I’m frequently approached by medical students, residents, and fellows interested in careers in informatics and digital health.  I love...

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...

In honor of the AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference last week, I worked with my colleague, Dr. Anobel Odisho, to develop something we’re...

As we head into summer amidst shelter-in-place, if you’re looking for some great reading related to healthcare and health technology,...

I recently published a Commentary on CNBC about the future of glucose tracking using continuous glucose monitors. Here is the link –...

Linking here to two resources I published recently: First, my presentation at the April 2018 UCSF Diabetes CME course. Here are those...

Another HIMSS conference is in the books. Amidst the craziness that HIMSS can be, it is always a pleasure to spend time running into...

The first “smart” insulin pen has finally hit the market. This is a big moment for diabetes care, as the digital toolbox expands. (I...

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...

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...

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...

Farhad Manjoo, the NYTimes tech reviewer, wrote a story this week about the Amazon Echo, a device for the home using the Amazon Alexa...

In the 10 years since my father was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, he has accumulated thousands of lab results, hundreds of physician...

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...

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...

A rapidly growing number of health innovations such as mobile apps, diagnostic tools, and sensors are being developed with a focus on...

Our UCSF Clinical Informatics group met a few months ago with several representatives from a major Health IT vendor. The vendor, we’ll...

“But who is going to pay for it?!” This has been the common refrain for years. The world of diabetes care experienced this dilemma...

Epic’s User Group Meeting (UGM) is a Healthcare Conference The Epic EHR is so ingrained in healthcare now that the UGM conference is...

The Most Important Digital Health App of 2013: Bugs and Drugs In a year that saw consumer-facing digital health app after consumer-facing...