Mobile Applications Update

I have long believed that social networking concepts, mobile devices, analytics, and cloud are key tactics for the success of any IT organiz...

A Dispatch from HIMSS

Unfortunately, I was unable to attend HIMSS this year because a special request from Andy Grove, the former CEO of Intel.  He asked me to se...

The January HIT Standards Committee

The January HIT Standards Committee focused on two important topics, the future of the Standards and Interoperability (S&I) Framework an...

A Look Back at 2014

2014 was quite a year.   Thinking back to December 2013, I cannot believe that so much has happened.    Let’s take a look at the major HIT e...

The athenahealth/BIDMC Collaboration

BIDMC has self-developed its core clinical information systems for many years.  We certified all our applications for the 2011 and 2014 ONC ...

Trajectory not Position

In my various state, federal, and international roles I interact with a large number of policy makers from the executive and legislative bra...