orbiting the sun. Now, the paradigm inn health care has been that the physician has important knowledge. Lord knows that's true. The physician has important knowledge and the patient doesn't and can't. Therefore, patient should do as they're told, so called compliance, and should not interfere with the doctors doing their work. Well, now along comes things like all of those things that I mentioned that the patient community told me at the beginning of my cancer. None of that is in the scientific literature. Even here, 15 years later, none of it's in the literature. What's going on here? Here's that first clunk in the paradigm. Right. And we have numerous cases of patients who assisted with the diagnosis. Patients who invented their own treatment. And the shift, the improvement in the paradigm that we have to, where just any scientific thinker -- and if you want to be a doctor and you don't want to be a scientific thinker, then please go away -- any scientific thinker has to accept is that it's now real and legitimate that the patient can be an active person in healthcare.Dave deBronkart: Yeah, I mean, you've said you don't have to be a scientist or a doctor anymore to create a better way to manage a condition. So, I mean, it's interesting, right? Because I always think that my doctor and I are partners in this together.Dave deBronkart: Good participatory medicine. Perfect.Harry Glorikian: You know, he has knowledge in certain places I definitely don't. But there are things where him and I, you know, do talk about things that were like, you know, we need to look into that further. Now, I'm lucky I've got a curious doctor. I found somebody that I can partner with and that I can think about my own health care in a sort of different way. But I mean, sometimes he doesn't have all the answers and we have to go search out something. You know, I was asking him some questions about HRV the other day that, you know, he's like, huh, let me let me ask a few cardiologists, you know, to get some input on this. So do you see that, I mean, I see that as the most desired outcome, where a patient can have their record. They're not expected to go and become a physician at that level of depth, but that the physicians who also have the record can work in a participatory way with the patient and get to a better outcome.Dave deBronkart: Exactly. And the other thing that's happened is and I've only recently in the last year come to realize we are at the end of a century that is unique in the history of humanity until science got to a certain point in the late 1800s, most doctors, as caring as they were, had no knowledge of what was going wrong in the body with different diseases. And then and that began a period of many decades where doctors really did know important things that patients had no access to. But that era has ended. All right, we now have more information coming out every day than anyone can be expected to keep up with. And we now are at a point also where we've seen stories for decades of patients who were kept alive. But at what cost? Right. Well, and we now we are now entering the point where the definition of best care cannot be made without involving the patient and their priorities. So this is the new world we're evolving into, like and Dr. Sands wears a button in clinic that says what matters to you?Harry Glorikian: So I mean, one of the other, based on where you're going with this, I think is you know, there are some movements that have been arising over the years. I don't know, maybe you could talk about one of them, which is OpenAPS. It's an unregulated, open source project to build an artificial pancreas to help people with type 1 diabetes. And I think it was Erich von Hippel's work on patient driven innovation. I talk in my book about, and I ask whether we should be training people to be better patients in the era of, say, A.I. and other technologies. What do you think could be done better to equip the average patient with to demand access to patient data, ask their doctors more important questions, get answers in plain English. You know, be more collaborative. What do you think is going to move us in that direction faster or more efficiently, let's say?Dave deBronkart: Well, I want to be careful about the word better, because I'm very clear that my preferences are not everyone's preferences. Really, you know, autonomy means every person gets to define their own priorities. And another thing is one of the big pushbacks from the hospital industry over the last 10 years as medical records, computers were shoved down their throats along with the mandate that they have to let patients see their data in the patient portal was a complaint that most patients aren't interested. Well, indeed, you know, I've got sorry news for you. You know, when I worked in the graphic arts industry, I worked in marketing, people don't change behavior or start doing something new until they've got a problem. If it's fun or sexy, you know, then they'll change, they'll start doing something new. What we need to do is make it available to people. And then when needs arise, that gets somebody's attention and they're like, holy crap, what's happening to my kid? Right. If they know that they can be involved, then they can start to take action. They can learn how to take action. It's having the infrastructure available, having the app ecosystem start to grow, and then just having plain old awareness. Who knows? Maybe someday there will be a big Hollywood movie where people where people learn about stories like that and. You know, from that I mean that I think nature will take its course.Harry Glorikian: Well, it's interesting because I recently interviewed a gentleman by the name of Matthew Might. He's a computer scientist who became a surrogate patient advocate for his son, Bertrand, who had a rare and undiagnosed genetic disorder that left him without an enzyme that breaks down junk protein in the cells. But he, you know, jumped in there. He did his own research found in over-the-counter drug, Prevacid of all drugs., that could help with Bertrand's deficiency. But, I mean, Dave, you know, Matt is a, he was a high-powered computer scientist who wasn't afraid to jump in and bathe in that, you know. Is that the type of person we need? Is that a cautionary tale, or an inspiring tale? How do you think about that?Dave deBronkart: Desperate people will bring whatever they have to the situation. And this is no different from, you know, there have been very ordinary people who had saved lives at a car crash because they got training about how to on how to stop bleeding as a Boy Scout. You know, it is a mental trap to say, "But you're different." Ok. Some people said, "Well, Dave, you're an MIT graduate, my patients aren't like you." And people say, well, yeah, but Matt Might is a brilliant PhD type guy. What you mentioned few minutes before gives the lie to all of that, the OpenAPS community. All right, now, these are people you need to know appreciate the open apps world. You need to realize that a person with type 1 diabetes can die in their sleep any particular night. You know, they can even have an alarm, even if they have a digital device connected with an alarm, their blood sugar can crash so bad that they can't even hear the alarm. And so and they got tired of waiting the industry. Year after year after year, another five years will have an artificial pancreas, another five years, and a hashtag started: #WeAreNotWaiting. Now, I am I don't know any of the individuals involved, but I'll bet that every single diabetes related executive involved in this thought something along the lines of, "What are they going to do, invent their own artificial pancreas?" Well, ha, ha, ha, folks. Because as I as I imagine, you know, the first thing that happened was this great woman, Dana Lewis, had a digital insulin pump and a CGM, continuous glucose meter, and her boyfriend, who's now her husband, watched her doing the calculation she had to do before eating a hamburger or whatever and said, "I bet I could write a program that would do that."Dave deBronkart: And so they did. And one thing led to another. His program, and she had some great slides about this, over the course of a year, got really good at predicting what her blood sugar was going to be an hour later. Right. And then they said, "Hmm, well, that's interesting. So why don't I put that in a little pocket computer, a little $35 pocket computer?" The point is, they eventually got to where they said, let's try connecting these devices. All right. And to make a long story short, they now have a system, as you said, not a product, they talked to the FDA, but it's not regulated because it's not a product. Right. But they're not saying the hell with the FDA. They're keeping them informed. What are the scientific credentials of Dana Lewis and her boyfriend, Scott? Dana is a PR professional, zero medical computer or scientific skills? Zero. The whole thing was her idea. Various other people got involved and contributed to the code. It is a trap to think that because the pioneering people had special traits, it's all bogus. Those people are lacking the vision to see what the future you is going to be. See, and the beautiful thing from a disruptive standpoint is that when the person who has the problem gains access to power to create tools, they can take it in whatever direction they want. That's one of the things that happened when typesetting was killed by desktop publishing.Harry Glorikian: Right.Dave deBronkart: In typesetting, they said "You people don't know what you're doing!" And the people said, whatever, dude, they invented Comic Sans, and they went off and did whatever they wanted and the world became more customer centered for them.Harry Glorikian: So. You know, this show is generally about, you know, data, Machine learning and trying to see where that's going to move the needle. I mean, do you see the artificial intelligence umbrella and everything that's under that playing a role to help patients do their own research and design their own treatments?Dave deBronkart: Maybe someday, maybe someday. But I've read enough -- I'm no expert on AI, but I've read enough to know that it's a field that is full of perils of just bad training data sets and also full of immense amounts of risk of the data being misused or misinterpreted. If you haven't yet encountered Cathy O'Neil, she's the author of this phenomenal book, Weapons of Math Destruction. And she said it's not just sloppy brain work. There is sloppy brain work in the mishandling of data in A.I., but there is malicious or ignorant, dangerously ignorant business conduct. For instance, when companies look at somebody who has a bad credit rating and therefore don't give them a chance to do this or this or this or this, and so and they actually cause harm, which is the opposite of what you would think intelligence would be used for.Harry Glorikian: So but then, on the opposite side, because I talk about some of these different applications and tools in in the book where, you know, something like Cardiogram is able to utilize analytics to identify, like it alerted me and said "You know, you might have sleep apnea." Right. And it can also detect an arrhythmia, just like the Apple Watch does, or what's the other one? Oh, it can also sort of alert you to potentially being prediabetic. Right. And so you are seeing, I am seeing discrete use cases where you're seeing a movement forward in the field based on the analytics that can be done on that set of data. So I think I don't want to paint the whole industry as bad, but I think it's in an evolutionary state.Dave deBronkart: Absolutely. Yes. We are at the dawn of this era, there's no question. We don't yet have much. We're just going to have to discover what pans out. Really, I. Were you referring to the Cardia, the Acor, the iPhone EKG device a moment ago?Harry Glorikian: No, there's there's actually an, I've got one here, which is the you know...Dave deBronkart: That's it. That's the mobile version. Exactly. Yeah. Now, I have a friend, a physician friend at Beth Israel Deaconess, who was I just rigidly absolutely firmly trust this guy's brain intelligence and not being pigheaded, he was at first very skeptical that anything attached to an iPhone could be clinically useful. But he's an E.R. doc and he now himself will use that in the E.R. Put the patient's fingers on those electrodes and and send it upstairs because the information, when they're admitting somebody in a crisis, the information gets up there quicker than if he puts it in the EMR.Harry Glorikian: Well, you know, I always try to tell people like these devices, you know, they always say it's not good enough, it's not good enough. And I'm like, it's not good enough today. But it's getting better tomorrow and the next day. And then they're going to improve the sensor. And, yep, you know, the speed of these changes is happening. It's not a 10 year shift. It's it's happening in days, weeks, months, maybe years. But, you know, this is a medical device on my arm as far as I'm concerned.Harry Glorikian: It's a device that does medical-related things. It certainly doesn't meet the FDA's definition of a medical device that requires certification and so on. Now, for all I know, maybe two thirds of the FDA's criteria are bogus. And we know that companies and lobbyists have gamed the system. It's an important book that I read maybe five years ago when it was new, was An American Sickness about the horrifying impacts of the money aspect of health care. And she talked about, when she was talking specifically about device certification, she talked about how some company superbly, and I don't know if they laughed over their three martini lunch or what, some company superbly got something approved by the FDA as saying, we don't need to test this because it's the same as something else.Harry Glorikian: Ok, equivalence.Dave deBronkart: And also got a patent on the same thing for being completely new. Right. Which is not possible. And yet they managed to win the argument in both cases. So but the this is not a medical device, but it is, gives me useful information. Maybe we should call it a health device.Harry Glorikian: Right. Yeah, I mean, there are certain applications that are, you know, cleared by the FDA right now, but, you know, I believe what it's done is it's allowing these companies to gather data and understand where how good the systems are and then apply for specific clearances based on when the system gets good enough, if that makes sense.Dave deBronkart: Yes. Now, one thing I do want to say, there's an important thing going on in the business world, those platforms. You know, companies like Airbnb, Uber, whatever, where they are, a big part of their business, the way they create value is to understand you better by looking at your behavior and not throwing so much irrelevant crap at you. Now, we all know this as it shows up. As you know, you buy something on Amazon and you immediately get flooded by ads on Facebook for the thing that you already bought, for heaven's sake. I mean, how stupid is that? But anyway, I think it's toxic and should be prohibited by law for people to collect health data from your apps and then monetize it. I think that should be completely unacceptable. My current day job is for this company called Pocket Health, where they collect a patient's radiology images for the patient so the patient can have 24/7 access in the cloud. And when I joined there, a friend said, oh, I gather they must make their money by selling the data. Right? And I asked one of the two founding brothers, and he was appalled. That's just not what they do. They have another part of the company. And anybody who gets any medical device, any device to track their health should make certain that the company agrees not to sell it.