George Halvorson Chairman and CEO Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, joined healthcare executives, legislators, and business leaders at the Fourth Annual World Healthcare Innovation & Technology Congress on December 8th, 2008 in Washington D.C. He said "the vision for the future is to provide all of the information about all of the patients, all of the time, anywhere." more»

Health Data Management has announced the five winners of its second annual Editors' Choice Awards. Editorial Director Gary Baldwin announced the winners at the fourth annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress in Washington, D.C. this morning. The awards recognize top innovators in the healthcare industry who were featured in articles in Health Data Management during the past year. Health Data Management is the official publication of WHIT. more»

The first day of the World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress provided abundant information and gave a glimmer of hope to those of us trying desperately to improve healthcare through the infusion of IT. more»

The World Health Care Congress Europe is a major international forum where over 600 health leaders share best-practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. Participating thought-leaders include: ... more»

Halvorson recorded this podcast in advance of his keynote address, 'Changing the Shape of Healthcare: Groundbreaking Innovations and Their Impact on Healthcare Delivery,' at the fourth annual WHIT Congress. Kate Christensen, MD, medical ... more»

Personal health information networks are likely to prove better models for health data exchange than regional health information organizations, or RHIOs, speakers said Tuesday at a world conference on interoperability in Boston. more»

As he travels around the world for Microsoft, Bill Crounse, MD, says his eyes have been opened to how far behind the United States lags in the use of healthcare information technology. more»

Medgadget is teaming up with the World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress an industry conference to be held this December 8 - 10 in Washington, D.C. more»

I'm back in the saddle after taking a few weeks of much needed vacation and family time over the Holidays. Forgive me for lapsing on my weekly HealthBlog postings, and for my failure to wish my loyal readers Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year.

Right before my Holiday break, I attended the World Healthcare Innovation and IT Congress in Washington, D.C., at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. In my last posting, I told you about Kevin Kelly's terrific keynote at the event. more»

Steve Case Co-founder AOL and CEO, Revolution Health speaking at the World Healthcare (Innovation and Technology Congress) held in Washington D.C. said, “Consumers and patients are embracing technology and going to the internet for information, but they also want to take it a step further and have tools available to customize their own health information. Revolution Health is meeting these needs by building a company not only with products and services but also by developing innovative partnerships to meet future consumer needs for larger specialized health networks. more»

Jerome Grossman MD., Director, Health Care Delivery Policy Program, JFK School of Government, Harvard University, painted a realistic picture of healthcare. He said, “The present healthcare system has moved from a framework of professional dominance to one of measurement and accounting. The healthcare system is heading towards using people with less training to provide products and services so that healthcare will be more affordable and accessible for the majority of the population. more»

What once was considered a technology-phobic industry, health care providers are offering exchanges of information and new tools to make consumers more attuned to their health care spending. more»

Companies have developed advanced devices that are capable of monitoring patients' physiological and device information in the hospital, at home and in a variety of other settings, but stakeholders say the market is limited by reluctance among device firms to advance interoperability. more»

Health care executives at a health technology and innovation forum this week detailed ways to facilitate health IT adoption, Government Health IT's "Notebook" reports. more»

Lately, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about a book I haven’t read: The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse, by Brookings Institute think-tanker (and noted ESPN columnist) Gregg Easterbrook. I thought of the book this past weekend while sitting in on a series of thought-provoking lectures by healthcare innovators at the World Healthcare and Innovation Technology Congress 3.0. more»

An Italian electronic heath care pilot funded by the European Union includes a “smart medicine cabinet” that electronically screens medications for adverse drug interactions as well as automates refill ordering, payment authorization and delivery. more»

The winners of the first annual Editor’s Choice Awards were announced at the 3rd Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT 3.0). The victors were revealed Sunday, Dec. 9, at the conference’s networking gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington. The awards are co-sponsored by WHIT 3.0 and Health Data Management. more»