Thinking

In the book The Road Ahead, written by Bill Gates in 1995, he had this premise: “If you imagine a world with unlimited computing power, …

A number of years back we used to watch our friend’s kid, who I would sit down with and play games.  I really enjoyed our …

There are certain moments that have a profound impact on you. For me, one of those moments came during a discussion I was leading on …

In the iconic movie, The Princess Bride – one of my family’s favorite movies – Vizzini keeps using the word “inconceivable.” Finally, Inigo Montoya responds with, …

This past summer, my nephew and his friends – recent graduates from colleges on the east coast – stopped at my home in California for …

I recently returned home from the 2018 CHIME CIO Forum. This is one of my favorite events of the year, and I highly recommend that …

There are certain things in life that we behold, which tend to elicit awe: a child being born, a rocket hurtling into outer space, and …

There’s no doubt: the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) must be filled with the absolute best candidate available. The success of any IT organization …

In case you missed it, SpaceX made history again this week. Here’s a recap: SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy on February 6, which exceeds the …

Guest post by Bob Perkins – Executive Coach and Author of Vision for Your Life. It would be irresponsible of me not to write about …

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase announced the formation of a nonprofit healthcare company on Tuesday, to address cost, transparency, and the user experience. …

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase announced Tuesday that they were partnering up to create an independent, non-profit company aimed at addressing healthcare costs.  …

Nothing stirs up social media more than a move by a major tech player in the healthcare space. The responses range from, “Finally, our hope …

For years, Healthcare CEOs and CFOs have been coming to the JP Morgan Healthcare conference, blaming the high cost of moving to the EHR as …

The staff meeting ended, everyone was in agreement, and everyone felt good about themselves. Sounds surprising to me. And if this describes your normal staff …

The JP Morgan Non-Profit track is one of my favorite events of the year. Each January, JP Morgan invites both high net worth investors and …

Curious about what happened while you were celebrating the holidays? Well, the worst CPU bug ever found was identified. It affects everyone and every computing …

I love the turning of the calendar. It signifies a fresh start, a new beginning, and, in some cases, a reboot. I do this personally …

I wanted to thank everyone for being a part of the launch of Health Lyrics in 2017.  The response to the articles and the growth …

This is the last post for the 2017 year. So, I thought it might be fitting to highlight the most important topic for healthcare in …

The CVS/Aetna deal represents a possible change in the way we think about healthcare companies.  The combination of the local drug store and the data/analytics …

It’s that time of year again. You know, the weeks where we finalize our budgets and make predictions on what trends are going to impact …

In the span of 5 days, we’ve had four blockbuster merger announcements: Optum/Davita, CVS/Aetna, Advocate/Aurora, and the definitive agreement for Dignity/CHI. This got me thinking… I …

Recently, I wrote about the best next moves in healthcare for Amazon, Apple, and Salesforce. A glaring omission in this series, though, is Microsoft. I …

There is a storm coming. We’ve been tracking it for the last five years, in fact. It continues to build in intensity and we are …

The EHR is to Clinical what the CRM is to Consumer. The CRM can listen to, interact with, and otherwise engage people when they aren’t …

Healthcare is struggling to become consumer friendly…. I think few would argue that. Only five years ago, I was rebuked strongly at a meeting for …

Well, Jeff Bezos just became the world’s richest man. Now, let’s see if we can help him lap the field… by proposing Amazon Health. Now, …

The only thing consistently at the point of care is the patient. The second most common item is a phone. So, it’s only fitting that …

AI, IoT, Big Data, Machine Learning, Cloud, Automation, Digital Transformation. The only constant in Healthcare IT is Change. IT University, however, can help bridge the …

The story of the battle between Alternating Current and Distributed Current pitted two legends against each other, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Edison believed in DC …

Buzzwords abound and none is hotter right now than Digital Transformation in healthcare. When something gains this much traction, it’s time to develop a framework. …

What an interesting week in the world of the Healthcare CIO. Becker’s conference this year provided us some insight into the role of the Healthcare …

Digital disruption is taking hold in healthcare. This is great news for the consumer. Can healthcare systems turn the ship toward the consumer experience?

We had a decade to get the EHR right. Five years to get pop health platforms in place and consumer requires a digital core now. Feeling the acceleration?

I believe, as many of you do, that technology innovation is key to the future of healthcare, but we still have more questions than answers. Try this exercise with a much simpler industry to see what kind of learning can be gleaned from the journey of others.

Sometimes you have to show people their interdependence and the value of functioning as part of the whole.  One meeting that changed our IT organization.

In 2011, when I was asked to take over as CIO of a 16-hospital system, the IT organization was just coming off a 10-year outsourcing contract. The …

Architecture is designing something with focused intent around its function in the future. I want to spend some time today exploring one future that we …

Guest Article by David Bensema, former CIO and CMIO of Baptist Health Kentucky. My leadership journey has allowed me to have multiple roles over the …

I did some reading this morning. Here’s a headline that really caught my attention: “Hospital datacenters: Extinct in 5 years?” Immediately, I did a double …

I was sitting in a class in college once when the professor asked a question. Immediately, a friend of mine raised her hand and these words …

Project success starts with consumer engagement every time. Let’s see if this sounds familiar. Your teams have been building something new for months. They’ve put …

“Every business is a people business.”   Bob Perkins   Have you ever been sailing without any wind? On our honeymoon, Beth and I got stuck …

My very first internship was at M&M Mars. How I got there is an interesting story. You see, I was struggling to find a summer …

Think about a project you have going on right now.  A project the company has affirmed as important, it is funded and it has a …

Former Vice President Joe Biden elevated the discussion around patient access to their medical record once again with the revelation of an exchange between him …

Building the Healthcare Cloud is not for the faint of heart. Prior to becoming a healthcare CIO, I was the president of a Cloud Computing …

As a healthcare CIO, you want to be able to develop a culture of innovation; the hardest part is finding the champions and giving them …

See if you can relate. I was named CIO of a $5.5B health system and hit the ground running. At the 2-month mark, I was …

When you see a company going through a turbulent period, look for opportunities to hire A-players – and don’t just settle for the first person …

Strict reference policies is a growing trend among companies today and many prohibit their employees from providing any meaningful feedback on candidates. But, this doesn’t …

Are we giving the most valuable producers and leaders on our teams the time, attention, and resources they need and deserve from us? Or have we …