[musical interlude]Harry Glorikian: Let's pause the conversation for a minute to talk about one small but important thing you can do, to help keep the podcast going. And that's to make it easier for other listeners discover the show by leaving a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts.All you have to do is open the Apple Podcasts app on your smartphone, search for The Harry Glorikian Show, and scroll down to the Ratings & Reviews section. Tap the stars to rate the show, and then tap the link that says Write a Review to leave your comments. It'll only take a minute, but you'll be doing us a huge favor.And one more thing. If you like the interviews we do here on the show I know you'll like my new book, The Future You: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help You Get Healthier, Stress Less, and Live Longer.It's a friendly and accessible tour of all the ways today's information technologies are helping us diagnose diseases faster, treat them more precisely, and create personalized diet and exercise programs to prevent them in the first place.The book is now available for pre-order. Just go to Amazon and search for The Future You, Harry Glorikian.Thanks. And now back to our show.[musical interlude]Harry Glorikian: You mentioned FHIR or, you know, if I had to spell it out for people, it's Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource standard from, I think, it's the Health Level 7 organization. What is FHIR? Where did it come from and what does it really enable?Dave deBronkart: So I'll give you my impression, which I think is pretty good, but it may not be the textbook definition. So FHIR is a software standard, very analogous to HTTP and HTML for moving data around the same way those things move data around on the Web. And this is immensely, profoundly different from the clunky, even if possible, old way of moving data between, say, an Epic system, a Cerner system, a Meditech system nd so on. And the it's a standard that was designed and started five or six years ago by an Australian guy named Graham Grieve. A wonderful man. And as he developed it, he offered it to HL7, which is a very big international standards organization, as long as they would make it free forever to everyone. And the important thing about it is that, as required now by the final rule that we were discussing, every medical record system installed at a hospital that wants to get government money for doing health care for Medicare or Medicaid, has to have what's called a FHIR endpoint. And a FHIR endpoint is basically just a plug on it where you can, or an Internet address, the same way you can go to Adobe.com and get whatever Adobe sends you, you can go to the FHIR endpoint with your login credentials and say, give me this patient's health data. That's it. It works. It already works. That's what I use in that My Patient Link app that I mentioned earlier.Harry Glorikian: So just to make it clear to someone that say that's listening, what does the average health care consumer need to know about it, if anything, other than it's accessible? And what's the part that makes you most excited about it?Harry Glorikian: Well, well, well. What people need to know about it is it's a new way. Just like when your hospital got a website, it's a new way for apps to get your data out of the hospital. So when you want it, you know that it has to be available that way. Ironically, my hospital doesn't have a FHIR endpoint yet. Beth Israel Deaconess. But they're required to by the end of the year. What makes me excited about it is that... So really, the universal principle for everything we've discussed is that knowledge is power. More precisely, knowledge enables power. You can give me a ton of knowledge and I might not know what to do with it, but without the knowledge, I'm disempowered. There's no dispute about that. So it will become possible now for software developers to create useful tools for you and your family that would not have been possible 15 years ago or five years ago without FHIR. In fact, it's ironic because one of the earliest speeches I gave in Washington, I said to innovators, data is fuel. Right. We talked about Quicken and Mint. Quicken would have no value to anybody if they couldn't get at your bank information. Right. And that's that would have prevented. So we're going to see new tools get developed that will be possible because of FHIR and the fact that the federal regulations require it.Harry Glorikian: Yeah, my first one of my first bosses actually, like the most brilliant boss, I remember him telling me one at one time, he goes, "Remember something: Knowledge is power." I must have been 19 when he told me that. And I was, you know, it took me a little while to get up to speed on what he meant by that. But so do you believe FHIR is a better foundation for accessing health records than previous attempts like Google Health or Microsoft Health Vault?Dave deBronkart: Well, those are apples and oranges. FHIR is a way of moving the data around. Several years into my "Give me my damn data" campaign, I did a blog post that was titled I Want a Health Data Spigot. I want to be able to connect the garden hose to one place and get all my data flowing. Well, that's what FHIR is now. What's at the other end of the hose? You know, different buckets, drinking glasses, whatever. That's more analogous to Google Health and Health Vault. Google Health and Health Vault might have grown into something useful if they could get all the important information out there, which it turns out was not feasible back then anyway. But that's what's going to happen.Harry Glorikian: What is the evolution you'd like to see in the relationship between the patient and the U.S. health care systems? You know, you once said the key to be would get the money managers out of the room. You know, if you had to sort of think about what you'd want it to evolve to, what would it be?Dave deBronkart: Well, so. There are at least two different issues involved in this. First of all, in terms of the practice of medicine, the paradigm of patient that I mentioned, collaboration, you know, collaboration, including training doctors and nurses on the feasibility and methods of collaboration. How do you do this differently? That won't happen fast because the you know, the I mean, the curriculum in medical schools doesn't change fast. But we do have mid career education and we have people learning practical things. So there's a whole separate issue of the financial structure of the U.S. health system, which is the only one I know in the world that is composed of thousands of individual financially separate organizations, each of which has managers who are required by law to protect their own finances. And the missing ingredient is that as all these organizations manage their own finances, nobody anywhere is accountable for whether care is achieved. Nobody can be fired or fined or put out of business for failing to get the patient taken care of as somebody should have. And so those are those are two separate problems. My ideal world is, remember a third of the US health care spending is excess and somebody a couple of years ago...Guess what? A third of the US health care spending is the insurance companies. Now, maybe the insurance companies are all of the waste. I don't know. I'm not that well-informed. But my point is there is plenty of money there already being spent that would support doctors and nurses spending more time with you and me beyond the 12 or 15 minutes that they get paid for.Harry Glorikian: So it's interesting, right? I mean, the thing that I've sort of my bully pulpit for, for a long time has been, once you digitize everything, it doesn't mean you have to do everything the same way. Which opens up, care may not have to be given in the same place. The business model may now be completely open to shift, as we've seen with the digitization of just about every other business. And so I you know, I worry that the EMRs are holding back innovation and we're seeing a lot of innovation happen outside of the existing rubric, right, the existing ivory towers, when you're seeing drug development using A.I. and machine learning, where we're seeing imaging or pathology scans. I mean, all of those are happening by companies that are accessing this digitized data and then providing it in a different format. But it's not necessarily happening inside those big buildings that are almost held captive by the EMR. Because if you can't access the data, it's really hard to take it to that next level of analytics that you'd like to take it to.Dave deBronkart: Yes, absolutely.Harry Glorikian: I mean, just throwing that out there, I know we've been talking about the system in particular, but I feel that there's the edges of the system aren't as rigid as they used to be. And I think we have a whole ecosystem that's being created outside of it.Harry Glorikian: Absolutely. And the when information can flow you get an increasing number of parties who can potentially do something useful with it, create value with it. And I'm not just talking about financial value, but achieve a cure or something like that. You know, interestingly, when the industry noticed what the open apps people were doing, all of a sudden you could no longer buy a CGM that had the ability to export the data.Harry Glorikian: Right.Dave deBronkart: Hmm. So somebody is not so happy about that. When an increasing number of people can get out data and combine it with their other ideas and skills and try things, then the net number of new innovations will come along. Dana Lewis has a really important slide that she uses in some presentations, and it ties in exactly with Erich von Hippel's user driven innovation, which of course, shows up in health care as patient driven innovation. The traditional industrial model that von Hippel talks about is if you're going to make a car, if you're going to be a company going into the car business, you start by designing the chassis and doing the wheels and designing the engine and so on and so on. And you do all that investment and you eventually get to where you've got a car. All right. Meanwhile, Dana shows a kid on a skateboard who can get somewhere on the skateboard and then somebody comes up with the idea of putting a handle on it. And now you've scooter. Right. And so on. The user driven innovations at every moment are producing value for the person who has the need.Harry Glorikian: Right. And that's why I believe that, you know, now that we've gotten to sort of that next level of of datafication of health care, that these centers have gotten cheaper, easier, more accessible. You know, like I said, I've got a CGM on my arm. Data becomes much more accessible. FHIR has made it easier to gain access to my health record. And I can share it with an app that might make that data more interpretable to me. This is what I believe is really sort of moving the needle in health care, are people like Matthew Might doing his own work where it's it's changing that. And that's truly what I try to cover in the book, is how these data [that] are now being made accessible to patients gives them the opportunity to manage their own health in a better way or more accurately and get ahead of the warning light going on before the car breaks down. But one of the things I will say is, you know, I love my doctor, but, you know, having my doctor as a partner in this is makes it even even better than rather than just me trying to do anything on my own. Dave deBronkart: Of course, of course. Dr. Sands is fond of saying "I have the medical training or diagnosis and treatment and everything, but Dave's the one who's the expert on what's happening in his life." Right. And and I'm the expert on my own priorities.Harry Glorikian: Right. Which I can't expect. I mean, my doctor has enough people to worry about, let alone like, me being his sole, the only thing he needs to think about. So, Dave, this was great. It was great having you on the show. I hope this is one of many conversations that we can have going forward, because I'm sure there's going to be different topics that we could cover. So I appreciate you taking the time and being on the show.Dave deBronkart: Well, and same to you. The this has been a very stimulating I mean, and the you've got the vision of the arriving future that is informed by where we're coming from, but not constrained by the old way of thinking. And that really matters. The reality, the emerging reality, whether anybody knows it or not, is that people with a big problem are able to act now in ways that they weren't before. I mean, another amazing example is a guy in England named Tal Golesworthy has Marfan syndrome. And one problem that people with Marfan syndrome face is aortic dissection. The walls of the aorta split open and it can be pretty quickly fatal. And he describes himself in his TED talk as a boiler engineer. And he says when we have a weak pipe, we wrap it. So he came up with the idea of exporting his CAT scan data or the MRI data of his beating heart and custom printing a fabric mesh to wrap around his aorta. And it's become and medically accepted treatment now. Harry Glorikian: That's awesome, right.Dave deBronkart: This is the data in the hands of somebody with no medical training, just. But see, that's the point. That's the point. He enabled by the data, is able to create real value, and it's now an accepted treatment that's called PEARS and it's been done hundreds of times. And, you know, here's a beautiful, it's sort of like the Dana Lewis skateboard scooter progression, years later, a subsequent scan discovered something unexpected. The mesh fabric has migrated into the wall of his aorta. So he hadn't he now has a know what doctor, what hospital, what medical device company would have ever dreamed of trying to create that? That's the beauty of liberation when data gets into the hands of the innovators.Harry Glorikian: Well, that's something that everybody can take away from today is at least thinking about their data, how it can help them manage their health better or their life better. Obviously, I always say, in cahoots with your doctor, because they have very specific knowledge, but having the data and managing yourself is better than not having the data and not understanding how to manage yourself. So on that note, Dave, thank you so much for the time today. It was great.Dave deBronkart: Thank you very much. See you next time.Harry Glorikian:That's it for this week's episode. You can find past episodes of The Harry Glorikian Show and MoneyBall Medicine at my website, glorikian.com, under the tab Podcasts.Don't forget to go to Apple Podcasts to leave a rating and review for the show.You can find me on Twitter at hglorikian. And we always love it when listeners post about the show there, or on other social media. Thanks for listening, stay healthy, and be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our next interview.
