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When I worked as an IT consultant, you had two clear choices – an enterprise system (e.g., SAP) or a best-of-breed (BOB) strategy. People liked the simplicity of an enterprise system, but you may have sub-optimized reporting or some flexibility in your solution. On the other hand, the BOB strategy...
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Surprisingly, I’ve been happily living in the St. Louis area for almost 20 years. I moved here after going to the University of Michigan for graduate school at Washington University, and I never thought I’d stay. My girlfriend (now wife) moved a year later, and we’ve loved it ever since...
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My kids have worn Abercrombie and Fitch clothes for the past few years even thought I find the advertising suggestive and the store environment not particularly inviting for the average adult (loud music, small aisles, very young staff). Even with that, I was shocked to see some of the recent news about...
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I must admit that I don’t remember taking the presidential fitness test as a kid. With that being said, I was surprised to learn from my daughter that in her class of club soccer, volleyball, and baseball players she was the only kid to meet the highest level (greater than the 85th percentile across...
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As I’ve been looking at the employer view of healthcare, it strikes me that there are two different fundamental approaches. Healthcare expenses are a cost. We want to drive down the costs as much as possible. Healthcare is an investment in our human capital. We want to optimize our spend with the...
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Happy New Year! For those of you that are regular readers, I’d love to get your thoughts on the following: Do you like me including infographics in the blog? Do you like the mix of content from mHealth to PBM to population health management? Do you like the mix of short posts sharing articles and...
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The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a shock for everyone. In a connected world, it doesn’t take six degrees of separation to know someone who lost a child. I’m only one degree away from several people. And, for those of us with kids, it really makes you look at your school and...
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I only had time to attend one day of the mHealth Summit in DC. Overall, it seemed like a well attended event with a good vendor area. But, what I saw left me with concerns about the maturity of the space. 1. Every vendor has their own portal. There was no idea of convergence or [...]
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Until a few months ago, I would eat sushi once a month (at the most). Now, I’ve been lucky that our Charlotte office is right across the street from How Do You Roll which allows you to come in a build your own sushi roll (ala Subway). This is a franchise model which has [...]
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I was at an Oncology meeting earlier today, and there was a brief discussion about pharmaceutical costs which is certainly one factor in overall healthcare costs. (See article on the 11 most expensive drugs ranging from $200-$410K / year) Ultimately, this always brings you back (at some point) to the...
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I’ve used this framework for years, but I wanted to post it here as I think about outcomes reporting. (image source) This is key as you move to add value around data and use the knowledge and wisdom to create informed actions. Filed under: Business Tools, General Thoughts, Methodology, Technology
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A former sales executive once pointed out to me the fact that he liked to hire people that had competed at the highest level in sports. I didn’t understand why, but his explanation made a lot of sense to me. They learned how to set goals and train and prepare for those goals. They knew [...]
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When I was watching the movie The Tooth Fairy last week, it really got me thinking about how some people push their kids so hard into sports at such an early age. I heard one 10 year old parents talk about their kid being in the next Olympics (when their not even the best at [...]
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I was just reading an email pitch that I received from a healthcare social networking vendor talking about their system for engaging patients and physicians. Maybe, it’s just me but that seems to imply some understanding of how to engage people and use social media. First, they didn’t use...
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Studies have shown that kids who eat dinner with their families do better in school, feel more socially connected to their parents, have better peer relationships, and are less likely to try drugs and alcohol. Wow! That quote from Grace Freedman at eatdinner.org certainly makes a compelling case. The...