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• My Father, the Trendsetter

  

  Throughout every phase of our lives, we are looking to find purpose. It can be through faith, family or work. We challenge ourselves to find and strive toward this purpose, to get the most out of life every day. In a sense, we’re trying to do everything we can to extend our lives. Yet are……

• Does Health Care Need an Uberization?

  

  It’s always interesting to hear the strong opinions people have about Uber. Some like to say they have not taken a cab since they started using Uber while others enjoy how easy it is to rate your driver thanks to the mobile app service. If you’ve had any kind of business trip in the last few……

• Can You Lead Who You Don’t See?

  

  During a recent family dinner, my son, a sophomore in college, discussed an online course he had taken over the summer. I was quite surprised to hear that my son didn’t like the course. His professor was never there since he was based in Connecticut, and my son’s only in-person contact was when he had……

• Partnerships are the Key to Transforming 21st Century Health Care

  

  It’s an exciting time to be in health care. From Apple to IBM, scores of companies are looking to use the power of technology, whether it’s wearables or data analytics, to disrupt health care. When it comes to the future of health care, it’s about what we know – and, equally important, what we don’t……

• What’s More Important in Health Care – Emotions or Science?

  

  The world of health care is starting to be disrupted by a hurricane that has taken the shape of data analytics. Except this particular storm is one that’s going to help foster an unprecedented level of understanding when it comes to a person’s health. IBM Watson is starting to help physicians look for best care……

• Can You “Catch” Obesity?

  

  Who has more influence on your health? Our physicians have a critical influence on our health. We trust the physician – as we should – because he or she has a total picture of our health. Physicians remind us of what we need to do to be healthy, whether it’s to lower our cholesterol or……

• The Power of Rethinking Your Routine

  

  What does it take to make a difference? In the world of health care, health problems become more frequent and complex as a person ages. You need empathy, compassion and dedication to build a trusting relationship with the patient.  Yet this relationship is not enough. Solving these complex problems requires creativity, innovation and ingenuity. These……

• Solving the Biggest Health Care Challenge of Them All

  

  We all know the basis of the 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto principle, where “for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.” Basically, it’s a rule designed to show how a small subset of a defined population can have a significant impact on a population. In health care,……

• How Your ‘App’etite for Data Insights is Changing Your Health Care

  

  Is the connected health care system of the future built around the individual? Or is it built around the industry? How will the data we’re starting to collect actually enable us to better manage our health? Are the health apps we’re using foreshadowing what’s to come? I thought about these questions a few days ago……

• Health IT: The Promise of Interoperability

  

  The promise of interoperability for health IT is that it can help knit together our fragmented, disconnected health care system, while at the same time help usher in a new era of consumerism.  But it’s not as easy as it sounds. Consumers, physicians, hospitals, health care professionals – indeed, all of us – are currently……