After my visit to Washington D.C. and the U.S. Senate, I thought it might be instructive to visit other parts of the world to gain additional perspective on the challenges the global economic crisis is posing to health systems. For the last five days...

David C. Kibbe and Peter Neupert Now that the Obama administration and Congress have committed to spending billions of tax payers’ money on health IT as part of the economic stimulus package, it’s important to be clear about what consumers and patients...

Yesterday, I testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee , otherwise known as HELP. You can see a video of my testimony here . Before getting to the substance, I need to highlight how I continue to be awe-inspired about...

The mad dash for health reform continues in earnest as stakeholders from all parts of the health ecosystem work to inform, engage and encourage the incoming Administration.   The need for reform is obvious and the dialog is positive -- I continue...

I haven't posted for awhile -- mostly because I have been busy with customers, development projects, and the impact of the economic crisis -- but also because I’ve felt that there has been so much noise and anticipation around the priorities of...

Today is Election Day in the United States -- I hope eligible citizens perform their civic duty and vote!   The headlines and pundits are calling this an historic election and many of us are wondering what the election results will mean for...

The election sure is increasing the spotlight on various health reform options -- unfortunately I am less confident that the spotlight is illuminating the fundamental drivers or choices. The last Presidential debate sure wasn't helpful in educating or...

Last night there was a question in the Presidential Debate on whether healthcare should be a privilege, a right or a responsibility in the U.S. McCain gave a nuanced answer -- but said it was a responsibility and Obama said he considers it a right for...

I have spent some time over the past several weeks to read and get educated about various health reform proposals.   As can be expected - there is a lot of dialog on this topic given the political season.    Health Affairs has...

I love the fresh debate about standards and the evolution of Health IT raised by the three Health Affairs articles. I agree wholeheartedly with the perspectives of Carol and Clay - and frequently reinforce these comments to customers, policy makers and...

I had the good fortune of participating in an Allen and Co. health 'event' last week.   They brought together a small number of entrepreneurs and big company folk such as myself (and spouses) for an intimate few days of conversation, networking...

Last week, we hosted around 20 physicians from one of our Amalga early adopters for a two day, two-way conversation around what the most important challenges in health delivery are and how software can help address them.    It was a very...

Today Tara Parker-Pope had a thought provoking column about the strains in the doctor/patient relationship -- and there are some good additional anecdotes and discussion on her blog, Well . I have maintained for a couple of years that doctors are missing...

Today the MSM had a good article from one of the premier journalists covering health, Milt Freudenheim about a CMS pilot project around the "medical home" -- which is simply a vehicle to motivate primary care doctors to provide 'better' care to patients...

I haven't blogged recently, because I took my family to Moscow and St. Petersburg to learn and experience more about this fascinating country with a rich and proud history – a trip that I highly recommend. While I was there -- I decided to learn...

The NYT editorial yesterday chastising physicians and the U.S. health system for not adopting electronic medical records adds a new MSM voice to the debate regarding technology as the no-brainer foundation of health reform.    Naturally...

Last week was the HealthVault Solutions conference held by my team. The metrics were great -- lots of new applications launched and partners signed, attendance oversold, 600 people, 285 different organizations etc. -- but the story is not in the numbers...

We are hosting the second HealthVault Solutions conference June 9 &10 in Bellevue.   The amount of effort and activity on our part -- and on the part of our partners who will showcase their web applications at the event is truly remarkable...

I am blogging to add my voice and perspective to the very important discussion of how to improve health around the world.    I believe software and communications can make both incremental and transformational improvements to the delivery...

I recently traveled for two weeks in the Asia Pacific region on Microsoft Health related business. I was fortunate to meet with a broad diversity of folks -- from Minister's of Health, to CEO's of leading private and public hospitals, to GP's interested...