Monthly Archives: December 2017

The Year That Was 2017

Blog post by Colin Hung. Wow. I can’t believe it’s the end of 2017. Was it just me or did this year fly by as fast as an #hcldr tweetchat? I swear I was just toasting the arrival of the year just yesterday. Given that this week’s chat will be the last one for 2017…and […]

1 Centimeter & Healthcare’s Dilemma

Blog by Joe Babaian Greetings #HCLDR community far and wide! We are into the last weeks of the year — both Colin and I feel energized about the past 12 months of valuable conversations and anticipate an even better 2018. Who do we thank? All of YOU in the #hcldr community from long-time friends to the folks […]

Avoiding Digital Health Snake Oil

Blog post by Colin Hung. At the recent #TopOfMind2018 conference, Amy Edgar, APRN, CRNP posed a tough question to one of the presenters “How do we prevent digital health from becoming the next snake oil”. It stunned the room into silence and for the rest of the day, Amy’s question was frequently referenced. I thought […]

EMR Usability and The Productivity Paradox of Healthcare

Blog post by Mitchell Josephson from KLAS What do a penny, an EMR system, and the “productivity paradox” have in common? Give up? It wasn’t more than two months ago that I found myself sitting in the ER at my local hospital, looking across the room at my wife as we both worried about our five-year-old […]