A British colleague tried summing it up. "Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." Was HIMSS 2010 really that subdued? A week or so ago, I predicted that the event would be extremely sober, and that while the U.S. healthcare market is in...

Not so long ago I proposed that the industry stop talking about the future so much and focus more on the present. Well, I’m now about to eat my own words. But you know what, I don’t mind a bit because what I saw on Sam Basta’s Healthcare...

The iPhone was one of the biggest success stories of the last decade, truly changing the way the most people look at their phones. A large part of this success is undeniably due to the App Store. More than just a communication tool, the iPhone has given...

Here's a great example of EHR in action. In this case the US DoD, which has adopted EHR as a standard technology. I like this short film because it demonstrates what EHR is all about: safety and better outcomes for patients and better customer satisfaction...

As a couple of our recent news stories show, not everyone thinks that video games are bad for the soul. Firstly I was really impressed by a start up based in Arizona, USA called Kinetic Muscles . They combine simple robotics and video games to help stroke...

I’ve just been speaking to my colleague Nilesh Jain who recently attended a meeting of the openEHR Foundation, which focused on the commercial potential of the initiative and different ways of generating revenues. It’s a tricky question –...

Clinicians are taking to social media in a big way. So says the Miami Herald which reports on a number of surgeries using both Facebook and Twitter to keep patients and their families up to date on treatments and procedures. It's easy to see why doctors...

Inspired by Malcolm Gladwell's presentation at Ideaworks last month, I've been reading some of his recent articles from the New Yorker magazine. This one, about the brain trauma suffered by American footballers , is a reminder of the power of...