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News, Webcasts, demonstrations, and more about Healthcare & Life Sciences in the Modern Workplace.
Better Together: Windows Vista and Office 2007 Wow!
OK. I work for Microsoft, so I know you will read this with some suspicion. However, keep in mind...
Author: hlthblog Date: 10/06/2006
Setting the stage for IM and other real-time communication in healthcare
The momentum towards IM in the Healthcare Provider industry has been gaining speed for some time...
Author: hlthblog Date: 09/29/2006
New Audio-Cast: Hot New Devices for Mobile Healthcare Professionals
Please join me for the latest in my audio-cast series; House Calls for Healthcare Professionals....
Author: hlthblog Date: 09/22/2006
The Foundation for Quality and Efficiency in Healthcare
I always enjoy reading Health Care's Most Wired On-Line electronic magazine. This week's edition...
Author: hlthblog Date: 09/07/2006
From COWS to COOL: New devices for doctors, nurses, patients and everybody
My colleague Robert Scoble has a post on his Blog about the use of COWs (computers on wheels) at...
Author: hlthblog Date: 08/22/2006
Windows Mobile: A Peek at Next Generation Solutions for the Point of Care
Mobility is a necessary attribute of information technology solutions for healthcare workers....
Author: hlthblog Date: 08/15/2006
Join us at MSHUG Tech Forum 06!
Here's my personal invitation for you to join us on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, on...
Author: hlthblog Date: 08/01/2006
MS-HUG Developer's Conference, August 28-29, Redmond, WA: Register Now
Early bird registration rates for the MS-HUG Fall Tech Forum on August 28-29 are available until...
Author: hlthblog Date: 07/21/2006
New ways to interact with objects, data and images: Implications for healthcare
Part 2 of my interview with colleagues at Microsoft Research is now live on Microsoft's Channel 10....
Author: hlthblog Date: 07/18/2006
Microsoft Research: An interview with Eric Horvitz, M.D., PhD
In case you are wondering why I haven't posted anything here the last couple of weeks, I'm on...
Author: hlthblog Date: 07/11/2006
Windows Vista in Healthcare Web Cast: On-demand recording now available
If you didn't get an opportunity to join us for the live web cast on Windows Vista in Healthcare...
Author: hlthblog Date: 06/23/2006
A New Era in Healthcare: The Pacific Health Summit
This week I'm attending the Pacific Health Summit in Seattle. World renowned researcher and system's...
Author: hlthblog Date: 06/21/2006
Windows Vista for Healthcare Web Cast: Register Now for June 19th Event
On Monday, June 19th, please join me along with Roberto Ruggeri, Microsoft's senior healthcare...
Author: hlthblog Date: 06/16/2006
Evidence-Based Medicine Saves More Than 100,000 Lives!
One of the nation's leading proponents for evidence-based medicine, Dr. Don Berwick, has announced...
Author: hlthblog Date: 06/14/2006
A Looming Healthcare Crisis in America: Not enough doctors!
I just returned from New York City where I had the privilege of delivering the commencement keynote...
Author: hlthblog Date: 06/07/2006
Healthcare IT Needs Regulatory Harmonization Too
As reported in Healthcare IT News this week, HHS awarded contracts to 22 states and territories to...
Author: hlthblog Date: 05/31/2006
Healthcare Goes Retail: A conversation with MinuteClinic
Have you been following this new healthcare business trend? Clinics offering limited primary care...
Author: hlthblog Date: 05/22/2006
A Call for Transparency in Healthcare Cost and Quality
At the Consumer Directed Health Care Congress in San Francisco last week, a panelist challenged the...
Author: hlthblog Date: 05/16/2006
First Peek: Windows Vista in Healthcare
I thought HealthBlog readers would be interested in a new article I wrote for my House Calls series...
Author: hlthblog Date: 05/11/2006
Telemedicine and Consumer Directed Health Care: A common thread
Monday morning, I had the pleasure of delivering the Kenneth Bird Annual Distinguished Lecture at...
Author: hlthblog Date: 05/09/2006
Some Unexpected Benefits and Rewards from an Electronic Medical Record
I just returned from Chicago where I had the pleasure to speak to more than 75 healthcare executives...
Author: hlthblog Date: 05/01/2006
The Push for Healthcare IT Must Remain on Track for Patients and Clinicians
If you're a practicing doc, chances are you don't even know the name Dr. David Brailer. Much is...
Author: hlthblog Date: 04/24/2006
Microsoft Live Meeting Meets Healthstream
Next week I'm off to Chicago to speak with healthcare customers at the Microsoft Healthcare...
Author: hlthblog Date: 04/14/2006
Old Media Meets New at AMA Medical Communications Conference
I just returned from Phoenix where I participated in a panel discussion at the 26th Annual Medical...
Author: hlthblog Date: 04/10/2006
Notebook or Tablet PC for your Practice? Go for the Tablet!
When Tablet PCs first came on the market, there was a hefty premium for using digital ink. Today, a...
Author: hlthblog Date: 04/04/2006
Some Tips on Selecting an Electronic Medical Record for Your Practice
I'm about to hit the road for our Microsoft Healthcare Executive Forum in Nashville, TN. I look...
Author: hlthblog Date: 03/27/2006
How Progressive Healthcare Organizations Are Using Patient Self-Service Kiosks and Devices
We go to the bank and use an ATM to get cash or make a deposit. We arrive at the airport and check...
Author: hlthblog Date: 03/17/2006
MD NetGuide Interview: Microsoft's Window onto the World of Healthcare
For those hungry for a little more than the snippets of information you get on my Blog, I invite you...
Author: hlthblog Date: 03/16/2006
Open Source vs. Commercial Software: The wrong debate in moving healthcare IT forward
A recent report written by Forrester Research for the California Healthcare Foundation positions...
Author: hlthblog Date: 03/15/2006
Microsoft Sensecam as a data input modality for healthcare records
Last Friday I joined my colleagues from Microsoft Research for a day-long seminar on physiological...
Author: hlthblog Date: 03/06/2006
The Case for Patient Self-Service in Healthcare Facilities Enabled by Microsoft Technologies and Partner Solutions
Tomorrow, I will record the second show in our new series of audiocasts (podcasts) on...
Author: hlthblog Date: 02/28/2006
Microsoft Healthcare Partner Offers Possible "Epiphany" for RHIOs
I came across an interesting article in E-health Insider. The article reports on comments made by...
Author: hlthblog Date: 02/23/2006
Microsoft Healthcare Launches New Series of Topical Audio Programs
I'm pleased to announce the launch of a new series of audio programs on topics of interest to...
Author: hlthblog Date: 02/20/2006
Announcing Microsoft "House Calls for Healthcare Professionals" audiocast series
I'm pleased to inform my Health Blog readers about a new program that we are launching here at...
Author: hlthblog Date: 02/07/2006
Pay for Performance: Doctors, are you ready?
A major topic at this week's Disorders of the Spine conference at Whistler, B.C., was pay for...
Author: hlthblog Date: 01/19/2006
Tablet PCs in Healthcare: What's the right device for you?
This week I'm off to Whistler, B.C., for the 18th Annual Disorders of the Spine Conference chaired...
Author: hlthblog Date: 01/14/2006
Healthcare IT or Not: No excuse for bad service
I applaud my colleague Michael Millenson for shedding light on a very important topic in HHN's...
Author: hlthblog Date: 01/12/2006
Microsoft XBox: Yet another great development platform for healthcare
In today's Seattle Times there's an article about my colleague Dr. Harold Goldberg and a grant he...
Author: hlthblog Date: 01/09/2006