Healthcare: You Can’t Improve What You Can’t Measure
As shown in Healthcare Reform That Can’t Be Stopped, the Toyota Production System has found a home in healthcare. The Wisconsin-based TPS pioneer, ThedaCare, has...
Shift from Being a Technology Supplier to an Experience Provider
We all know we’re being sold something every minute of every day. Those who use subliminal messaging to influence their target market may be...
Dealing with Imperfect Data? 5 Things to Consider
When customers are looking for ways of dealing with imperfect (substitute your own expletive here) data, there are five major factors that should be...
The Healthcare Reform that Can’t Be Stopped
There are few more personal, passionate, and political topics than healthcare. The reasons for this are clear: Healthcare spending has reached 17% of the...
Blame It on Ted
Imperfect data – A historic perspective
Our world of computing in 1969 was very different from today. In 1969, Dr. E.F. (Ted) Codd published his...
Living in the Cloud: Cool vs. Critical
The critical elements you need to fully understand before living in the cloud are the physical attributes of the cloud center: staffing, patrols, power,...
Reducing Project Duration by 25%: Magic or Common Sense?
For years, I’ve been telling IT folks how to shorten the duration of their projects: Make the upfront investment in getting the architecture right....
Technology is at the Heart of Keeping Patients Safe
Health Insurance Exchanges (HIX) were supposed to be a cornerstone of the Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act of 2010, providing a way for...
Unifying Electronic Health Records to Improve Patient Outcomes
In healthcare, the need to conform to government regulations and the ever-increasing desire to improve patient outcomes results in a significant challenge to stay...
Are “Zero Accidents” the Only Goal in Healthcare Today?
During National Patient Safety Awareness Week, I am reminded of a bumper sticker I once read on a passing truck; “Our Goal is Zero...