Health Datapalooza IV: A Chat with the CEO of Health Data Consortium
Posted on June 17, 2013 by Gregg Masters in Health IT, Innovation, Patient Empowerment

Dr Pat Salber, co-founder of Health Innovation TV, CEO of HealthTech Hatch and publisher of The Doctor Weighs In chats with Dwayne Spradlin. The man in the seat for the Health Datapalooza IV (HDP) is not unfamiliar with the health tech space and the role incentives, collaboration and crowd sourcing play in the innovation impulse. To add to […]
Health Datapalooza IV: A Poignant Message from Kym Martin
Posted on June 17, 2013 by Gregg Masters in Health IT, integrative oncology, Patient Empowerment

One of the many interviews we were privileged to produce at Health Datapalooza IV is a remarkable exchange between husband and wife, Ross (@rossmartin), physician, medical informaticist, musician and Kym Martin (@kymlmartin) ‘ a 30 year, 3x cancer survivor’ and certified nutrition & fitness consultant. It’s increasingly clear that in the digital health and information […]
We’re Heading to DC for ‘Health DataPalooza IV’
Posted on April 28, 2013 by Gregg Masters in ACOs, Health IT, Innovation

The countdown says 35 days until the 4th edition of the ‘health datapalooza’ fka the [Community] Health Data Initiative Forum (HDI). Below are two welcoming videos from event co-founders and inspirational voices: Todd Park, CTO of the USA and Robert Kocher, MD, co-chair, Health Datapalooza, and Partner, Venrock. Todd Park: Robert Kocher, MD For complete […]
Live from HiMSS13 the ‘HITsm Tweetchat’
Posted on March 17, 2013 by Gregg Masters in ACOs, Health IT, HIBC.tv, HIMSS13, News, Patient Empowerment

HiMSS (the Health Information Management Systems Society) has for the last three years (at least to my knowledge) made a substantial commitment to social media. With the co-location of the ‘social media center’ (SMC) adjacent to ‘HiMSS Central’ at HiMSS13 and ably anchored by Cari McClean, Ward Seward and Michaeal Gaspar the showcase has assembled […]
Dell Health Think Tank 2.0: HiMSS13 ‘De-brief’ and More…
Posted on March 13, 2013 by Gregg Masters in Health IT, HIBC.tv, HIMSS13, News, Patient Empowerment

Last year during HiMSS12 in Las Vegas Dell Health sponsored a ‘think tank’ convening experts from in and around the health information technology stakeholder community including many social media thought leaders, domain experts and journalists. The recorded live stream of that event is available below: This year in round two the Dell Health team elected […]
Loungin’ with Lygeia Ricciardi of ONC at HiMSS13
Posted on March 12, 2013 by Gregg Masters in Health IT, News, ONC, Patient Empowerment

As we entered final approach winding down a furious week of HiMSS13 activity we had the opportunity to sit for a few moments with Lygeia Riccardi, aka @lygeia, Director, Office of Consumer eHealth, Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT, in Department of Health and Human Services. Perhaps second only to Health IT […]
5 Days in March: A Tale of Independent Media Passion, Determination and Agility
Posted on March 12, 2013 by Gregg Masters in Crowdfunding, Health IT, HIBC.tv, HIMSS13, Medicine, News

Meet the Health Innovation Broadcast Consortium (HIBC.tv). The domain ‘born on’ date was 2.12.13. The effort would focus on the five days in March (3rd – 7th) when that sea of health informatics humanity and related interests associated with HiMSS (the Health Information Management Systems Society) descended upon ‘the City of New Orleans’ for it’s […]
‘Uncommon’ CommonWell Alliance Unveiled at HiMSS13
Posted on March 8, 2013 by Gregg Masters in Health IT, News

While we got a whiff of this during Neil Versel’s interview with Athena’s Jonathan Bush at the House of Blues after party, on Monday March 4th David McCallie of Cerner Corporation and Arien Malec of RelayHealth discuss the novel CommonWell Alliance announced at HIMSS13 in New Orleans. Some may say the CommonWell Alliance is long […]
Pat Salber talks with iTriage Co-founder Dr. Wayne Guerra
Posted on March 6, 2013 by Leonard Kish in Health IT, News, Patient Empowerment

Emergency Medicine physician Wayne Guerra (aka @WayneGuerra) co-founder with fellow ER doc Peter Kennedy of @iTriage talks patient engagement, consumer empowerment, and indicia of the new healthcare ecosystem with Pat Salber (@docweighsin).
Judy Murphy, Deputy National Coordinator, ONC
Posted on March 5, 2013 by Leonard Kish in Connectivity, Health IT, News
Pat Salber, @thedocweighsin, talks with Judy Murphy aka JudyMurphyONC about patient engagement.