What my backyard squirrel taught me about technical debt
We have had a long-standing feud with a squirrel who lives somewhere in our backyard. The issue: he insists on eating the bird food that we diligently keep filling out in the feeders every day of the summer. I would be OK if the squirrel ate a bit and left the rest for the birds, […]
Why the Lights Went Out At Lantern, And What We Can Learn From It
“We’re sad to say goodbye.” That was the subject line of the message from Lantern, a behavioral health startup whose app and coaching services I had used for a while. Lantern’s letter stated it is shuttering its business on August 1, helpfully offering to continue the coaching services for a limited period and pointing to […]
Digital transformation and the law of small numbers
Recent studies indicate a slowdown in the shift to value-based care and a struggle to reap the benefits of digital transformation. The answer may lie in understanding the law of small numbers. A recent survey indicates that health care has made little progress toward value-based care (VBC) since last year, with more than two-thirds (67 […]
The Rising Clamor for Explainable AI
There’s no doubting the enthusiasm behind artificial intelligence- (AI) powered healthcare. A recent Accenture survey found that 53 percent of healthcare executives expect to invest in AI, with 86 percent noting that their organizations are capitalizing on data to drive automated decision making at an “unprecedented scale.” >> LISTEN: Is AI Real? However, this survey also […]
No Dilemma for Innovators in Healthcare
Despite the slow pace of adoption for new technology-enabled solutions, there is an unprecedented opportunity today in healthcare’s digital transformation today. Innovators need to operate with an abundance mindset. Read more
Digital health’s last mile problem
The digital health landscape suffers from a highly fragmented ecosystem of point solutions and a surfeit of big technology firms with no real solutions to deploy with speed and scale. However, there are a few ways to address the challenges. In my book, The Big Unlock, I describe the four major categories of technology providers […]
How to Define a Model (and an Imperative) for a National Healthcare Analytics Backbone
A friend who is the chief information officer of a large health system recently suffered a heart attack while competing in a race at a national level. As soon as he felt the heart attack coming on, he checked into the medical tent and was then expedited to a nearby hospital. At the hospital, the […]
How Blockchain Can Address the Two Biggest Challenges in Healthcare IT
The potential for blockchain to improve healthcare operating efficiencies is significant. The recent spate of blockchain initiatives in healthcare has to demonstrate tangible benefits before we can see significant change in adoption levels. A recent study on blockchain adoption in health care by Blackbook Market Research indicated that a large percentage of payers surveyed, and a small […]
The Biggest Year for Healthcare IT Spend?
After years of underinvestment, CIO’s in healthcare may have something to cheer about this year. Download
Overcoming Big Data Bottlenecks in Analytics at Sutter Health
This presentation was made by Paddy Padmanabhan and Joshua Liberman, Ph.D, at Predictive Analytics World, SFO on April 5, 2016: The presentation focuses on a case study on operationalizing predictive analytics for 30-day readmissions at Sutter Health. The presentation covers Big data bottlenecks in healthcare How Sutter Health uses its electronic health record data in […]
