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 […]
The coming 90% economy
May 05, 2020 As the nation makes its initial move to re-open some businesses and ease the economy back to pre-pandemic levels, the one thought on everyone’s minds is: when will we be back to pre-pandemic levels of normalcy? The Economist describes what a 90% economy will look and feel like. Is there a treatment […]
The end of the beginning?
April 27, 2020 The subject line this week is a nod to Winston Churchill’s assessment of an early British victory in WW2. The war would go on for another four years. My favorite read this week is this long-form piece by Bill Gates that summarizes the scientific efforts to find a vaccine for COVID-19, and […]
Connecting the “dark pools” of healthcare data
April 20, 2020 In a thoughtful piece in Health Affairs, Aaron Miri, CIO of Dell Medical School, and co-author Daniel O’Neill lay out the case for accelerating data infrastructure for COVID-19 surveillance and management. Their ideas include leveraging the fragmented healthcare data exchange infrastructure, notably “edge devices” to accelerate data interoperability for public health. Their […]
Wherever you go, there you are.
April 13, 2020 This past week, we saw big tech step up big time in the effort to find a technology-led solution to the Covid-19 crisis. Traditional rivals Google and Apple are getting together to develop a contact tracing app that will use Bluetooth technology to identify potential hotspots of coronavirus transmission and quickly identify […]
The technologies set to gain from Covid-19
April 06, 2020 With every crisis, there emerges a new set of winners in the economic landscape. Telehealth is clearly a Covid-19 “gainer” along with remote working tools such as Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. The FCC pleasantly surprised everyone by announcing a $200 million investment plan for telehealth this past week. For healthcare providers, already […]
The coming extreme virtualization of care
March 30, 2020 Last week, the U.S. earned itself the questionable distinction of leading the world in confirmed Coronavirus cases. While we’re nowhere near the end of the current pandemic crisis, some trends are clearly emerging to define the “new normal” in healthcare. In my latest blog in CIO online, I discuss how Covid-19 is […]
Coronavirus conversations
March 23, 2020 Starting this week, I am doing a series of podcast interviews with healthcare IT leaders who are now in the spotlight as key enablers of an effective response to the coronavirus pandemic. I hope our readers and listeners find the information useful. My first guest is John Kravitz, CIO of Geisinger Health […]
Extreme social distancing
March 16, 2020 For the coming weeks, this newsletter will focus on curating articles from credible sources that provide useful information on the coronavirus crisis. We will continue to highlight the role of technology in responding to the crisis. We will also include pieces that will guide us in adjusting to the life of social […]
