Blogs

Everything we read suggests the day is nearing when all hospitals and doctors will use computers instead of paper to create, store, and share our medical records. It is something that is long overdue. But despite the progress being made to eliminate paper...

I read with interest this morning an article by Erin McCann, Associate Editor at Healthcare IT News . Ms. McCann shines a bright light on the sad fact that under today’s reimbursement system, better care doesn’t always yield better business results. That...

I don’t often turn over space on HealthBlog to other authors. An exception was during my sabbatical when Gareth Hall kindly filled in for me. Another exception is when one of my colleagues has something really cool or important to share. Then, I feel...

Even in some of the most digitally advanced hospitals and clinics I visit, I frequently hear clinicians grousing about access to patient care data and systems. It’s not unusual for todays’ healthcare settings to have multiple repositories of patient data...

We’re moving on May 20 at 9:00 a.m. ET! Please visit us at the new Microsoft in Health blog, which can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/health/ww/blog/Pages/index.aspx ....( read more ) ...read more

As a 20-year practicing physician and a former hospital CIO/CMIO, I am well aware that healthcare is an extremely complex, highly regulated industry. I often tell young entrepreneurs that healthcare isn’t for the faint of heart. Getting traction in anything...

As a physician and one of the more visible members of our health industry team at Microsoft, I frequently find myself as the first point of contact for people who want to work with our company.  In some cases this is other clinicians or developers...

Catching up following my two-month sabbatical, I came across an article today that really intrigues me. The article, The Great EHR Switch , appears in an April edition of HealthcareITNews. Despite the billions of dollars being handed out to physicians...

By Dennis Schmuland, chief health strategist, Microsoft Engaging in our health is now an inescapable imperative for everyone. The 2012 California Employer Health Benefits Survey is a wake-up call for employees everywhere, regardless of whether they.....

This morning I came across a couple of articles that I believe could have profound implications for health and healthcare delivery. The first article, 88 Acres-How Microsoft Quietly Built the City of the Future , tells the story of how Microsoft manages...

For those of you who've been paying attention, I have been away from HealthBlog and my work at Microsoft for the past two months. Many thanks to my good friend and colleague, Gareth Hall, for adding some excellent content to this blog during my time...

*****despite Bill’s picture appearing above, this is still me – Gareth :) ***** Hi all. One of the best bits of my job is getting to meet partners and customers that are doing really interesting things in health across the world. One of the partners I...

By Dennis Schmuland, chief health strategy officer, U.S. health and life sciences, Microsoft Today Microsoft announced the release of an updated HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for our next generation cloud services, enabling healthcare organizations...

By Michael Robinson, General Manager, U.S. Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft This year’s Microsoft Health and Life Sciences Executive Forum, an annual gathering of health customers and partners, centered on “The Activated, Engaged,......

By Michael D. Robinson, general manager, U.S. Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft Leading health care company Johnson & Johnson has undertaken an enterprise-wide initiative—the Gateway to a Healthy Community: ™ Healthier Kids (GHC.....

*****despite Bill’s picture appearing above, this is still me – Gareth :) ***** I received my new work machine yesterday – a Surface Pro , and like every good geek, I ripped open the box and immediately started setting it up. Every time I do this, I think...

By Andrea McGonigle, managing director, Microsoft Life Sciences It’s that time of year again! Microsoft has opened the call for submissions for this year’s Microsoft Life Sciences Innovation Awards . The awards showcase pharmaceutical, biotechnology...

**despite Bill’s picture appearing above, this is still me – Gareth :) ***** Being a proud Brit (and ex NHS employee), now living in Seattle, I always take an interest in my home country and the progress over there. A couple of interesting developments...

By Dennis Schmuland, chief health strategy officer, U.S. Health and Life Sciences, Microsoft More and more healthcare organizations are realizing the mobile productivity, care team communications, regulatory compliance, and cost savings benefits of.....

By Kevin Dolan, director of Health & Human Services, Microsoft I recently had the chance to catch up with Vicki Rich, chief public information officer from Ohio’s Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) to hear more about their recent...

By Michael Robinson, General Manager, U.S. Health & Life Sciences This year at HIMSS, our focus was on showcasing how together with our partner ecosystem, we’re making a real impact in health. Our relationship with the more than 20,000 partners...

Hi all About a year ago we created a Windows 8 demo app called Rounds that we used to show what modern applications in health could look like in the future (highlighting stylus input, a great user interface, Microsoft Lync integration and other interesting...

By Andrea McGonigle, Managing Director, Life Sciences, Microsoft Once again we’re thrilled to be sponsoring ShareFEST 2013.This is the premier show for Life Science and Complaince. With a new twist this year, we are proud to sponsor the pre-day...

Well, my first HIMSS was truly a fabulous experience. The team did themselves proud and it was really interesting to talk to hundreds of customers and partners who want to do something new in health and can see ways in which we can help. I also learned...

By Steve Aylward, general manager, US Health & Life Sciences Solutions & Strategy, Microsoft Year after year, the Microsoft Health Users Group ( Microsoft HUG) acknowledges innovative health organizations and their technology solution partners...