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HIMSS18-03 | Kelly Thompson and Dan Chavez | SHIEC

This interview is part of our coverage. We’ll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode, we’re talking with Kelly Thompson, CEO of the Strategic…

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HIMSS18-02 | Dr. Betty Rabinowitz | NextGen Healthcare

This interview is part of our coverage. We’ll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode, we’re talking with Dr. Betty Rabinowitz, Senior Vice…

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HIMSS18-01 | What to expect this week

I’m at HIMSS ’18 in Las Vegas. I’ll be here all week and will do my best to bring you along with me. Here’s the plan: 1. I’ll post a new show each day at HIMSS recapping what I experienced/learned the day before. Make sure you’re subscribed at your…

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032 – Legionella: A Manageable Risk for Health Systems | Dave Purkiss and Joseph Cotruvo | Legionella 2018

Today we’re talking about a widespread issue that’s extremely important to the business of healthcare, and probably not on your radar: Legionella. And more specifically Legionellosis, which is the most significant waterborne disease in the U.S….

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031 – Apple Health Records and Amazon/Berkshire/JP: Will they Matter?

There were two huge Digital Health stories in the past few weeks. Apple Health Records First we were introduced to . This new feature will allow consumers to download their health records from participating providers directly to their iPhone….

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030 – Why You Should Always Be Preparing to Sell Your Company | Dexter Braff | The Braff Group – Part 2

You’ve heard of “Always Be Closing”, right? Well today we’ll tell you why you should at least “Always Be Preparing” (to Close). Every entrepreneur can and should learn the ways of the M&A market and use that knowledge to inform the way they build…

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029 – JPM18, WinterTech, Startup Bundles & More

On this episode we recap the 36th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference (#JPM18), the Health 2.0 WinterTech event and talk about the “festival” that J.P. Morgan Week becomes in San Francisco. We cover the trends and topics coming out of the…

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028 – How to Analyze the Health IT Market | Dexter Braff | The Braff Group – Part 1

To be understood, seek first to understand. It applies in life, and it applies when you’re trying to gain traction with an innovative product, solution, or workflow in the Health IT market. Why? Because there are too many draws on your customers’…

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027 – Health Benefits as a Strategic Opportunity | Chris Skisak | HBCH

Read this Have you ever wondered why your employer buys your health insurance for you? They don’t get involved in car insurance, home owners, etc. Why healthcare? To understand that, you have to go all the way back to World War II. When the federal…

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