COVID-19: the next chronic disease crisis?
Monday, August 24, 2020 I recently finished reading one of the most widely read accounts of the 1918 pandemic – the so-called “Spanish Flu” – titled The Great Influenza, by the author John Barry. I rarely bring my reading recommendations into this newsletter; however, I am making an exception given the important lessons we can […]
Every business is now a healthcare business
Monday, August 17, 2020 The $ 3 trillion healthcare economy is set to become even bigger as businesses of all sizes reorganize themselves to deal with the long-term impact of the pandemic. We have already started seeing the investments in workplace safety involving office space redesign, protective equipment for employees, and modified schedules to ensure […]
Teladongo!
Monday, August 10, 2020 This week, we unveil a new look for our weekly newsletter. (Tell us what you think!) We couldn’t have chosen a better week for timing the new look. Everything changed last week in the telehealth/digital health space with the blockbuster deal announcement of Teladoc’s acquisition of Livongo, arguably the two most […]
My new book is finally here!
August 3, 2020 When Ed Marx and I started writing our book in late 2019, we had no idea what was around the corner. When the pandemic hit us, we were getting ready to head to the press with our final manuscript. We put the book launch on hold so we could review the impact […]
The coming economic costs of the pandemic
July 27, 2020 (Please help us with this brief 3-question survey for a planned launch of a revised newsletter in the coming weeks.) The second order effects of the pandemic are becoming clearer, even as the second wave of infections begins to sweep across the country, and school districts agonize over the best way to […]
Not wasting the COVID-19 crisis
July 20, 2020 (Please help us with this brief 3-question survey for a planned launch of a revised newsletter in the coming weeks.) “Never waste a crisis” is one of Winston Churchill’s immortal quotes. We are in no less of a war than the one in whose context he uttered those words, but this […]
Whither telehealth and digital health in H2 2020?
July 13, 2020 In a focus group discussion with several healthcare CIO’s last week, the one thing that caught me by surprise was how telehealth volumes have dropped off across the board from the peak levels following the pandemic. We had included a report here from the Commonwealth Fund on this trend a couple of […]
Healthcare digital transformation in a post-pandemic era
Pre-order Now July 06, 2020 I would like to start by sharing some exciting news: my new book Healthcare Digital Transformation – How Consumerism, Technology and Pandemic are Accelerating the Future (co-authored with Ed Marx, former CIO of Cleveland Clinic), is set for a launch date of August 3. Damo Consulting’s digital transformation advisory work […]
Public-private partnership in a post-pandemic era
June 29, 2020 As we slide into wave 2 of COVID-19 infections across the country, we are beginning to recognize the importance of increased collaboration between the private sector and public health agencies, especially at the state and local level. In my 50th podcast episode, Aaron Miri, CIO of The University of Texas at Austin, […]
A new kind of healthcare data capture and sharing
June 22, 2020 This past week, John Glaser, who is on Damo Consulting’s advisory board, published a thought-provoking article in HBR on a new approach to EHR systems that is much more focused on detecting and treating medical conditions, one individual or population group at a time. He points to the limitations in EHR systems laid bare […]
