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Blog Post: Digital access to better, more affordable healthcare: What’s on the horizon?

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

By Bill Crounse, MD, Senior Director, Worldwide Health, Microsoft During the past several weeks, we’ve been digging into the topic of redefining access to healthcare, including the problem , why it is so difficult to solve , and where we are...(read more)

Blog Post: Lessons from Las Vegas - HIMSS 12 and Healthcare

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:11:00 GMT

As almost anyone even remotely connected to the world of health ICT knows, this week is the HIMSS Conference in Las Vegas. I arrived early to provide a keynote Sunday morning for a large contingent of our customers and partners visiting HIMSS from...(read more)

Blog Post: HIMSS 2012: What You’ll See, Hear and Learn From Microsoft & Our Partners

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:54:00 GMT

By Michael Robinson, General Manager, U.S. Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft Microsoft is more committed to the health industry than ever before, and this year at HIMSS, we are excited to showcase the results of our growing partner ecosystem. In...(read more)

Blog Post: Software solution keeps doctors on time, patients more satisfied

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:19:00 GMT

Have you ever been a patient in a hospital? If not, perhaps you have had the experience of having a family member or other loved one spend time in a hospital. In either case, I’ll bet one of the most annoying and anxiety causing things about...(read more)

Blog Post: Considering the cost, no excuse for bad service in healthcare

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:45:00 GMT

On January 27th I posted a story about the work I’ve been doing with Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. The medical center has been hosting CEO Healthcare Summits around the country encouraging large employers to apply the same scrutiny to...(read more)

Blog Post: Are advances in healthcare access on the horizon?

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT

By Dennis Schmuland, Chief Health Strategy Officer, U.S. Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft In this four-week series, we’re exploring the role of technology in reversing the runaway growth in U.S. healthcare costs. Last week , we looked...(read more)

Blog Post: A Forum for Iconic Change in Healthcare – Harvard Business School Conference on Health

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:38:00 GMT

On Saturday, February 4th, it was my honor to present the closing keynote at the 2012 Harvard Business School Conference on Health . Nearly 700 business leaders, clinicians, alumni, students, and faculty attended the conference. The theme...(read more)

Blog Post: Digital access and healthcare: What’s holding us back?

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

By Dennis Schmuland, Chief Health Strategy Officer, U.S. Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft Last week, we introduced some of the root causes of runaway healthcare spending and healthcare access issues in this country. This week, we explore the complex...(read more)

Blog Post: Famous Pediatric Hospital in Italy Improves Services and Saves Money with Microsoft Cloud E-mail Solution

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Bambino Gesù is a century’s old pediatric hospital located on the grounds of Vatican City in Rome. That a pediatric hospital would be located in Vatican City might be enough to tickle your interest. However, that is not the reason we are focusing...(read more)

Blog Post: Focusing on Security without Compromising Success

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

By Dennis Schmuland, Chief Health Strategy Officer, U.S. Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft With the rising use of protected health information and increasingly stringent regulatory demands, the topic of security and compliance has become a critical...(read more)

Blog Post: Purchasing healthcare on “a wing and a prayer”? There’s a better way.

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:28:00 GMT

In a post earlier this month I conveyed information about my participation in a CEO Health Care Summit organized by Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. Our first Summit was held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Today, we...(read more)

Blog Post: Redefining Access to Healthcare

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

By Dennis Schmuland, Chief Health Strategy Officer, U.S. Health & Life Sciences, Microsoft An embarrassingly high percentage of our nation’s citizens are caught in a cycle of poverty that’s intertwined with a lack of access to education...(read more)

Blog Post: Why health businesses and initiatives fail when clinicians aren’t at the table

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:43:00 GMT

In 30 years as a physician, technologist, hospital executive, company co-founder, industry evangelist and thought leader, I’ve seen my share of successes and failures in the health industry. I’m always amazed how many companies tackle projects and...(read more)

Blog Post: Microsoft Health Tech Today: Streamlining Hospitals

cybmshug — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:46:00 GMT

Find out how new software is helping hospital-based physicians be more efficient and provide better, more seamless care.

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Blog Post: Unified Communication technology saves the day(s) during snow and ice storms in the Pacific Northwest – Important Lessons for the Health Industry

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:48:00 GMT

You may have seen it on the national news. The past few days, much of Western Washington state has been slammed by a series of snow and ice storms. The snow (one to two feet in some areas) was bad enough. Today a very unusual ice storm is...(read more)

Blog Post: Software Helps Clinicians & Patients Better Manage Diabetes

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:49:00 GMT

On our newest episode of Microsoft Health Tech Today , we connect with a prominent physician educator at University College London . Professor Peter Hindmarsh is affiliated with University College London’s developmental endocrinology research...(read more)

Blog Post: Digital Health on Stage at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:38:00 GMT

This week I’ve been in Las Vegas. I traveled here to meet with Microsoft customers and partners at a CES side event called LEAP at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. I also did a presentation on health industry tech trends for the UnitedHealth Group in their...(read more)

Blog Post: Microsoft Sponsoring Upcoming Life Sciences Innovation Forum

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

By Andrea McGonigle, Managing Director, Microsoft Life Sciences We’re excited to kick off the year for Microsoft’s Life Sciences at the Life Sciences Innovation Forum . This event, produced by ExL Pharma, will be gathering leading pharmaceutical...(read more)

Blog Post: A Call for Nominations – Microsoft Health Users Group Awards

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:28:00 GMT

I wanted to pass along this important announcement about the call for nominations for the annual Microsoft Health Users Group (Microsoft HUG) Awards. Please see below for full details. Call for Nominations It’s that time of year again for the members...(read more)

Blog Post: Microsoft Opens Nominations for Health Users Group Innovation Awards

John Spilker (Microsoft) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:58:00 GMT

By Steve Aylward, General Manager, US Commercial Health & Life Sciences It’s that time of year again for the members of the Microsoft Health Users Group (HUG) to submit nominations for the 15th annual Microsoft HUG Innovation Awards. This...(read more)