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Christus Health CIO discusses how IT supports business strategy (Part 2)

March 10, 2010

In part 1 of our podcast interview, Christus Health SVP/CIO George Conklin described describes how his 44-hospital system leverages IT to support its business. In part 2, he explains how organizational culture, psychology, technology and leadership interacted to enable the…

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Christus Health CIO discusses how IT supports business strategy (Part 1)

March 8, 2010

In this podcast interview, Christus Health’s SVP/CIO George Conklin describes how his 44-hospital system leverages IT to support its business. The overall organization has a three-part strategy:

  1. Revamp acute care to lower costs and boost quality
  2. Shift toward non-acute settings including mall-based…
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Google tightens policy on ads for online pharmacies

March 2, 2010

Received this interesting tip from medical writer Brian Bujdos:

U.S.-based pharmaceutical companies may see a subtle spike in revenue due to Google’s revised policies that no longer allow Canadian pharmacies, as well as many “rogue” pharmacies to advertise on Google through…

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Podcast interview with Quantros CEO Dr. Sanjaya Kumar (transcript)

February 5, 2010

This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Quantros co-founder and CEO Dr. Sanjaya Kumar.

David Williams: This is David E. Williams, co-Founder of MedPharma Partners and author of the Health Business Blog.  I’m speaking today with Dr. Sanjaya…

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Podcast interview with Quantros CEO Dr. Sanjaya Kumar

February 4, 2010

Quantros provides software and services to the health care industry, with a focus on safety, risk management, quality and performance improvement. I spoke recently with Dr. Sanjaya Kumar, CEO and founder about a number of current topics, including:

  • The impact of…
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A conversation with Practice Fusion CEO Ryan Howard (transcript)

January 21, 2010

This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Practice Fusion CEO Ryan Howard.

David Williams: This is David E. Williams, co-founder of MedPharma Partners and author of the Health Business Blog.  I’m speaking today with Ryan Howard, CEO of…

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The meaning of meaningful use

January 20, 2010

Software Advice has prepared a chart on meaningful use, illustrating:

  • The definition of meaningful use
  • What EHR software features are required to achieve it
  • How the government will measure it

Incentive for achieving meaningful use will be available soon, so there’s no excuse for…

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A conversation with Practice Fusion CEO Ryan Howard

January 14, 2010

I checked in with Practice Fusion CEO Ryan Howard yesterday for an update on the progress of the company’s free, web-based electronic health record. In this podcast Ryan discusses recent milestones including hitting the 25,000 user mark, adding e-prescribing, plans…

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Podcast interview with Zynx Health CEO, Dr. Scott Weingarten (transcript)

January 12, 2010

This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Dr. Scott Weingarten, CEO of Zynx Health.

David Williams: This is David E. Williams, co-founder of MedPharma Partners and author of the Health Business Blog.  I’m speaking today with Dr. Scott…

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Podcast interview with Zynx Health CEO, Dr. Scott Weingarten

January 11, 2010

Zynx Health is a clinical decision support company whose technology is in place at more than 1700 hospitals in the US, covering more than half of hospitalized patients. Decision support is an important part of meaningful use, and now that…

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