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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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,...
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...
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...
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 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...
Dec 15, 2013
Feedback Loops and Teachable Moments: The Future Diabetes Care Paradigm
The current paradigm of office visits every three months for PWDs (people with diabetes) is not the right model (nor is it for other...
Dec 11, 2013
UCSF Lean Launchpad: The right way to redesign healthcare
I recently had the fortunate opportunity to be part of the inaugural UCSF Lean Launchpad course, formed by Erik Lium and Stephanie Marrus...
Apr 19, 2013
TEDMED 2013: Reactions and Themes
I am just finishing up a packed few days at TEDMED 2013 as a FrontLine Scholar. There were over 1,800 people there, from a broad...
Apr 5, 2013
Asthmapolis: Why Can’t Inhaler Sensor Be Adapted For Diabetes and Insulin Pens?
Asthmapolis, which launched in 2010, has been in the news the last few days after announcing a $5 million series A venture capital round...
Mar 15, 2013
The Future of Diabetes Management: Social Networking and New Technologies
I gave a talk yesterday to a great crowd at the annual UCSF CME conference, Diabetes Update. The slides from my presentation, “The...
Feb 21, 2013
From “Pull” to “Push”: A Transformation in Medicine
Weitzman et al just published a very interesting article in JAMA Internal Medicine called “Participatory Surveillance of Hypoglycemia and...
Dec 6, 2012
mHealth is “so hot right now”… Ten themes from the 2012 mHealth Summit
To quote Mugatu, Will Farrell’s character in Zoolander, mHealth is “so hot right now.” In this spirit, nearly 4,000 people came together...
Oct 26, 2012
New diabetes social app, Diabesties
Story at DiabetesMine about Diabesties. #diabetes #Diabetesmellitus #mhealth
Oct 4, 2012
Two great blog posts I’ve read recently. You should too.
From the always on-point and eloquent Dr. Bryan Vartabedian at Baylor and his blog 33charts, “The case for new physician literacies in...
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