Iain Staples, Fund Manager, on the UK Desk at Schroders, shares how he evaluates dynamic smaller companies for his funds. Firstly, they should make profit and have positive free cashflow, then he describes his four pillars, including their superiority through brand and reputation, then, what he describes as architecture, having the structures in place to operate in any environment; innovation to keep ahead, and strategic assets which make them untouchable. To illustrate, he picks companies with these qualities. He then goes on to give wise advice from his own mistake and gives a view on current markets. A thoroughly entertaining and enlightening interview. 00:41 Iain's background 03:49 Sectors and themes Iain likes 05:11 Selection criteria for investments 09:58 Innovation: Oxford Instruments (OXIG), Spectris (SXS) Xp Power (XPP), Big Technologies (BIG) 11:54 Strategic assets: Elementis (ELM) 13:00 Are you limited in what you can invest in, by company size? 14:17 What companies offer good value at the moment? 15:03 Eurocell (ECEL) 15:26 Strix (KETL) 17:56 XP Power (XPP) 24:40 Battery storage: Invinity Energy Systems (IES). (PIWORLD interview with CEO of IES https://www.piworld.co.uk/company-videos/piworld-interview-with-invinity-energy-systems-ies-ceo-larry-zulch/) 33:10 Meditech 33:34 Renalytix (RENX) 40:30 Luceco (LUCE) (LUCE H120 results https://www.piworld.co.uk/company-videos/luceco-plc-luce-interim-results-september-2020/) 43:00 Learning from mistakes Saietta (SED); 46:13 NCC (NCC) 49:38 Current market valuations Iain Staples works on: Schroders UK Smaller Companies Fund: Schroders Dynamic UK Smaller Companies Fund https://www.schroders.com/ About Iain Staples: Iain's first proper job, after studying maths and theoretical physics at Cambridge and Manchester, was at LEK Consulting, the corporate strategy consultant. After cutting his teeth on anything from potash mines in Spain to launching a low cost carrier for BA, he moved to Hoare Govett in 1999 in its TMT equity research team, just before the dot com bubble started to expand. After it duly popped, he emerged somewhat wiser from the experience and worked for ten years on the sell side, ending up at Altium as a roving analyst. Since 2012, he has worked at Schroders and took on his first fund in 2015.
In order to share Magnolia Regional Health Center's experience migrating EHRs, we sat down with Brian Davis, CHCIO, Chief Information Officer at Magnolia Regional Health Center, and Jim Hammer, PMP, SVP at Harmony Healthcare IT, to hear why they chose to only migrate part of the records to the new version of MEDITECH and what they did with the EHR data they didn't migrate. Learn more about Harmony Healthcare IT: https://www.harmonyhit.com/ Find more great health IT content: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/
We catch up with Paul Jourdan, CEO & Co-Founder of Amati Global Investors. He outlines the macro picture, which has led Amati to increase exposure to global industrials, particularly ones that benefit from housebuilding and home improvements; he likes retail. He's avoiding travel and leisure. Inflation is a recuring theme which he feels is a major threat for investors. He outlines why he started the Strategic Metals Fund. We close on why he likes IPOs. It is peppered throughout with companies he's particularly excited about. As always do your own research on any stocks mentioned, these are NOT recommendations. 01:12 Paul's view on Covid-19 and where we're headed from here. 04:17 What's actions has Paul taken with his funds to plan for today's threats 06:35 Dunelm (DNLM) 07:15 Has CV19 increased the attraction of Biotech and Meditech? What companies in the sector is Paul most excited about? 09:54 Polarean Imaging (POLX) 13:12 Renalytix (RENX) 15:43 Current valuations 18:17 Do you feel any companies in the funds are a likely potential bid candidate? 20:33 Grainger (GRI) 21:55 Inflation, monetarism (Professor Tim Congdon: https://mv-pt.org/) and QE. 29:10 Why did Amati launch the Strategic Metals Fund? 35:24 What company are you most excited by? Saietta (SED) 44:19 What draws you to IPOs? And which do you particularly like? 45:33 Victorian Plumbing (VIC) 48:39 AlphaWave Ip (AWE) Find out more about Paul Jourdan and the Amarti Global Investors funds: https://amatiglobal.com/ About Paul Jourdan: Dr Paul Jourdan co-founded Amati Global Investors following the management buyout of Noble Fund Managers from Noble Group in January 2010, having joined Noble in 2007 as Head of Equities. His fund management career began in 1998 with Stewart Ivory, where he gained experience in UK, emerging market, and global equities. In 2000, Stewart Ivory was taken over by First State and Paul became manager of what is now TB Amati UK Smaller Companies Fund. In 2004, he was appointed Head of UK Equities at First State. In early 2005, he launched Amati VCT plc and he also manages Amati VCT 2 after the investment management contract moved to Amati Global Investors in 2010 (In 2018 Amati VCT merged into Amati VCT 2 which was then renamed Amati AIM VCT). Prior to 1998, Paul worked as a professional violinist, including a four-year period with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. He currently serves as a trustee of Clean Trade, a charity registered in England and Wales.
A direct-to-consumer telehealth company looks to expand globally with new acquisition; AHA asks Express Scripts to rescind its 340B claims policy. Also: EHRs say customers can establish greater patient control over record-sharing with Apple Health app.Links to the stories: Hims & Hers eyes UK expansion with Honest Health acquisitionAHA wants Express Scripts to rescind 340B claims reporting policyCerner, Meditech to support record-sharing via Apple
I'd love your thoughts on two things. Apple announced sharing of health records directed by the patient from the phone. How big or small is this announcement? Meditech and Cerner were a part of the announcement but not Epic. How big or small of a deal was their non-participation?FTAApple is now partnering with Electronic Health Record companies, including Cerner and Meditech, to give users the ability to share their Apple Health data directly with healthcare providers.Apple is also letting users share their health data with other individuals. A user may choose, for instance, to share their health data with their adult child. In this scenario, a user could see their parent's health data and receive notifications such as high heart rate alerts or changes in mobility. The data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and users have granular control over which types of data to share and with whom.---My $.02. This is a major step for healthcare. Patient directed interoperability has so many benefits. Transparency, data quality, and engagement. Apple is one of the only companies that can pull this off. Huge win for the patient.My hope is that Epic is working on participating and the details weren't done for the announcement this week. Otherwise this is very disappointing. Your Thoughts?#healthcare #healthit #cio #cmio #chime #himsshttps://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-ramps-up-health-capabilities-with-new-metrics-sharing-capabilities-wwdc-2021/
Ed Roberts started the scholarly study of startups. Learn from this brilliant academic pioneer and seasoned investor in Sohu.com and HubSpot about the keys to success in founding a tech company. Along the way you will be entertained and charmed by his most engaging narrative style. He grew up in working-class Chelsea, Massachusetts. At Chelsea High, he received preparation that would allow him to explore the academic delights offered by MIT’s curriculum. Four MIT degrees later he was on the faculty at MIT’s Sloan School of Management studying the impact of NASA’s research on the economy. From there it was a short hop to founding the study of tech startups. He also co-founded two successful companies, including Meditech. His course on entrepreneurship incubated Beijing's Sohu.com and Boston's HubSpot. Ed Roberts was an early investor in both. The oft-cited result that companies founded by MIT alums generate revenues equivalent to the 10th largest economy in the world is one of the products of his scholarship. He also delves into his work on the optimal composition of founding teams. Among the many topics covered in this bravura interview are: Ed Roberts Bio High School in Working-class Town of Chelsea Thoroughly Prepared Ed Roberts for Success at MIT Sound Preparation from Chelsea High Allowed Ed Roberts to Explore the MIT Curriculum Ed Roberts Meets Jay Forrester, Co-inventor of the Core Memory and Founder of System Dynamics Research into Entrepreneurship Springs from NASA Project to Measure Impact of Its Technology Ed Roberts Starts His First Company, Pugh-Roberts Associates MIT Faculty Form Consulting Firms, MIT Grads Form Product Companies Ed Roberts Founds Meditech Engineers Debate the Need for a Marketing Person on the Meditech Team – Hired the Only Marketing Person They Knew Sal Daher’s Pitch for Listeners to Give Back by Reviewing the Podcast on iTunes and Telling Others About It The Most Significant Results from Ed Roberts’ Research It’s Important Not to Keep Your Idea Secret but to Talk to Many People About It Eric von Hippel & User Innovation Ideas Are Overvalued – Person Who Has It Gets Too Much Credit – Pivots Are the Norm – Nobody Remembers All the Pivots – Example: Founders of HubSpot Ed Roberts Invests in Founders, Not Ideas Charles Zhang & the Founding of Sohu.com – Ed Roberts Was Surprised Charles Zhang Wanted to Return to China – Amazing Story! “I’ve always focused on ground zero companies. I do not regard a ground zero company as a frightening and risky thing. I regard it as the place to be because that’s where the fun is, that’s where you can have impact and, to me, if you’ve passed my test, that you’re passionate, you’re dedicated, you’re trying to do something that seems worthwhile, you’re smart, you’re open. I’m going to be able to relate to you. Then, I don’t see it as a risky thing”. Data on PhDs as Founders? Why Are MIT Students & Alums So Likely to Invest in Startups? 30% of MIT Alumni Go to Work for a Startup – Of Those 25% Go on to Found Their Own Company – Those Companies Outperform the Market Second Companies Outperform First Companies; Third Outperform Second – Studies of Universities as Sources of Innovation – Chuck Easley Did Similar Study at Stanford
In this podcast, Dr. Porter shares why opioid addiction and stigma is important to her. She also talks about her prescribing practices; how stigma impacts treatment; the role of technology in supporting patients and caregivers; and how she utilizes a cognitive behavioral leadership model.
