Most of us would fully agree that fragmented data and non-interoperable systems are the bane of our existence. Population Health management, providing or buying value-based care, lean operations in general, preventing preventable heart attacks or the most terrible consequences after a stroke or other ways to save people’s lives… all of these must-haves are a […]

Patient centricity is one of those buzzwords everyone uses and no one quite knows what it means, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. Talk to 5 people, you get 5 answers. Anne C. Beal, MD, MPH, is the senior Vice President and Global Head of Patient Solutions over at Sanofi. Dr. Beal set out to not […]

Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are not just “the computer people” anymore. Technology is no longer relegated to the category of operational overhead. Technology is a strategic imperative. It’s a competitive differentiator, it’s a driver of success in today’s connected era, an era increasingly dependent on outcomes-based revenue. On the other hand, when something goes wrong, technology […]

Today, I speak with Cyrus Maaghul about what the blockchain user experience looks like if I’m a patient, or a provider, or a payer, or a lab. We also discuss how blockchain can uplevel care while reducing cost, delays, and fraud. It matters for transactions like prior authorizations, for example. Here’s one thing I figured […]

I asked Roy Rosin what reading he would recommend for those interested in broadening their understanding of innovation in the health care industry. He had several suggestions.