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Healthcare Disruption - DigitalHealth

Check out this post: Healthcare Disruption - DigitalHealth http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/healthcaredisruption I presented to the Healthcare Thinktank in Austin on October 15 a presentation titles: Healthcare disruption This was the outline: Gartner ranked Dell the #1 worldwide IT services provider in healthcare in 2014. Dell sees global disruptions in healthcare delivery and continues to invest in strategies to address these rapid changes. ....I presented to the Healthcare Thinktank in Austin on October 15 a presentation titles:

Calling Doctor Data

Check out this post: Calling Doctor Data http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/calling-doctor-data With a nod to Star Trek, Bones, Data and even the Holo Doctor Much of medical practice is as much a mystery to doctors as it is to patients. Human physiology is so complex, and the external variables so numerous, that we often have no sure knowledge of why one patient did well or another patient didn't. Every physician longs for some way to really know what will work for each patient. .... With a nod to Star Trek, Bones, Data and even the Holo Doctor Much of medical practice

Please Join me for #NHITWeek Tweetchat Thu Oct 8 at 3pm ET #connectedPatient

Check out this post: Please Join me for #NHITWeek Tweetchat Thu Oct 8 at 3pm ET #connectedPatient http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/please-join-me-for-nhitweek-tweetchat-thu-oct-8-at-3pm-et-connectedpatient Please join me and SureScripts on Thursday, October 8th from 3:00-3:30 ET with David Chou (@dchou1107 ) honoring National Health IT Week with our Connected Patient Tweet Chat We hope you will come and share your perspectives and join the conversation regarding all things connected healthcare and the increasing role that digital health must play in the patient experience. ....Please join me and SureScripts on Thursday, October 8th from 3:00-3:30 ET with David Chou

Patient engagement lessons from Africa

Check out this post: Patient engagement lessons from Africa http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/patient-engagement-lessons-from-africa I was raised in Gabon on the equatorial west coast of Africa and though I’ve never practiced there, I consider myself African and continue to be interested in the delivery of healthcare on the continent. Though health resources are scarce, my colleagues there have made creative use of the tools available. ....I was raised in Gabon on the equatorial west coast of Africa and though I’ve never

Personal Healthcare Management

Check out this post: Personal Healthcare Management http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/personal-healthcare-management T ....This piece by Aaron Carroll detailing his personal experiences with the healthcare system

Process matters as much as technology

Check out this post: Process matters as much as technology http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/process-matters-as-much-as-technology Hope you can join me and my fellow Medical Informatics friends: R. ....Hope you can join me and my fellow Medical Informatics friends: R. Dirk Stanley, MD, MPH

The Rising costs of Drugs

Check out this post: The Rising costs of Drugs http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/the-rising-costs-of-drugs T ....The rising costs of drugs is covered in this piece offering some thoughtful insights into

The Problem with Celebrity Medical Advice

Check out this post: The Problem with Celebrity Medical Advice http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/the-problem-with-celebrity-medical-advice The challenge with taking advice from celebrities is you never know what the underlying drivers are. FDA Responds to Kardashian Post In this case the FDA has to respond to social media posts from Kardashian who has 35 Million followers and 45 Million on Instagram and offers up Diclegis for pregnancy associated nausea. ....The challenge with taking advice from celebrities is you never know what the underlying

The New Era of Open Medicine

Check out this post: The New Era of Open Medicine http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/the-new-era-of-open-medicine “You are all individuals” Brian, speaking to the masses in Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Finally, medicine is getting the message. One of my school friends was part of the original genome project that kicked off in 1984, finally got underway in 1990, and reached completion in 2003. ....“You are all individuals” Brian, speaking to the masses in Monty Python’s Life of

Collaboration and Sharing in Science

Check out this post: Collaboration and Sharing in Science http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/collaboration-and-sharing-in-science The world of patents has gone mad as evidenced by companies that develop little but purchase patents portfolios to then file suit as a business model. .... The world of patents has gone mad as evidenced by companies that develop little but

Notable Medical Advances

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Notable Medical Advances http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/notable-medical-advances J .......Jerome Groopman's highlights of medical advances form 2015: source Coming at the bottom

Healthy Living Starts with You

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Healthy Living Starts with You http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/healthy-living-starts-with-you Human capital – the stock of knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value. When reading the above definition of human capital, a particular word jumps out… habits. I am passionate about habits because poor lifestyle choices—or bad habits—are the number one driver of today’s health crisis. .......Human capital – the stock of knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes

Wearable’s Health and Voice The Perfect Storm

Check out this post: Wearable’s Health and Voice The Perfect Storm http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/wearables-health-and-voice-the-perfect-storm T ....This is a summary of the presentation I gave at the HIC 2015 conference in Brisbane on

Doctors and Patients - Who Knows Best

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Doctors and Patients - Who Knows Best http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/doctors-and-patients-who-knows-best T .......The Power of Knowledge Life has changed and access to information is no longer the

New Horizons for me at Dell

Check out this post: New Horizons for me at Dell http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/dellcmo I am excited to announce I am joining Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences  as their Chief Medical Officer. ....I am excited to announce I am joining Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences  as their Chief

The Incredible Progress in Medicine

Here\'s my latest blogpost: The Incredible Progress in Medicine http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/the-incredible-progress-in-medicine Looking back at the history of medicine is fascinating (Victorian Medicine - from Fluke to Theory). Medicine was a combination of chance and quackery but over the course of the the last century has made incredible leaps. Science became an integral and training more formalized and increasingly specialized. .......Looking back at the history of medicine is fascinating (Victorian Medicine - from Fluke

Taming the Dragon

Check out this post: Taming the Dragon http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/taming-the-dragon   After an exciting 5 years with Nuance, I am saying goodbye to pursue a new opportunity. As is often the case with major decisions like this, I have had a chance to reflect on how far we have come and how many people I have had the privilege of working with in what has been an exhilarating and fulfilling journey. ....  After an exciting 5 years with Nuance, I am saying goodbye to pursue a new

mHealth - The Small Matter of Price

Check out this post: mHealth - The Small Matter of Price http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/mhealth-the-small-matter-of-price T ....This week I had the fortune of speaking at the Connected Health - Healthcare Reinvented -

Healthcare Technology need to include Patients

Check out this post: Healthcare Technology need to include Patients http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/healthcare-technology-need-to-include-patients A survey conducted at HIMSS15 found that patient satisfaction and patient engagement rank among the top priorities for CIOs. In fact, they rank above improving care coordination, streamlining operational efficiencies, and achieving Meaningful Use. The tides are clearly changing. We’ve all been talking about what the shift to a value-based care model means for healthcare organizations. ....A survey conducted at HIMSS15 found that patient satisfaction and patient engagement rank