Cerner Corporation will provide life insurers access to 54M+ patient records via MIB. Outraged? But before we do that, let's check out a few lines from the article to figure out who we should be outraged at.FTAMIB was already offering access to patient records via Epic and Meditech, said the company. MIB's EHR partnerships aim to allow life insurers to accelerate policy underwriting for applicants who give express consent, according to the company's website. The new partnership follows Cerner's announcement this past month that it was collaborating with New York Life to provide secure access to EHRs with patient consent.Just a day later, Cerner's EHR competitor Epic announced that it had entered the "next phase" of its connectivity collaboration with Humana, geared toward streamlining prior authorization and claims processing.------I think a question to consider is who controls the medical record and in this case the patient has to give consent. So I guess we should be outraged at the patients. Wait?#healthcare #healthIT #cio #cmio #interoperability #chime #himss #medicalrecordshttps://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/cerner-will-provide-life-insurers-access-54m-patient-records-mib
Translational Health Disparities Research in a Data-Rich World https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6356140/ People experiencing health disparities, researchers, program and policy staff, and leaders addressing health policies present a spectrum of opinion about the value of big data approaches. These differing opinions range from lack of trust, to acceptance, to enthusiastic endorsement. Researchers must be cognizant and respectful of these differences because building trust is a key aspect of building a broad coalition, which is needed for successful generalizability. Moreover, researchers have the responsibility to ensure their research does not cause harm to either individuals or communities. How Can Big Data Help to Address Health Disparities? https://datascience.cancer.gov/news-events/blog/how-can-big-data-help-address-health-disparities Our country is in the midst of two crises. One is the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. The other has more historic underpinnings but is now finally receiving greater recognition—the issue of racial inequality. Today's Guest: Dr. Claire Exaus earned a B. S. Pharmacy degree in 1997 from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Got licensed in MA and worked at Cambridge Hospital for two months then moved to FL in June of that year and took a position of staff pharmacist at a very busy CVS pharmacy then called Eckerd Drugs. Dr. Claire Exaus quickly attracted the attention of the district manager as customers called and wrote the district office of her outstanding customer service. Dr. Claire got promoted to pharmacist trainer in May 1998 and spent a month in Richmond, Virginia assisting with Rite Aid conversion to Eckerd Drugs after acquisition. In January 2001, Dr. Claire enrolled back in school into an MBA program but quickly realized that it wasn't for her. Her goal was to be a clinical pharmacist and instead obtained her PharmD. Four years later in January 2005, Dr. Claire was accepted into the PharmD program at Nova Southeastern University with a concentration in Managed Care and found her footing. In May 2010, Dr. Claire graduated with Honors with her PharmD while maintaining a full-time job and caring for her new baby. In 2007, Claire left retail pharmacy and took a position at a federally-funded HIV clinic where she provided care and education to newly diagnosed HIV patients and assisted them in getting HIV medications through patient-assisted medication programs funded by drug manufacturers. Two years later, the clinic closed due to lack of funding. In March 2009, Claire entered the world of hospital pharmacy at Baptist Hospital in Miami, FL. It was there at that institution that her clinical formation took shape and there Dr. Claire got to fulfill her goals of honing in her clinical acumen. Always ready to learn, she was assigned to different floors and was mentored by the more experienced pharmacists. She rotated through med-surg, pediatric, pediatric oncology, surgery, emergency medicine, critical care and oncology. She was recognized for improving SCIP score rate after 3 months on the surgery floor. She demonstrated her leadership by leading various projects to improve medication safety and employee wellness with organizing fundraising for the annual heart walk. In 2011, Dr. Claire was introduced to pharmacy informatics by participating in a project to roll out new dispensing cabinets to a new surgery wing. The rollout was an eye opener to a new world of potentials. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Claire took a position at Palmetto Hospital as a Clinical Informatics Pharmacist as the hospital was preparing to transition from Meditech system to Cerner. Dr. Claire volunteered to train as a super user to train others to use the system. Dr. Claire trained physicians, nurses and pharmacy staff. Learning this new skill opened the door to go back to school and obtain a degree in Healthcare Informatics. In August 2015, Dr. Claire left Florida and moved to Massachusetts and took the position of Lead Clinical Pharmacist at Healthcare Associates. She developed a pharmacist-led prior authorization program. In June 2019, Dr. Claire transferred to the Cancer Center where she held the title of Clinical Coordinator Oncology System Management. Currently, Dr. Claire is pursuing a Masters in Regulatory Affairs with a concentration in Health Economic Outcomes Research. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Translational Health Disparities Research in a Data-Rich World https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6356140/ People experiencing health disparities, researchers, program and policy staff, and leaders addressing health policies present a spectrum of opinion about the value of big data approaches. These differing opinions range from lack of trust, to acceptance, to enthusiastic endorsement. Researchers must be cognizant and respectful of these differences because building trust is a key aspect of building a broad coalition, which is needed for successful generalizability. Moreover, researchers have the responsibility to ensure their research does not cause harm to either individuals or communities. How Can Big Data Help to Address Health Disparities? https://datascience.cancer.gov/news-events/blog/how-can-big-data-help-address-health-disparities Our country is in the midst of two crises. One is the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. The other has more historic underpinnings but is now finally receiving greater recognition—the issue of racial inequality. Today’s Guest: Dr. Claire Exaus earned a B. S. Pharmacy degree in 1997 from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Got licensed in MA and worked at Cambridge Hospital for two months then moved to FL in June of that year and took a position of staff pharmacist at a very busy CVS pharmacy then called Eckerd Drugs. Dr. Claire Exaus quickly attracted the attention of the district manager as customers called and wrote the district office of her outstanding customer service. Dr. Claire got promoted to pharmacist trainer in May 1998 and spent a month in Richmond, Virginia assisting with Rite Aid conversion to Eckerd Drugs after acquisition. In January 2001, Dr. Claire enrolled back in school into an MBA program but quickly realized that it wasn’t for her. Her goal was to be a clinical pharmacist and instead obtained her PharmD. Four years later in January 2005, Dr. Claire was accepted into the PharmD program at Nova Southeastern University with a concentration in Managed Care and found her footing. In May 2010, Dr. Claire graduated with Honors with her PharmD while maintaining a full-time job and caring for her new baby. In 2007, Claire left retail pharmacy and took a position at a federally-funded HIV clinic where she provided care and education to newly diagnosed HIV patients and assisted them in getting HIV medications through patient-assisted medication programs funded by drug manufacturers. Two years later, the clinic closed due to lack of funding. In March 2009, Claire entered the world of hospital pharmacy at Baptist Hospital in Miami, FL. It was there at that institution that her clinical formation took shape and there Dr. Claire got to fulfill her goals of honing in her clinical acumen. Always ready to learn, she was assigned to different floors and was mentored by the more experienced pharmacists. She rotated through med-surg, pediatric, pediatric oncology, surgery, emergency medicine, critical care and oncology. She was recognized for improving SCIP score rate after 3 months on the surgery floor. She demonstrated her leadership by leading various projects to improve medication safety and employee wellness with organizing fundraising for the annual heart walk. In 2011, Dr. Claire was introduced to pharmacy informatics by participating in a project to roll out new dispensing cabinets to a new surgery wing. The rollout was an eye opener to a new world of potentials. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Claire took a position at Palmetto Hospital as a Clinical Informatics Pharmacist as the hospital was preparing to transition from Meditech system to Cerner. Dr. Claire volunteered to train as a super user to train others to use the system. Dr. Claire trained physicians, nurses and pharmacy staff. Learning this new skill opened the door to go back to school and obtain a degree in Healthcare Informatics. In August 2015, Dr. Claire left Florida and moved to Massachusetts and took the position of Lead Clinical Pharmacist at Healthcare Associates. She developed a pharmacist-led prior authorization program. In June 2019, Dr. Claire transferred to the Cancer Center where she held the title of Clinical Coordinator Oncology System Management. Currently, Dr. Claire is pursuing a Masters in Regulatory Affairs with a concentration in Health Economic Outcomes Research. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April Bernal Reed is a Serial Entrepreneur and Coach. She built EHR Concepts into leading healthcare IT consulting and staffing firm, helping healthcare provider organizations solve their healthcare IT challenges. Today, EHR Concepts offers a range of healthcare IT support products and professional and technical consulting services, with a particular focus on leading EHR solutions from vendors such as Allscripts, Epic, Cerner, Siemens, Meditech, McKesson, Athena, Greenway, and e-ClinicalWorks.Prior to founding EHR Concepts in 2008, April Bernal Reed began her career in 2004 implementing and training the Department of Defense EHR Solution formerly known as CHCS II, which later became AHLTA. April delivered the DOD’s EHR solutions for dozens of clients globally including but not limited to the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Okinawa Japan Naval Hospital, Womack Army Medical Center, Ireland Army Hospital, Spangdahlem, Germany Air Base, and NATO Geilenkirhcen, Netherlands Base. When the DOD project was completed April began implementing EHR’s in the commercial industry to clients such as George Washington University, University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital and small clinics such as the Mankato Clinic located in Wisconsin. April's proven healthcare implementation and subject matter expertise form the foundation of EHR Concepts, which today still treat each client as if they are the only one. Relying on a unique expert approach that helps clients utilize healthcare IT applications to their fullest potential.Websites:ehrconcepts.comIlluminative.comIAmAprilReed.com
