Category Archives: Innovation

Innovation

So many types of telehealth

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Neil Versel

Here’s a short video (720p HD) I put together from the just-concluded American Telemedicine Association’s annual conference in Austin, Texas. No wonder it’s so hard to get a real sense of the size of the telehealth and telemedicine market when … 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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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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Topol visits Colbert for a heart, ear exam

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Neil Versel

You asked for it, so here’s the video of Dr. Eric Topol on “The Colbert Report” from last night. Check out coverage by Jonah Comstock at MobiHealthNews.   The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire … Continue reading →

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Video: Live from HIMSS with Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Neil Versel

NEW ORLEANS—I made my debut for the new Health Innovation Broadcast Consortium last night with a live webcast interview with Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush. As usual, I didn’t need to prepare much for the interview because Bush almost interviews himself, … 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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Maybe Topol and Agus are rock stars after all?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Neil Versel

I saw this advertisement on bus shelter near my home in Chicago Tuesday night:   Yes, that’s Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, and Dr. David Agus, co-founder of Navigenics, flanking pop star Seal, in an … Continue reading →

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My HIMSS will be all about quality and patient safety

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Neil Versel

As regular readers might already know, 2012 was a transformative year in my life, and mostly not in a good way. I ended the year on a high note, taking a character-building six-day, 400-mile bike tour through the mountains, desert … Continue reading →

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AliveCor gets some airtime, too

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Neil Versel

I’ve had a lot of traffic to this site today because of Dr. Eric Topol’s appearance on “Rock Center with Brian Williams” on NBC last night, which I posted early this morning. As I mention in my related story in … Continue reading →

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Dr. Eric Topol on NBC’s ‘Rock Center’

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Neil Versel

Digital health’s rock star, Dr. Eric Topol, appeared Thursday night on “Rock Center with Brian Williams” to discuss the potential of wireless and mobile health technology with NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman. I have a full recap in MobiHealthNews that will … Continue reading →

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