You can’t escape it; you can only hope to contain it (with HITRUST) — You can’t escape it; you can only hope to contain it (with HITRUST) Note: Originally published here on Substack I know it’s pretty evident given the immense schooling and large respect we give to lawyers, but the law is really complex. It’s humanity’s attempt to bind us to common understanding…

Healthcare’s most popular standard, brought to you by HBO — Healthcare’s most popular standard, brought to you by HBO “The night is dark and full of terrors.” Digital health developers looking at integration I come to you in this newsletter to bring you a tale of legendary proportions, an epic fantasy with a vast array of characters of dubious backgrounds…

How to end the fax (!) in healthcare and solve all our problems (!!) — How to end the fax (!) in healthcare and solve all our problems (!!) Originally posted on Substack in May, now reposted here. Hey interop fam, today’s the day for a rant and some raw and unadulterated metaphor. I’ll take you on a ride as we explore why legacy standards…

A full health tech multimedia blast from the not at all distant past — A full health tech multimedia blast from the not at all distant past Note: This is a repost of the original Substack article. Recommend reading/subscribing over there, but not going to keep you from 🚨Short Piece Alert🚨 In an effort to: * provide consistent content to you, the people, hungry…

The future of consumer healthcare and sequel to Crystal Skull borrows heavily from our stories already told in financial technology — The future of consumer healthcare and sequel to Crystal Skull borrows heavily from our stories already told in financial technology The Personal Health Record is a healthcare holy grail for many. The utopian vision of patients fully in control of their health data plays to the individualism inherent to the…

The rising class of digital health provider organization are starting small, but may unlock the future of healthcare’s least favorite… — The rising class of digital health provider organization are starting small, but may unlock the future of healthcare’s least favorite software Check out full article here. To E(HR), or not to E(HR), that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer

Choo choo, all aboard for healthcare’s utilities problem — Choo choo, all aboard for healthcare’s utilities problem Healthcare in the US has…some problems. It’s an industry where incentives are misaligned, where the patient/provider/payer triangle is heavily tilted against the patient, and where the debt-fueled arms race for expansion and growth forces an unparalleled upward trajectory of prices. …

A tale of vaccines and public health — A tale of vaccines and public health Given Medium’s penchant for hiding good content behind paywalls and general trends, I’ve moved all my writing over to a personal Substack. I’ll still be posting copies of the content here. The vaccine is coming. Unless you happen to live under a rock…

Integration is a technical topic. At Redox (and at most healthcare technology companies), we’re surrounded by acronym soup, wading through… — Integration is a technical topic. At Redox (and at most healthcare technology companies), we’re surrounded by acronym soup, wading through HTTPS, JSON, REST, SAML, and HCOs. …