Carter Morgan (@carterthecomic) and Jenny Brown (@jbrojbrojbro) host this week's episode of How I Launched This: A SaaS Story! They're talking with Scott Radner, VP of Advanced Technology at MEDITECH, an Electronic Healthcare Records (EHR) company improving the healthcare of patients since 1969.In his 30 years with MEDITECH, Scott has seen technology develop from magnetic tapes to advanced cloud-based software capable of securely storing and managing health records. MEDITECH now also offers other software support that empowers care providers to do their jobs effectively. In rural areas this can be especially important, and Scott gives us examples of how MEDITECH's hybrid cloud system is making lives better. Later, Scott details the technology behind running such mission critical software. With a company culture that supports education and learning, MEDITECH's employees were able to easily overcome obstacles as they first built and now expand MEDITECH, Scott tells us. We talk about how COVID-19 has affected the company and how he sees the healthcare space changing in the future.Scott describes the iterations of MEDITECH and the advantages of moving to a mostly cloud-based system and offers advice for other companies looking to join the cloud.Episode Links:MEDITECH WebsiteMEDITECH Blog
Downtime is undesirable in any industry, but downtime in healthcare environments poses an additional element of risk. Healthcare is dependent upon electronic data and computer systems. Downtime – whether planned or unplanned – can jeopardize patient care. Hear from Pure's Healthcare EHR and MEDITECH solution experts, Priscilla Sandberg and Chris Bokis, about a new solutions approach to reducing risk and maintaining operations during planned downtime. Built on top of Pure FlashArray and MEDITECH, iPeople Offline stores 100% of a hospital's patient data on a separate server instance so during planned downtime, clinicians are able to find the information they need to continue performing their patient care responsibilities. Add Pure's always modern non-disruptive upgrades via Evergreen, and planned downtime no longer needs to be scary. For more information: https://landing.ipeople.com/revenue-cycle-webinar-download
On this episode of the Pharmacy View podcast, Scott talks with Rachael Runner, national business development manager at Demodeks Meditech. Rachael is a healthcare industry veteran with over 22 years of experience, currently specializing in pharmacy dispensary and robots. Rachael shares key insights from her years in the industry focusing on the importance of customer service and the pharmacist patient relationship. She discusses how technology can be embraced without losing the personal interactions that drive a successful pharmacy. By capitalizing on the resources and wisdom of those she has interacted with through her career, Rachael provides encouragement key tips for those looking to make improvements in their workplace and find success in their personal careers. By keeping your focus on patient health, you will be able to make advancements that benefit everyone. Rachael also dives into some common myths. “Automation is not too expensive, and robots do not replace human beings.” She points out the pharmacist and patient relationship is here to stay. Pharmacies can embrace automation to take care of inefficiencies and free up pharmacists to spend their time focused on more complex problems and better patient interactions. Her team at Meditech helps create an efficient dispensary workflow and streamline dispensary operations. By listening carefully to each business she discusses how they are able to identify pain points and design specific solutions to improve workflow. Rachael and Scott wrap up by taking a look into the future and what she expects to change and advance in the years ahead. Links for Rachael Runner: Rachael Runner | LinkedIn GuildLink - Powering the better use of medicines Meditech - Demodeks | The Leaders In Pharmacy Automation Systems
Nell'ambito del Programma Europa Digitale, si prevede la creazione di una rete di poli per la digital transformation europea. Questo network prende il nome di European Digital Innovation Hubs (Edih). La sua costruzione ha un obiettivo preciso: garantire la transizione digitale della PA e dell'industria mediante l'adozione di tecnologie avanzate (Cyber security, Intelligenza Artificiale, High Performance Computing). La trasformazione digitale si appresta a rivoluzionare società ed economie europee. In tale contesto, è stata pubblicata sul sito istituzionale del Mise (Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico) la lista dei 45 Poli italiani candidati a partecipare alla ristretta call europea che andrà a costituire il network degli Edih. Viene affidato a questi 45 progetti il compito di garantire la transizione digitale industriale (soprattutto per le PMI) e della PA. Il prossimo step del Mise consisterà nell'aggregare alcune delle proposte selezionate per creare una serie di partenariati più competitivi. European Digital Innovation Hubs (Edih): la selezione dei 45 Poli italiani L'individuazione dei 45 Poli italiani comprende due fasi: 1. preselezione nazionale di soggetti con determinate capacità tecnico-scientifiche e giuridico-amministrative; 2. gara ristretta gestita dalla Commissione UE con invito dei candidati presentati dai vari Stati europei. La rete dei Poli di innovazione, in Italia, copre il territorio nazionale in modo uniforme: il 40% delle proposte è a valenza nazionale, il 60% con focus regionale. Il programma italiano legato agli European Digital Innovation Hubs (Edih) scaturisce da un Protocollo d'intesa siglato nel mese di agosto 2020 dal Ministro dello Sviluppo Economico, il Ministro per l'Innovazione Tecnologica e la Digitalizzazione ed il Ministro dell'Università e della Ricerca. Tale protocollo è finalizzato a strutturare la collaborazione istituzionale per la preselezione e cofinanziamento nazionale. Gli Edih italiani prescelti, una volta stipulato un contratto con il Mise, riceveranno agevolazioni del cofinanziamento composte da una quota nazionale e da una quota europea. Il cofinanziamento consentirà ai Poli selezionati una copertura dei costi ammissibili fino al 100%. Alcuni dei 45 Progetti italiani Tra i 45 Progetti selezionati dalla Cabina di Regia interna al Mise, segnaliamo: Bi-Rex++ (che fa capo al bolognese Bi-Rex); EDIH Lombardia (competence milanese Made); Network for European Security and Trust (competence romano Cyber 4.0); Neural (competence veneto Smact): Expand (competence torinese Cim 4.0); Amave (competence genovese Start 4.0); Artes 5.0 (competence toscano Artes); P.R.I.D.E. (competence campano-pugliese MediTech); InnovAction (guidato dal Cefriel). Mise: stanziamento di 97 milioni di euro Con direttiva del 13 agosto 2020, il Mise ha stanziato 97 milioni di euro per il cofinanziamento nazionale sul Fondo per la crescita sostenibile. Potranno concorrere a tale quota tramite risorse proprie disponibili anche altri Ministeri, Regioni, Province e amministrazioni pubbliche. Lo stanziamento del Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico tiene conto della dotazione finanziaria massima europea prevista per il nostro Paese nel periodo compreso tra il 2021 e il 2027. L'Europa ha destinato complessivamente al Digital Europe Programme (programma per la digitalizzazione europea) oltre 7,5 miliardi per il periodo 2021-2027. Per i soli Edih sono stati stanziati 900 milioni. I 45 Progetti italiani ritenuti idonei parteciperanno alla seconda fase di selezione (la ‘call' ristretta) in sede europea prevista nei primi mesi di quest'anno. Questa seconda fase ha l'obiettivo di selezionare i Poli d'innovazione digitale che entreranno a far parte del network europeo. Per il nostro Paese, il numero di Poli previsto va da un minimo di 14 ad un massimo di 28.
Alchemist Nation Podcast With Gualter Amarelo The Real Estate Mentor
In this interview with Kyle Cabral of C2S Energy where we talk about their growth and how they are doing because I see their signs everywhere and they're expanding and they're using the same property manager as ours and she [Becky] says that they are doing awesome. I wanted to know what made Kyle start investing in real estate, where is he now and where is he going. He says that in 2015, he worked at a Meditech in Fall River where he did the I.T thing for a while, and his partner Tony who was an inspector for installation services. Tony would always drive to properties but he was always on the computer all day getting obsessed with MLS sales by owners and so they would drive to the properties and later started getting little traction where he was like he hates his job, and he wanted to do real estate all the time and thankfully his partner was on the same boat too. They got obsessive and started doing flips here and there, did the work by themselves, started getting rentals, and then soon as they had enough passive cash flow where they could survive that's when both of them quit their jobs which were 3 years ago. Kylie offers 3 pieces of advice to young 20-year-old Kylie on how to get where he is faster, happier, and stress-free. 1) - Stop overthinking like don't get lost in analysis paralysis 2) - Don't overestimate what you can do in one year and underestimate what you can do in ten years. 3) - Do what makes you happy more than anything and the money will come. To learn more check out the blog and podcasts at http://www.GualterAmarelo.com To register for our Saturday live webinar to start your wealth journey, visit http://www.gualteramarelo.com/Live To get in touch with Kylie, visit https://c2senergy.com or email: info@c2senergy.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alchemist-nation/support
Trauma injury kills more people every year than HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis (TB) combined. Despite this, it often takes a backseat when receiving research support, clinical funding, and policy change. Trauma disproportionally affects low- and middle-income countries with its far reaching effects beyond the walls of the hospital. In fact, in some countries like Colombia, severe traumatic injuries are sustained from many mechanisms including landmines, guerrilla and paramilitary warfare, homicide, and vehicular accidents. As a member of the Global Initiative for Essential and Emergency Surgical Care at the World Health Organization, our guest today has worked extensively with partners from around the world to tackle multiple goals for trauma care system building such as addressing shortage of staff, lack of clinical management, and insufficient funding. His passion for neurotrauma has led him to work with both local and international supporters to promote advocacy and good communication through avenues such as social media. Join us as we talk with Dr Andres Rubiano, about his home country of Colombia, the intersection between politics and health, as well as the MEDITECH foundation which is working to create a coordinated and proactive network of responders to enact integral trauma care across the country.
As telehealth as exploded amidst COVID-19, every EHR vendor has taken a different approach to help their customers manage telehealth. In this series of telehealth interviews, we're sitting down with EHR vendors to better understand how they're approaching telehealth. Are they building it in house? Are they partnering with outside telehealth companies? What features and functions are available in their telehealth solution? In this interview, we sat down with Maureen Williams, Marketing Solutions Manager, Consumer and Physician Experience at MEDITECH to learn more about what MEDITECH is doing to facilitate telehealth and telemedicine to the various MEDITECH EHR users. We also dive into how they approached telehealth for MEDITECH Expanse users or users of their other EHR software platforms. Learn more about MEDITECH: https://www.meditech.com/
Epic plus Microsoft. Cerner with Amazon. Meditech and Google. Major EHR vendors are pairing off with big tech companies - for their cloud capabilities, and maybe more. Sudipto and Tiffany join Nick to discuss this trend - what EHR vendors are hoping to gain from these new relationships, and what patients and providers can expect in terms of "smart" new features and improved productivity.
