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 […]
The fading star of facial recognition technology
June 15, 2020 I share several interesting reads from the past week. The failed efforts by Sweden in managing their way into achieving natural herd immunity for the coronavirus by deliberately allowing a degree of exposure to the virus is explored in a series of graphs and charts in this interesting piece by Tomas Pueyo. (Pueyo’s first […]
Eight. Forty. Six.
June 08, 2020 I start this week’s newsletter with an acknowledgment of the painful memory of what happened to George Floyd in broad daylight in public view on May 25 and expressing solidarity with the #BLM movement. Tech firms across the land have started taking positions on the issues of racial inequality and injustice. I […]
Beyond Telemedicine in the year of the Pandemic
June 01, 2020 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has made irreversible progress. In a recent survey by the Association of Community Health Plans, nearly 90% of the respondents indicated they were satisfied with the experience. Clearly, telehealth’s moment has come. The case for digital health may also be getting stronger, going by […]
Bravery and Hope
May 18, 2020 My pick of the week is this moving CBS TV program titled Bravery and Hope which takes a look at 7 days inside the operations of the Montefiore Health System in New York. Located in the Bronx, Montefiore has had the highest number of COVID-19 cases in New York. It’s a must-watch. […]
The future isn’t here, but it’s uneven for sure in healthcare.
May 11, 2020 My reading pick of the week is a blog that went viral (no pun intended) by a biology professor in UMass at Dartmouth that explains the spread of coronavirus in a remarkably lucid manner. As businesses and institutions press forward with reopening plans, the blog is a practical guide to consumers and […]
