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Guest podcast: Suzanne Leveille from OpenNotes

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Neil Versel

I now present the latest health IT-related podcast from Sivad Business Solutions, an interview with Suzanne Leveille, research director of OpenNotes, a project to give patients online access to the entirety of their own medical records, including the visit notes … Continue reading →

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Health Wonk Review: money talks, but IT helps

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Neil Versel

The latest edition of Health Wonk Review is hot off the digital presses, with Joe Paduda taking hosting duties on his Managed Care Matters blog. And managed care does matter in this trip around the health blogosphere, with most of … Continue reading →

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CNN highlights health apps, clinical intelligence

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Neil Versel

CNN hasn’t exactly shined of late with its coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath, but the embattled news network got my attention by airing a segment on cutting-edge health IT over the weekend. (Actually, credit goes to … Continue reading →

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Guest podcast: Deborah Gordon of Network Health talks reform with Sivad Solutions

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Neil Versel

Last September, I was a guest on a podcast hosted by Todd Schnick and Charles Davis of Sivad Business Solutions. Afterwards, we decided to share content if and when it made sense. That hasn’t happened until now (actually last month … Continue reading →

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I’m speaking at the Health Technology Forum in SF

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Neil Versel

If you’re in Northern California, or plan to be, I will be on a panel at the Health Technology Forum’s 2013 Innovation Conference: Platforms for the Underserved on Friday, April 19, in San Francisco. I’ll be sharing the podium with … Continue reading →

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Podcast: HIMSS CEO Steve Lieber: 2013 edition

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Neil Versel

Once again, as has become custom, I sat down with HIMSS CEO Steve Lieber at the organization’s Chicago headquarters the week before the annual HIMSS conference to discuss the conference as well as important trends and issues in the health … Continue reading →

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Misfit Wearables gets some ‘Jeopardy!’ love

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Neil Versel

Misfit Shine, the first product from Sonny Vu’s Misfit Wearables, was part of a clue on a recent episode of “Jeopardy!” The reference is at just before the 9:00 mark of this video. Jeopardy! (Season 29.23-5) – Jason, Keith… by … Continue reading →

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Video: My interview with Phytel’s Steve Schelhammer from Health 2.0

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Neil Versel

Last fall, I conducted one of the “3 CEOs” interviews at the 2012 Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. For my interview, I drew Steve Schelhammer, CEO of Phytel, a population health management technology provider. Aside from a little technical … Continue reading →

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Social and mobile continue to converge in healthcare

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Neil Versel

I’ve been somewhat off the grid for yet another family health crisis lately, but I thought I’d at least surface to update this blog with something quick and easy. Healthcare Web and software designer Geonetric has recently come out with … Continue reading →

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My first portal experience

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Neil Versel

Yes, after all these years of writing about EMRs, EHRs, PHRs, patient portals and the like, I have had my first real personal experience with a patient portal, courtesy of my internist. He still has a small practice, with four … Continue reading →

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