by Brian Eastwood | August 07, 2017
The fight about a patient’s ability to access his or her digital health data is often fought privately and individually, waged over the phone or at the counter of hospital’s records department. When it does become public, it’s often on a small scale – a social media conversation, one session
by Brian Eastwood | January 12, 2016
Back in October, I tore my left calf in the middle of a marathon. Like any crazy runner worth his weight in energy gel, I still finished the race, even if it meant limping around for the rest of the day and driving myself to urgent care when I woke
by Brian Eastwood | September 02, 2015
You can’t travel too far on the Internet without tripping over an article, report, survey, or commentary lamenting the state of engagement in the healthcare industry. A lot of this talk focuses on the poor quality of technology that healthcare organizations (HCOs) use in their feeble efforts to engage with
by ndrao | July 02, 2015
This weekend, we will round the corner into America’s 239th birthday. Fresh off of two historic Supreme Court cases, many across the country are celebrating their newfound freedoms, from better access to healthcare (officially, this time...) to more equal treatment for our gay and lesbian citizens. Even as we celebrate these
by ndrao | April 21, 2015
We went into Chicago for this year's HIMSS with an eye on the engagement space, and left with a sense that the market is undeniably moving forward. That being said, engagement is still a messy, immature area for healthcare, which was typified (and perhaps exacerbated) in the chaotic, unorganized jungle of
by ndrao | April 01, 2015
Tough to believe that another HIMSS is nearly upon us. Yet several weeks away, we find ourselves already fully booked up with vendor briefings, press requests, media interviews, and the like. While the excitement and energy of the annual HIMSS show are undeniable, those who have been to the show
by John Moore | January 27, 2015
Today I had the pleasure of having lunch with an informatics professor from the University of Wien and got an inside look into health IT in Austria. The highlight of our conversation was a discussion regarding ELGA - Austria's national health information network. ELGA Synopsis Timeline: ELGA is an Austrian government funded
by John Moore | December 23, 2014
Over the last few weeks, the Chilmark Research team has combed through their research, read countless reports and thrown their i Ching sticks to determine what is in store for 2015 and in some case a little beyond that horizon. As I mentioned in yesterday's post that reviewed our 2014 predictions,
