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Dentzer leaves Health Affairs, replaced by founding editor Iglehart

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Neil Versel

Susan Dentzer has stepped down as editor of influential policy journal Health Affairs and will be replaced on an interim basis by Founding Editor John Iglehart. In a press release issued Friday, Health Affairs gave the usual, vague reason: Dentzer … 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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Automation is good. Robocalls are bad.

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Neil Versel

I just got a robocall from my primary care physician’s office asking first if this was actually me — not that anyone would actually lie — and then if I had received a flu vaccine this season. Well, the practice … Continue reading →

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Attending Health 2.0? Donate your old smartphone

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Neil Versel

If you’re planning on attending the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco next Monday and Tuesday, Health eVillages, a program of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, will be collecting used Apple iOS and Android mobile devices. Health … Continue reading →

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Podcast: mHealth Alliance Executive Director Patty Mechael

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Neil Versel

Patricia Mechael is the newly installed executive director of the mHealth Alliance, a joint effort of the United Nations Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Vodafone Foundation. The mHealth Alliance this week is joining with the Foundation of the National … Continue reading →

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Podcast: IBM’s Lorraine Fernandes talks HIE, public health, health reform

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Neil Versel

From the Department of Procrastination comes part one of a two-part podcast series from last month’s IBM Exchange 2011, an event the vendor put on to display its wares in health information exchange. The two-day conference took place in Chicago, … Continue reading →

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InformationWeek’s Healthcare CIO 25

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Neil Versel

I’ve been starting to contribute a bit to InformationWeek. One of my first projects was interviewing five of the publication’s first-ever list of 25 leading healthcare CIOs. I wrote the profiles on Stephanie Reel of Johns Hopkins Health System, Lynn … Continue reading →

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