When transitioning to a new EHR, it's important to really understand what's required to appropriately convert your data from your old system to the new system or an appropriate archiving option. As more and more organizations move to MEDITECH's latest EHR, Expanse, they're experiencing this challenge first hand. In order to better understand how to navigate data conversions of legacy systems as you move to MEDITECH Expanse, we sat down with Taylor Mawyer, Managing Consultant at Galen Healthcare Solutions and Jay Dering, Director, Conversions at MEDITECH. Learn more about Galen Healthcare Solutions: http://www.galenhealthcare.com/
In this episode of TWIHT we focus on the ONC's Cures Act Final act which is all about "Empowering Patients with Their Health Record in a Modern Health IT Economy".The ONC Cures Act Final Rule implements interoperability requirements outlined in the Cures Act. Vik and Jimmy jump into the details about how this Act helps Patients. Putting the patient first in health technology enables the health care system to deliver:Transparency into the cost and outcomes of their careCompetitive options in getting medical careModern smartphone apps to provide them convenient access to their recordsAn app economy that provides patients, physicians, hospitals, payers, and employers with innovation and choiceVik mentions about the API access that has already been enabled by EHRs and how it is allowing patients to access their health information on iPhone and Android devices. Vik indicates that this ruling will spur up an App Economy, starting from purchasing a health service by comparing services and pricing provided by healthcare providers. Another example would be the way information would be available to patients instead of the standard patient portal, where understanding the health / medical record is not very easy for most patients. This is going to promote better health and better outcomes since it puts patients first. Jimmy comments that this does sound amazing for patients but could be bad for bad performing clinics and hospitals. Vik said it will definitely increase patient quality because now the data available will show patient outcomes for every provider. Vik and Jimmy also discuss privacy and security concerns. Vik discusses that you still need to follow the security protocols, OAuth2 to access patient information. There is also governance and authorization and it's not just open data. Vik compares it to banking budgeting apps that have to be authorized by the user and also need a valid back-end connection with the bank. The same idea will be used with the FHIR API access in healthcare and privacy and security concerns will be addressed. Jimmy asks if everyone is for this ruling and Vik indicates that not everyone is. Big Tech (Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon), even more EHRs (Cerner, AllScripts, Meditech, etc). are for the ruling. Epic EHR did oppose this ruling based on patient privacy concerns. Vik comments that innovation is also going to benefit clinicians as the app economy will lead to the development of many apps for every service provided by healthcare. Jimmy and Vik also comment on few other examples including sharing medical record between clinicians and hospitals. Website: http://www.thisweekinhealthtech.comTwitter: @TWIHT1Tido Inc.: https://www.tidoinc.com/Music Provided by Soundstripe.comLinkedin: Vik PatelLinkedin: Jimmy KimSupport the show (http://www.thisweekinhealthtech.com/)Support the show (http://www.thisweekinhealthtech.com/)
In this episode of The IoT Unicorn Podcast, Sarah Maston, Senior Solution Architect at Microsoft, discusses the development of the animal conservation initiative, Project 15. Download Transcript Here 00:00 Pete Bernard: Welcome to the IoT Unicorn podcast. This is Pete Bernard from Microsoft, and this podcast is for anyone interested in the long-term technology trends in the IoT space and the journey from here to there. So let's get started. [music] 00:21 PB: On this episode of the IoT unicorn, we talk to a very interesting person doing very interesting things, and that's Sarah Maston of Microsoft. We talk about Boston University where we both went to school, a little bit about nutrition and nutrition technology, but we spend quite a bit of time talking about Project 15, which is an open platform effort that her and her colleagues have been championing. It's an anti-poaching platform that's been adopted by a number of NGOs around the world, and we talk about that and the technology behind it. So please join us. [music] 00:58 PB: Sarah, thanks for joining us. We've had a lot of different guests on the show from silicon partners to telecom, internal Microsoft, I think you kind of fall into the category of very interesting Microsoft people that are doing very interesting things, so I'm gonna tee that up. Maybe you can give us a little bit of an intro yourself and sort of some background. 01:18 Sarah Maston: Sure, it's funny, when I look at my cats, I don't know that I'm that, they think I'm that interesting, but thank you. [chuckle] I'm really happy to be here. Where did I come from? So I actually have a really long history in the database space. I started out making data warehouses before that was a thing, that kinda grew, and so I started out as a medical programmer, actually, at a company called Meditech in Massachusetts. 01:56 PB: I see. Oh, where in Massachusetts, by the way? 02:00 SM: Ah, they were in Natick, but I lived in Arlington, I went to BU. 02:04 PB: So interesting, interesting... Oh, you went to BU? Oh, I went to BU also. 02:08 SM: I did, once upon a time. Oh, yay! 02:10 PB: I was a BA/MA BU grad, isn't that weird? 02:12 SM: Go Terriers! 02:12 PB: No, I was gonna say... Yeah, go Terriers. I was gonna say I had, my first job out of college was in West Natick. 02:19 SM: Oh, interesting. 02:19 PB: There was a little shop called The Bit Bucket computer store, and my professor from BU, my assembly language professor actually ran the company, The Bit Bucket, and we built computers, branded computers, and I was his first engineering hire, and it was in West Natick. I didn't stay there that long, 'cause it was kind of like a weird job, but yeah, The Bit Bucket, I remember West Natick... Yeah, Natick's a nice area. That's cool. 02:49 SM: So I was gonna say did they have a lot of Twinkies, 'cause I believe that the Twinkie fact... I don't know. I think it's in Natick... 02:57 PB: Oh, the Twinkie was there? 02:58 SM: I'm unclear. 03:00 PB: I think that was it, I know there's Necco Wafers too was out there. 03:01 SM: Oh, delicious, delicious. 03:01 PB: I'm not sure where that is, yeah. 03:03 SM: Yeah, no, I actually have a degree in psychology and women's studies from BU. 03:08 PB: Fantastic. 03:09 SM: So, a little bit... 03:10 PB: Fantastic, okay. Go Terriers, yeah. Okay. 03:13 SM: Okay. 03:14 PB: There you go. 03:15 SM: Back to this. 03:15 PB: We should have cleared that up in the pre, in the preamble before we started recording, but that's okay, now we know, so that's good. 03:21 SM: Thank you. Yeah, so I did a lot of data warehouses, and I put myself actually in Harvard's night school to kind of get out of data and start learning more Java-ey, getting into more programming stuff, because I had a really weird side hobby then as well, where I had been really sick in my late 20s, and I started studying nutrition, and I ended up creating what was a graph database of food, and I wanted to go and put myself in Harvard 'cause it was easier to learn how to code it than to sort of explain it. And so that journey led me to... I actually invented that over at IBM a couple of years ago and working at IBM, I met a colleague there that had come to Microsoft and so how did you come to Microsoft? Well, I had a friend, and then I met the IoT group and they... It was funny because I hadn't, I was kind of the first person in the group that hadn't built a computer to be. 04:44 PB: Right, right. 04:45 SM: Wasn't a hardware person, and but when they brought me in to start talking about that bigger data conversation, so that's how I got here. 04:57 PB: Interesting. Yeah, cool, so obviously you've been here, I think a couple of years or two years or... 05:01 SM: I have. 05:02 PB: Just about that. That's exciting. Yeah, so that's an interesting path, I think a lot of people get to Microsoft through professional connections, personal connections, there's all sorts of different ways and so you were involved in nutrition and... 05:16 SM: I was. 05:16 PB: And kind of analyzing that. Is that still a big kind of passion of yours, personal nutrition and things? 05:22 SM: I, well yes, personal. Once I designed the graph with the team there, which was the connection of food to disease through phyto-chemicals and the reactions in your bios, kind of like a Facebook of food. I had spent so much... Honestly, I had spent so much time on that in my life that the IoT space and starting to learn more formally about that was so exciting, and a lot of my data colleagues in my circle, same thing, because sometimes you can be doing the same thing and database, database... What's new? And so this was actually really fun, and it was in the beginning of when I got here, my job was a lot of enablement. We were gonna teach people how to use Azure and how to use Azure IoT and etcetera. And that's my fault that I'm having a notification 'cause clearly I... 06:25 PB: That's okay. 06:26 SM: I could have turned that off. [chuckle] 06:30 SM: But what's interesting is that I... This, it's kind of a strange story in the sense that I... It's not that strange, but I was outside and of my apartment and I saw a lot of smoke and I freaked out, and I ran into my building to save my cats and long story, very short, lots of stress, but the next day, I ended up designing a safety platform that could use IoT to speak differently in a crisis, and so that's really something that whenever I talk about my journey to Microsoft and learning something new is that it was so great to have the space to be like, "Hey, I have an idea." But anyway, that's another story. [chuckle] 07:26 PB: Fascinating. Yeah, I do actually, I use the... I'm kind of a Fitbit fan, and I use the food logging on Fitbit, and it gives me a macro-nutrient breakdown and stuff, and so I've been kind of on my own health journey in the past year or so and feeling good, feeling fit. And part of it is kind of analyzing what I ingest, and I feel like we're just sort of at the beginning of a lot of that science like I would love for the data I'm putting into the Fitbit system, which I guess is now Google, just to get even more analysis of that over time. So it's fascinating kind of measuring what you put into your body and how your body is working, and we had a Dr. David Rhew from Microsoft's chief medical officer on a few weeks ago, and talking about COVID of course, but also just more of the intersection of health and technology and very early stages of really taking advantage of that kind of combination, so... 08:24 SM: No, that's true. It's my work, it was... My work pretty much focused on just taking stuff we do with process, architecture and analysis, and then data, of course, but if I think back when my hair was much browner, I just thought what's breaking when it came to metabolic syndrome, and it was... Well, what happens when I do this and then how does your... And what does your intestinal villi do? And so basically connecting those dots to go through the process architecture of digestion and then to make sort of the data model of that. And to say, "Oh, when you eat oatmeal, the pectin and beta-glucan, pectin from apples and pears comes in, it absorbs bile salts." Basically, all those different processes and then how those can combine and really... Back in the day, I created what's called a food program, and that's also known as a diet, but a food program that would layer what foods to eat, how to change your internals to do what it needed to do. And I guess my own doctor took notice because I lowered my cholesterol 90 points in under three months, so... 09:48 PB: Wow. 09:49 SM: Then I made a system that did it, and so that was really... And I met a lot of really cool people in that journey. Then unfortunately, I got sick from stress, but when I came out of that, here I was, and then I invented some new stuff. 10:12 PB: Good, so let's talk about some new stuff. You've been sort of very, very busy, not only being a new... Fairly new Microsoft employee, but also building up something that is referred to as Project 15 for probably some of our listeners are probably familiar, but why don't you give us a little bit of a recap of the origin story around Project 15 and where that's at? 10:40 SM: Sure, I'd love to. I do a little project in the... Although it's a little bigger now, in my spare nights and in weekend hours with a few friends of mine here at Microsoft and... Alright, so the origin story, once upon a time, it really speaks back to that incident with the cat, and essentially, I made a safety system that could use IoT devices to speak to a community within an emergency. So if you thought about some of the stuff that was going on, you have to go to Twitter to find hashtag, you have to go... You don't really know what's going on. There are so many systems getting good data to first responders, but for us, we don't really know what's going on. So that project became known as Project Edison. And so it went for about a year, we built that with a partner, Insight, and we went on the IoT in Action global event tour and talked about it, and I talked about safety in every context you could imagine. 