Why did it take so long for telehealth to go mainstream?
Monday, October 12, 2020 This past week, I spoke at a virtual event hosted by a Silicon Valley organization where the audience included a number of entrepreneurs and technologists from a wide range of industries. One of the questions posed to me during the Q&A was why telehealth has taken so long to gain acceptance. […]
The relentless march of telehealth and digital health
Monday, October 5, 2020 Big tech has been making a big splash in telehealth and digital health lately. In my latest article in CIO online, I discuss how Microsoft, Amazon and Apple are getting deeper into healthcare services and what it means for traditional health systems. The digital health IPO market has been on a […]
Did Microsoft just become a full-fledged player in telehealth?
Monday, September 28, 2020 Last week, Microsoft became the first major tech firm to offer a video consult feature using Teams that can launch directly from within the Epic EHR system. The development is significant for two reasons: there is a need for an advanced video platform that goes beyond native capabilities available in EHR […]
Big tech’s healthcare play just became clearer
Monday, September 21, 2020 I’m asked often about the emerging competitors in the healthcare space, specifically non-traditional competitors such as big tech firms. In the past couple of months, a handful of the big tech firms have sent clear signals about their strategy for targeting consumers with health offerings. The trend started with Google’s acquisition […]
What healthcare CEOs are doing to shift to consumer-centered care
Monday, September 14, 2020 In a recent Power Panel survey with Modern Healthcare, CEOs shared how they are using tech to change the way they engage with consumers in the midst of COVID-19. I share my thoughts on how healthcare is going to feel like a “drive-through” experience. The COVID-19 disruption has been an opportunity […]
Our new WITCH report, telehealth blues
Tuesday, September 08, 2020 Our mid-year review of the top global IT services firms in healthcare, The WITCH Report, is out. This one-of-a-kind in-depth analysis of the financial and market performance of the leading firms, now in its fifth year, is a must-read for health system CIOs, technology executives from IT consulting and services, analysts […]
Amazon and Google rock the digital health world
Monday, August 31, 2020 Amazon’s announcement of a fitness device that analyzes your mood and other conditions,based on voice data, was strange and unexpected. The media was unanimous in giving voice to its skepticism and suspicion, based purely on privacy concerns. We’ve included a couple in this newsletter. My favorite description of the Halo wearable […]
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 […]
