Thoughts on a Career in Digital Health and Informatics… Would I Do It Again?
I’m frequently approached by medical students, residents, and fellows interested in careers in informatics and digital health. I love...
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- Jun 16, 2020
Top Five Takeaways and Themes From ADA2020 80th Scientific Sessions… Virtually
ADA’s 80th Scientific Session wrapped up today, and there was a lot of ground covered, despite the fact that we all watched from our...
- May 24, 2020
#MyInformaticsProfile
In honor of the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference last week, I worked with my colleague, Dr. Anobel Odisho, to develop something we’re...
- May 24, 2020
My Top Healthcare and Health Tech Books
As we head into summer amidst shelter-in-place, if you’re looking for some great reading related to healthcare and health technology,...
- Feb 16, 2019
Continuous Glucose Monitoring: What It Means for the Definition of Diabetes
I recently published a Commentary on CNBC about the future of glucose tracking using continuous glucose monitors. Here is the link –...
- Sep 24, 2018
Diabetes Technology in 2018
Linking here to two resources I published recently: First, my presentation at the April 2018 UCSF Diabetes CME course. Here are those...
- Mar 12, 2018
HIMSS 2018
Another HIMSS conference is in the books. Amidst the craziness that HIMSS can be, it is always a pleasure to spend time running into...
- Dec 22, 2017
Smart Insulin Pens are here… finally.
The first “smart” insulin pen has finally hit the market. This is a big moment for diabetes care, as the digital toolbox expands. (I...
- Dec 22, 2017
Health systems cannot rely on individuals to be our HIE
John Halamka’s blog had a guest blogger, Amy Stiner, who related her story of a tortuous, difficult, painful path of getting her son’s...
- Aug 31, 2017
HealthCare Innovators Podcast: Patient-Generated Health Data
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Travis Good, MD, MBA, Co-Founder and CEO at Datica to discuss emerging trends in the use...
- Apr 15, 2017
Doximity Dialer
Sometimes simple is the best. I recently tried a new smartphone app – Doximity Dialer – that is just that. I have been so struck by it...
- Mar 13, 2016
Could voice control of the EHR improve physician efficiency and satisfaction?
Farhad Manjoo, the NYTimes tech reviewer, wrote a story this week about the Amazon Echo, a device for the home using the Amazon Alexa...
- Mar 13, 2016
The Case for a Patient-Centered EHR: My Dad (full post at Medscape.com)
In the 10 years since my father was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, he has accumulated thousands of lab results, hundreds of physician...
- Oct 7, 2015
What’s the Health IT Buzzword of 2015? (Full post at Medscape.com)
Note: This is an excerpt from my first column at Medscape.com. While walking my dog one recent evening, I listened to a podcast in which...
- Sep 8, 2015
Can 3D Sculpture Help Patients ‘Grasp’ Diabetes Data? (Full post at Medscape.com)
Note: This is an excerpt from my most recent column at Medscape.com (full post at Medscape). Recently, I was given a first look at a...
- Jan 23, 2015
The Four Key Features of EHR Integration: Move Beyond “Data Dumping”
A rapidly growing number of health innovations such as mobile apps, diagnostic tools, and sensors are being developed with a focus on...
- Nov 12, 2014
A Lesson In Clinical Decision Support: We Cannot Defeat Human Nature
Our UCSF Clinical Informatics group met a few months ago with several representatives from a major Health IT vendor. The vendor, we’ll...
- Nov 5, 2014
“But who is going to pay for it?!” — New Medicare Billing Codes for 2015 Include R
“But who is going to pay for it?!” This has been the common refrain for years. The world of diabetes care experienced this dilemma...
- Sep 19, 2014
What I Learned At Epic UGM… And Other Random Thoughts
Epic’s User Group Meeting (UGM) is a Healthcare Conference The Epic EHR is so ingrained in healthcare now that the UGM conference is...
- Jan 23, 2014
The Most Important Digital Health App of 2013: Now THIS is a Learning Healthcare System
The Most Important Digital Health App of 2013: Bugs and Drugs In a year that saw consumer-facing digital health app after consumer-facing...
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