11:55 SM: I talked about safe retail, I talked about safe cities, I talked about safe schools, safe workplaces, safe buildings. And then, actually, I met a guy who does anti-poaching and his name was Eric and... Eric Dinerstein, and I realized in one of these very stereotypical, I was at the cafe with my colleague Daisuke, and I started drawing, and I said, "Anti-poaching, it's the same use case as a Project Edison safety case," and he looked at me and I said, "Well, it's a population that can't defend itself, and it's someone that you wanna stop or making it less impactful, using devices, and then people you need to talk to to get help. So maybe we can get other people that were like us to have this aha moment that scientists are remaking these wheels that we've already made in the commercial space." And so, that's how Project 15 started, which was like, what do we have in our world that we just don't know the use cases of the scientific world. And the second person I met was another professor, Wasser, Dr. Sam Wasser, and he was at U-Dub, and he also was involved with trying to prevent animal... The tracking of tusks and things, illegal trafficking, and I learned about a pangolin from one of his research fellows, which is a tiny, cute, little, scaly animal, and... 13:42 PB: Okay. 13:43 SM: I had never heard of a pangolin, so cute. And they're slow. And the problem is, is that their defense mechanism is that if you scare them, they turn into a ball. 13:55 PB: Okay. 13:56 SM: And if you are... 13:57 PB: Sounds fair. 13:58 SM: Right, I do the same thing. 14:00 PB: Yeah, I can relate to that. 14:01 SM: I'm just gonna be a little ball over here, but and that works for lions and tigers who are like, "Oh, that's a sharp little ball," but it doesn't work for, poachers will just make a noise, it curls up into a ball, they pick it up, they put it in a bag so. 14:21 PB: I see. 14:22 SM: That's our most poached animal on the planet, actually. 14:25 PB: Oh no. 14:26 SM: Anyway, but I thought, "Well, what's the difference between shoplifting a sweater at a store and shoplifting an animal?" And so that was really where this started was, can we just think about this? 14:44 PB: Right, right. Fantastic. And I think, and I did see you had a segment on a recent video, it was like a United Nations gathering of interested parties around the equator initiative, and I guess I was labeled on YouTube. But can you talk a little bit about that. I mean you're getting some pretty good NGO type of engagement off of project 15. 15:13 SM: Yes. So that was super exciting. I would be... I'll just, full disclosure, I was very nervous, but... And I was a little frustrated with the pandemic because I think I could have gone to the United Nations in another reality. 15:32 PB: Yeah I know. 15:33 SM: But virtually, was very fun and so what happened was, is so we put up a video because we had support from my CVP and my management tree, and pretty much everyone in the group that I was in was very supportive of Project 15 right in the beginning. And so we put up a little web page, and I used to call it the bat phone, because we wondered if anyone would call from the scientific realm, and we actually started meeting NGOs. We had... People used our web page to get in touch with us and two of the people, one of them is... That we started working with, is Red Panda Network, which is a fascinating, wonderful organization. Another one is called the Zambezi project, and the third was a woman who runs the small grants program at... The United Nations Development Program has different sections and small grants is a department that funds scientific projects and that are all very, very much sustainability focused. 16:55 SM: I could give a whole talk about... They're so fascinating. And I met her because she actually knew... Her husband was friends with Daisuke so it was like one of these things where somebody hears about what's... And, "Hey, that's really interesting. Let's see if that would work." And then six months later, I'm speaking at their conference. But what happened was, is that we kind of paired up together to see if we could bring our commercial processes that we do normally with my day job, IoT engagements, we're gonna do an architectural design session, we're gonna get to know those processes. And then she gave us... We piloted with three grantees and started to try to figure out, we have different worlds, but we do the same things, it's just different words to describe them. 18:01 SM: And so we had a few epiphanies during this process, and so the thing is, is that she... Her group funds thousands of NGO companies and projects, scientists that range from urban sustainability, so like smart city type stuff, all the way to biodiversity, which is where we kinda focused, and so how do you scale? And so we've been working with her and her group on scaling up and digitally transforming this area through not only Azure IoT, but how does that work with the research part, there's a lot of machine learning, there's a lot of CAMS, so connecting that into something like Teams, so it's bigger than Azure IoT specifically, as all IoT solutions are, and so... 19:05 PB: Exactly. 19:06 SM: So that... Yeah, so that I got invited to speak about our work. 19:09 PB: Yeah it's interesting. Who do we have on recently... Oh, we were talking to Cory Clarke from RXR, and he was talking about the smart building solutions that they're rolling out for office space and office space post-COVID, and how do you use AI and sensors to detect occupancy and distance from each other and a lot of the core tech around using AI, vision and other things and processing that data, it's all very similar. The core tech is similar, but now we have all these other ways of applying it, whether it's in healthcare or bio-diversity or whatever. And so that's an exciting thing about Microsoft, is a lot of the platform tech that we're doing here gets used in all these different directions. And so you've found a particular slice where obviously there's a super high need and folks should look up and learn more about the poaching problems that are happening in the world, but it's pretty significant. 20:11 PB: And to take some of the tech that has been used for more of the, I don't know, traditional digital transformation that we talk about, but actually using that tech in a really smart way out in the field and the real world to help a problem. That must be pretty satisfying for you as a Microsoft employee. And I guess one of my questions is, that must take up a pretty good chunk of your time, as it should. And so you're doing that and you're also working at Microsoft. And so how do you end up balancing all these things? Is this a... Is that... Give us a little more insight. How do you do that? [laughter] 20:49 SM: Well, I have a very supportive wife who feeds me and makes sure that I eat and... 20:56 PB: Yeah. 20:58 SM: So good question. So when we started to scale, and I clearly... Daisuke and I cannot meet with every NGO to do an... Etcetera. So COVID, in the beginning of this, we did have a very big partnering model. And so we have all these great IoT partners, they've got platforms and just connect these projects to them like we would a startup, a retail startup or something. Unfortunately, the pandemic happened, and of course, as we know, it's all hands on deck to start landing our... Like you just mentioned, the return to work and employees safe. So Daisuke and I had another coffee talk, though virtual, and I said, "You know what? Why don't we use the company Hackathon and make an 80% solution for these folks?" 22:10 SM: That's an easier way. And so we actually got reached out to by a couple of colleagues, one of them was Pamela Cortez and Anders in my group. And they both said, "We'd love to join this because we know what you're doing and we need to figure out how to do the least amount of stuff to have a big impact. And to do that, we need to rely on existing enablement motions and partnerships within other groups. And if we could just build that, then we can roll that out, and off it goes just like anything else." 22:58 PB: Yeah. Well, Microsoft has a great partner network too. So that's the good thing, when we have developers, we have channel partners, we have solution providers, this huge force multiplying engine. It's one of the cool things also about Microsoft is just to get that great idea out there, partners picking it up and amplifying it and landing it locally. So it was good that you took advantage of it. I do wanna make sure people know the... So the aka.ms/project15, is that the go-to place to get the latest? 23:31 SM: That is the place. And then if it can... Down at the bottom there, we have a new link on that page that brings you to the open platform, if you wanna check that out. 23:41 PB: Wow, fantastic. So yeah, let me ask you too, another question. You mentioned COVID-19 and obviously we're all working through that in so many ways. And how has that affected some of your efforts around Project 15 in terms of... Has it been some acceleration in the adoption of technology? Has it slowed down some of these NGOs? Has it... 24:09 SM: This is a multi-faceted answer, so let me think about my words. Okay. So what happened, because now, in the past year, in my private time, and I'm just learning and meeting new people and learning about this space, 'cause I didn't know anything. So if you're somebody who's like me who always wanted to help but didn't think you could, so you just watched, that is not true. All of our skills are welcome and wanted, and a lot of these organizations are non-profits. 24:47 PB: Sure. 24:47 SM: And there's a lot of tech developer groups that you can code for good and get involved on the device level and the software side. So I just wanna put that out there. But what happened was, is that the places where these things are happening, you'll read news articles that poaching accelerated or the lack of tourism has caused some problems. So this space seems to be having the same problems that every other part of the world is having when it comes to learning to adapt to a pandemic world. We weren't exactly affected in terms of getting on the phone at 7 o'clock at night, Pacific Time, to meet with Sonam, who runs the Red Panda network, who's in Nepal, because we were always virtual. And actually, I would... The lack of social life [chuckle] being quarantined probably helped myself, and Daisuke, and Pamela, and Anders when we were cranking out the code and the plan for scale. And so the answer is no. 26:08 SM: One thing that's been... Is a little bit challenging is that I was used to meeting up with our partner architect friends, and we would draw on pieces of paper and we'd talk about smart factories, and then we'd talk about this. And so those kind of conversations got harder, but I did get involved with a Hackathon that came out of Hack-Star and where they were hacking on the OpenCollar project to build the smartest elephant. That's the goal, is to build the smartest elephant collar for Smart Parks. So I just wanted to mention that, is the partner ecosystem is out there, they're doing stuff in this area as well as all the areas. But so it didn't... I don't think it stopped. It's just, at least not... 27:03 PB: Yeah, changed it a little bit. 27:03 SM: For us sitting at the desk, yeah. 27:06 PB: Yeah. Yeah. I hear you. I've definitely missed some of the more serendipitous conversations I've had. Sometimes you... That's where you have the serendipitous meetings and conversations that connect things, and it's been a little more planful maybe in terms of conversations and time. But I know also that there's been a lot of tech acceleration by a lot of companies too, and the whole notion of remote and leveraging the cloud a lot more. So hopefully that does work in your favor. I was gonna mention the... We haven't talked about the tech behind Project 15 too much. You mentioned AI is obviously like big data sets. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention I think this sounds like a really exciting potential for 5G/LPWA tech in some form. I know that the... I don't think they've rolled out 5G yet in Nepal, but the idea of some sort of low frequency or low spectrum cellular connections that can blanket those areas is exciting. So that's a follow-on for me. I will actually take that as an action to circle back and see what we can do to help there. 28:20 SM: That's actually one of the... So when it comes to the spectrum of silicon to cloud, I fall squarely into process architecture and designing how you're gonna get this to there, and what are we gonna do and strategy on that. I also fall squarely on data because of my background. When it comes to connectivity, Pamela and Daisuke on the Project 15 meta team, they're really interested in that. But something I noticed is that my assumption that some place like the Himalayas wouldn't have any connectivity or something, that was just my own... I don't know if that's a pre-conception or just like a, "That's the woods and the mountains." However, when we looked into it, and we've been working with some groups in the Caribbean as well that go out into the ocean, it's all got coverage. It may be 2G. There's always a satellite, which then you're gonna bring in some edge, let's compute as much as possible over here at the camera or the gateway. But that was really surprising. So I'm really, I'm interested in... We'll loop back on your response because... 