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Cycles of change follow predictable paths, often expressed with phrases like, “forming, storming, norming and performing.” We are squarely in the storming phase for healthcare reform implementation and its a good thing. The level of passion is remarkable. As a member of the LinkedIn Group Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, AKA HIMSS, I’ve watched […]

This is Part 2 of a three-part series on The coming storm in healthcare. The insurance industry, as it grew, developed standard codes to allow healthcare providers (such as doctors, clinics, hospitals) to bill for discreet services. There are 15,000 codes in the ICD-9 standard and it still isn’t enough. 10x The new standardized codes, […]

This is Part 1 of a three-part series on The coming storm in healthcare. There are real challenges with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) beyond getting doctors to write things down (a feat in itself). Healthcare providers are being pushed to adopt EMR, but few are at Stage 7, shown at right. Because certification at lower […]

Regardless of the Supreme Court decision on Healthcare Reform at the end of March, many elements of healthcare reform are here to stay. At issue in the Supreme Court decision is the ability for the Federal Government to mandate that every citizen have healthcare or face tax penalties. But there is much more to a […]

On a recent trip to Mammoth Mountain, California, I had a first-hand look at mobile, social and data at work. I’m a lifelong skier. I fell for the sport as a child and never looked back. I worked on farms in Upstate New York where I grew up just to buy my equipment and I […]

We have a ten-year tradition of attending the Rose Parade in our hometown of Pasadena, California. Year after year we cheer groups like the Martinez Family and the Benny Martinez’s ability to use his lasso the entire length of the 9 km (5.5 miles) route. It has been our way to ring in the New […]