Collaboration-enabled healthcare enterprises – Part 1
Nearly every health system is now in an all-out sprint to retool its organization to operate in the new consumer-centric, outcome economy where outcomes are fast becoming incomes.
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Advancing AI for better health at HLTH Europe 2025
At HLTH Europe 2025, Microsoft will showcase our commitment to move forward the next frontier of health AI innovation.
Improving care, quality of life for autism patients and their families
Q&A with BluePrint Health IT CEO on how Children’s Specialized Hospital will streamline care coordination for autism patients.
Integrating healthcare systems with MazikCare: The sum is greater than the parts
A sum greater than its parts: An innovative way to combine healthcare systems for financial, resource, and records management
Healthcare payer Family Health Network increases agility and compliance in core processing using Invidasys’ modular solutions
Family Health Network keeps up with unprecedented growth and increasing compliance regulations with a cloud-based, modular solution from Invidasys
Innovation does not happen by accident
At the end of 2015, I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at three significant conferences, all focused on innovation in health.
How can we close the gaps in mental healthcare with technology? Part 1
We have an abundance of technologies available to help people manage their physical health outside the four walls of a clinic or hospital—tools like health apps, wearable fitness devices, blood pressure monitors, and more. We have far fewer consumer digital tools available to help people manage their mental health.
Empowering connected communities of care for medically complex children
Children’s Specialized Hospital makes healthcare silos disappear and empowers patients’ families with award-winning app.
How a doctor improved clinical efficiency and patient satisfaction with a Surface Pro 3
Dr. Brian A. Levine is not only an ob/gyn and infertility specialist, but also the technology editor for Contemporary Ob/Gyn magazine. I recently caught up with him to learn how his Microsoft Surface tablet is helping him be more productive and improve patient satisfaction.
3 ways your health organization can harness IoT — starting now
How can you start harnessing the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve patient care and satisfaction, efficiency, and the bottom line? In September, Microsoft announced the availability of the Azure IoT Suiteand a new Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT Program, which can help you answer this question.
Beyond EMRs: What’s next for health IT?
In October, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit. Titled “Memory. Mood. Movement,” and focusing on the future of neurosciences and the overall state of healthcare innovation, it was an incredible learning and sharing experience.
Hospital saves time, improves EMR access control—Part 2
This is part two of a two-part blog series covering the highlights from my conversation with Sean O’Connor, Executive Director of Information Services at Grady Health System. In part one, I covered how Grady is using a Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) solution that works with its PeopleSoft human resources (HR) system and Epic EMR to improve access control and increase efficiency.
Microsoft Health Innovation Awards 2016
The Microsoft Health Innovation Awards is an opportunity to showcase how your company is using technology to revolutionize medicine by bringing therapeutic breakthroughs to the market faster, to fight serious ailments, improve healthcare and enhance quality of life.