29:45 PB: Yeah, yeah. We'll have to loop back. There's some really interesting things happening, especially if you wanna have... You're designing for very low-bandwidth networks, like low-cost low-bandwidth networks. You actually need to do more processing on the edge, and then it's more of a metadata that's going to the cloud as opposed to the actual streams of video or camera images. So some really fascinating things going on there that I think would be really exciting, not only to land in low-bandwidth networks, but also that also enables some very low power endpoints. So imagine you wanna stick some sensors onto a tree out there somewhere, if you want it solar-powered, you need to keep that power profile really low. So projects like these, not only are they inherently just good, but they are also pushing the tech maybe more-so than the more business-oriented deployments that we have that maybe are a little "easier." These are hard deployments because of some of the different environmental factors. So it's always exciting to see the tech being pushed in that direction. 30:51 SM: I was gonna say, just to jump in. You actually raise... This is a really big deal. There's what we're doing with Project 15, but there's the bigger Microsoft sustainability mission. And so this year if you go out to the Microsoft sustainability web page, we just made a recent announcement about water. There was a really interesting announcement about the circular economy and waste. And so when you start to think about devices... So let's say you come from the more device side of the spectrum of our solutioning. I met a scientist who said something really that stuck with me. "We're trying to save the oceans from plastic using plastic." And so when you start to think about how we make devices. How do we make better batteries? How do we use solar? Like you said... 31:54 PB: Yeah, solar. 31:54 SM: That's when we just kind of was like... We also as a technical community should be thinking about that because it really wasn't purview a year ago. But oh, okay, that makes a lot of sense, I never really thought about that. 32:10 PB: Yeah. No. That's fascinating. I was gonna ask you about that before we... I don't know where we're at on time here, I have to check my clock. But I know we're not traveling any more, but I still stay in touch with BU through their various alumni programs and things. Do you stay in touch with any BU alums or any Boston related things these days? Or... 32:32 SM: Well, I do. I do. 32:33 PB: 'Cause we're pretty far from Boston. People don't know, we're actually in Redmond Washington. It's like the polar opposite of Boston. 32:40 SM: Three thousand miles away. I do, I have friends that I went there with, and I get the magazine. And I get... 32:49 PB: Oh yeah, the magazine. 32:50 SM: I was very proud of, what was it? One of the alums, she was in the Orange is the New Black and I was like, "Whoa, BU!" And of course on LinkedIn I see different things. Actually, speaking of COVID, I saw a really cool video that I thought was very edgy and he did a video about everybody wearing their masks and I was like, "Yes!" But yeah, no, I keep an eye on what's going on there. 33:24 PB: Good. 33:25 SM: So yeah. 33:27 PB: Yeah, no, it's fascinating to see all this stuff, how it's evolving and how we're all sort of connected, right? So now you and I are connected through Boston University, and we didn't even know that so that's fantastic. 33:36 SM: Who knew? T. Anthony's pizza. 33:36 PB: Who knew? T. Anthony's, yeah, I love that place, yeah. Although I don't eat cheese anymore but I still love pizza so... [chuckle] Cool. So any final thoughts Sarah? We... You kind of said that the URL people should go to. What's the call to action here? Where do you want people to go do now they've been sort of educated here? 34:00 SM: We love... When you think about it, if you go out and you get to the Project 15 open platform, for those of us who are very familiar, when you see the architecture you'll say, "Oh, this looks like everything else that is the components of an IoT solution." That is true. I've actually been using it with, met some startups and I said, "Well hey," doing my usual day job, which is, "How do I learn Azure IoT?" And, "Oh, go here, go here. Ask me questions if you have them." So people who are on the coding side of our world, feel free to bug bash that, and any feedback is absolutely welcome. It's really a passion project when you get down to it, which we hope is really useful, and if you do have people who are technical on the scientific side and it's interesting to them and we are building it through Pamela's work with community so that people will be able to get enabled on it. This speaks to the, "How do you do all of this?" Well, I have smart friends. And so yeah, so that really it's out there for you to use. Any feedback is welcome. And yeah, we hope it helps. 35:26 PB: Yeah, I encourage people to go to that website and learn more about it. And Sarah, I really appreciate the time today. I know you're really busy, so carving out a little time here, much appreciated. So hopefully we can actually meet each other in person at some point in the near future. So that'd be great. 35:47 SM: Soon. Soon. 35:48 PB: Soon. 35:48 SM: Wear your masks everybody. 35:51 PB: Exactly. 35:51 SM: Alright. Yeah, no, thank you so much. This has been fun. 35:53 PB: Sure. Okay, cool. Alright, thanks Sarah. 35:57 SM: Thank you. 35:57 PB: Bye bye. 36:00 SM: Bye. 36:00 PB: This is Pete Bernard. You've been listening to the IoT Unicorn Podcast, and thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for the next episode, and feel free to give us some feedback at TheIoTUnicorn@Microsoft.com. Thank you. [music]
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In this episode, Mo Eisen, Chief Technical Officer of Teknicor, a Dell Partner in the Cloud Service Provider Program, begins by describing MEDITECH, its products and position in the healthcare industry. Mo explains MEDITECH customers’ leading challenges, why they are exploring alternatives to traditional implementations and the benefits to a multi-cloud deployment. Mo then discusses how Dell’s VXRail solution addresses MEDITECH customers’ challenges, and the partnership between Teknicor and Dell that achieved MEDITECH certification for VXRail. Mo concludes by sharing how Dell and Teknicor work together to address broader customer challenges, a customer success story, where to find more info, and final thoughts.
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Cybersecurity as Patient Safety: Justin Armstrong, Security Architect, Meditech by Massachusetts Health Data Consortium
Episode 14: Meditech and the Circle of Care In Episode 14, Senior Clinical Analyst Hanna Kushner joins the team for a discussion of Meditech and the Circle of Care in Aboriginal Communities. Episode 14: Resources First Nation Clinical Expansion Project set to continue (Loop story) Episode 14: Resources only accessible inside the IH network Circle of Care – Information Sharing Memo Aboriginal Self Identification Project FAQ
In this edition, Chris Mohen, MEDITECH Global Alliance Manager, introduces us to MEDITECH, one of the top three global EMR vendors with whom Dell has had a relationship for over 35 years.
The #AI Eye: MEDITECH (NASDAQ: $NUAN) Integrates Nuance's Dragon Medical Virtual Assistant, iRobot (NASDAQ: $IRBT) Introduces Terra Robot Lawn Mower
The #AI Eye: MEDITECH (NASDAQ: $NUAN) Integrates Nuance's Dragon Medical Virtual Assistant, iRobot (NASDAQ: $IRBT) Introduces Terra Robot Lawn Mower
Art versus Science is the quintessential Left Brain/Right Brain cage match. But in reality, math factors into great works of art as much as developing a treatment plan for a patient could be considered the doctor's design. Andrew Shipe is a developer at MEDITECH, a company that makes Health Records software. Through his research he found that medicine can sometimes be as much art as science, a fact that was getting lost in the cold, analytical research data. He discovered that telling stories helped to span that divide in understanding. Kim Goodwin, Author of Designing for the Digital Age, joins us on this podcast to share her thoughts on Andrew's approach of using stories and how that is the first step down the road of scenario based research. Kim will also be teaching one of the full day workshops at UI22 this November 13-15 in Boston. For more information visit uiconf.com.
Ed Roberts started the scholarly study of startups. Learn from this brilliant academic pioneer and seasoned investor in Sohu.com and HubSpot about the keys to success in founding a tech company. Along the way you will be entertained and charmed by his most engaging narrative style. He grew up in working-class Chelsea, Massachusetts. At Chelsea High, he received preparation that would allow him to explore the academic delights offered by MIT’s curriculum. Four MIT degrees later he was on the faculty at MIT’s Sloan School of Management studying the impact of NASA’s research on the economy. From there it was a short hop to founding the study of tech startups. He also co-founded successful companies, including Meditech. His course on entrepreneurship incubated Beijing's Sohu.com and Boston's HubSpot. Ed Roberts was an early investor in both. The oft-cited result that companies founded by MIT alums generate revenues equivalent to the 10th largest economy in the world is one of the products of his scholarship. He also delves into his work on the optimal composition of founding teams. Among the many topics covered in this bravura interview are: Ed Roberts Bio High School in Working-class Town of Chelsea Thoroughly Prepared Ed Roberts for Success at MIT Sound Preparation from Chelsea High Allowed Ed Roberts to Explore the MIT Curriculum Ed Roberts Meets Jay Forrester, Co-inventor of the Core Memory and Founder of System Dynamics Research into Entrepreneurship Springs from NASA Project to Measure Impact of Its Technology Ed Roberts Starts His First Company, Pugh-Roberts Associates MIT Faculty Form Consulting Firms, MIT Grads Form Product Companies Ed Roberts Founds Meditech Engineers Debate the Need for a Marketing Person on the Meditech Team – Hired the Only Marketing Person They Knew Sal Daher’s Pitch for Listeners to Give Back by Reviewing the Podcast on iTunes and Telling Others About It The Most Significant Results from Ed Roberts’ Research It’s Important Not to Keep Your Idea Secret but to Talk to Many People About It Eric von Hippel & User Innovation Ideas Are Overvalued – Person Who Has It Gets Too Much Credit – Pivots Are the Norm – Nobody Remembers All the Pivots – Example: Founders of HubSpot Ed Roberts Invests in Founders, Not Ideas Charles Zhang & the Founding of Sohu.com – Ed Roberts Was Surprised Charles Zhang Wanted to Return to China – Amazing Story! “I’ve always focused on ground zero companies. I do not regard a ground zero company as a frightening and risky thing. I regard it as the place to be because that’s where the fun is, that’s where you can have impact and, to me, if you’ve passed my test, that you’re passionate, you’re dedicated, you’re trying to do something that seems worthwhile, you’re smart, you’re open. I’m going to be able to relate to you. Then, I don’t see it as a risky thing”. Data on PhDs as Founders? Why Are MIT Students & Alums So Likely to Invest in Startups? 30% of MIT Alumni Go to Work for a Startup – Of Those 25% Go on to Found Their Own Company – Those Companies Outperform the Market Second Companies Outperform First Companies; Third Outperform Second – Studies of Universities as Sources of Innovation – Chuck Easley Did Similar Study at Stanford
The Dell EMC Hockey Tour recently concluded its regular season in home of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto, Ontario. I had the pleasure of presenting the Dell EMC IT Transformation Story as part of the program. I spent some time with Jeff Smith (@JeffSmithVCE), Dell EMC CPSD CTO between the presentations and faceoff. Converged Platforms are enabling our customers to address both IT and Digital Transformation. Jeff talks Converged and Hyper-Converged and how our customer conversations have evolved since the early days (2009) and how Hyper-Converged conversations are redefining what customers can expect from Dell EMC. After that, I had the opportunity to talk to Patrick Harkins, CTO Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre. Patrick found himself facing poor application performance and unhappy doctors, specifically related to a Meditech application. The answer? XtremIO – While the All-Flash Performance provided 60-70% performance gains, he found the real value in the in-line data services and scale-out architecture all at lower cost than his previous solution. Don’t miss “Dell EMC The Source” app in the App Store. Be sure to subscribe to Dell EMC The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)
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