How a forgotten HealthVault insight about households, delegated care, and the real operating unit of healthcare points toward the next platform in the industry. This essay is going to take a minute. If you don’t have the time right now, bookmark it and come back when you do. I want …more
It was 2006 — the housing crisis wasn’t on anyone’s radar … the iPhone had just been launched … and George Bush was in the White House. I had just gotten my Green Card after an 18-year wait, and was wondering how to get out of Canada and down to …more
Today, unbelievably, is my 8 year work anniversary at Microsoft (October 9). It has FLOWN BY — and it’s been a helluva ride. When I started at Microsoft I was hired into Microsoft Research (MSR) to build and launch Microsoft HealthVault — which is still humming away in the Microsoft …more
According to CNN, a White House official told CNN on Sunday that President Barack Obama will nominate Bob Mcdonald — West Point graduate and former CEO of Procter & Gamble (and my old boss!!!) — to head the Department of Veterans Affairs . Wow, what an awesome appointment. Still to be …more
I had a great time last night at the Health Innovator’s Collaborative event at the University of Washington’s Department of Bioengineering. Titled “IT can make a big difference in health: Why hasn’t it?”, the evening was a talk and reception with Peter Neupert, who was my CVP at Microsoft Health …more
