Neupert On Health

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Neupert on Health has moved!

The leadership for the new Microsoft/GE joint venture is getting firmly in place and as noted in my...

Author: Sean Nolan Date: 02/06/2012

A New Chapter

Yesterday we announced an exciting new chapter in the Microsoft in Health story. Microsoft and GE...

Author: pnblog Date: 12/09/2011

Making Sound Decisions in Health

In past blogs, I have frequently discussed the need for the consumer to be a more active participant...

Author: pnblog Date: 11/29/2011

Data Liberation is Great – Let’s Talk About What’s Next

Today, I had the honor of participating in a Consumer Health IT Summit at the Department of Health...

Author: pnblog Date: 09/12/2011

Better Care at Reduced Costs? A Real-Life Example!

The results of a recent peer-reviewed study conducted by Humana Inc. and Wisconsin Health...

Author: pnblog Date: 09/01/2011

HealthVault -- We’re Still Driving Forward

This blog was also posted on the Microsoft News Center. Following the Google Health announcement, a...

Author: pnblog Date: 07/18/2011

The "Economic Imperative" – Healthcare Delivery Must Be Transformed

Last week I participated in our fourth annual Connected Health Conference, held in Chicago. At this...

Author: pnblog Date: 05/02/2011

HIMSS 2011: We’re Not So Crazy After All

I spent most of this week at HIMSS in Orlando – a conference I’ve attended every year...

Author: pnblog Date: 02/24/2011

Connected Health: Bringing Patients and Physicians One Click Closer

Almost two years ago on this blog, I issued a call for ‘data liberation’ –...

Author: pnblog Date: 02/02/2011

“Partnering for Cures” to Advance Personalized Medicine

I think we all would agree that finding cures and improved treatments options for cancer are a moral...

Author: pnblog Date: 12/16/2010

Transforming Healthcare Delivery

So…life’s been really busy – which has meant a hiatus from the blog. Moving...

Author: pnblog Date: 11/14/2010

Our Connected Health Conference - a View of the Future Grounded in Some Really Exciting Reality

We’re just wrapping up our third annual Connected Health Conference, held in downtown Bellevue, WA....

Author: pnblog Date: 05/20/2010

Stop Demanding Too Little of the Health Care Industry

For my latest thoughts on the business of health care, particularly the existing health care...

Author: pnblog Date: 04/13/2010

The First Mile on the Marathon of Reform

Last June, I became a regular contributor to The Washington Post’s “Health Care Rx” blog, which...

Author: pnblog Date: 03/31/2010

The Ups and Downs of Managing my Own Health

I learned about the importance of diet and health very early in life as my Dad had his first heart...

Author: pnblog Date: 03/22/2010

Going Beyond Insurance Reform

This week's question for the Washington Post Health Care Rx blog was: Last week, President Obama...

Author: pnblog Date: 03/12/2010

Liberate the Data Part II – Perspectives from Eclipsys and Microsoft

It was just about a year ago at last year’s HIMSS that I posted about the need to “liberate the...

Author: pnblog Date: 03/01/2010

Health Care Reform is About Improving System Performance

I was asked to contribute to the sequel to the award-winning book, Paper Kills. The New Edition...

Author: pnblog Date: 02/28/2010

A Milestone on Many Levels: Publishing a Joint Op-Ed with Google

Over a year ago, a dialogue started about the rules surrounding ‘meaningful use’ – and with anything...

Author: pnblog Date: 02/24/2010

Change Agents at Work; Catalysts to Improve Our Health System

There are days that I love my job (not every day yet), and last week I had one of those special...

Author: pnblog Date: 02/20/2010

The Way Forward

This week's question for the Washington Post Health Care Rx blog was: In a Feb. 2 conference call,...

Author: pnblog Date: 02/09/2010

Health Reform -- Fixing the Core Problem or Just Symptoms?

The health reform debate has passed another milestone, but the question I keep getting asked by...

Author: pnblog Date: 12/28/2009

The Top Ten Medical Advances of the Decade. What’s Wrong with the Picture?

Sometimes it’s fun to peruse year-end lists—best shows, best moments, best songs, best presidential...

Author: pnblog Date: 12/18/2009

The right solution for the ‘population’ may be the wrong solution for the ‘individual’

This week's question for the Washington Post Health Care Rx blog was: What does the debate over...

Author: pnblog Date: 12/11/2009

Reform Health Care by Re-empowering Consumers

For my latest thoughts on consumer engagement and its relation to health care reform, please see my...

Author: pnblog Date: 11/24/2009

The Six Billion Pound Challenge -- How a Focus on Driving Outcomes can Improve Health Faster and Better than Legislation

I commend the administration for shining the light on the need to improve health in America! While I...

Author: pnblog Date: 11/10/2009

New delivery models will solve the cost crisis

This week's question for the Washington Post Health Care Rx blog was: Has Congress done enough to...

Author: pnblog Date: 10/28/2009

Learning from Singapore and Switzerland

So this week’s question from the Washington Post RX Blog was: Which country has the best health-care...

Author: pnblog Date: 10/23/2009

Personal Accountability

So this week’s question from the Washington Post RX Blog was:The Senate Finance Committee passed a...

Author: pnblog Date: 10/13/2009

Reflecting on the healthcare system while waiting at the hospital for a loved one

Often when we talk about healthcare reform, it can be a rather abstract discussion -- you watch some...

Author: pnblog Date: 09/29/2009

Empowering Consumers

So this week’s question from the Washington Post RX Blog was: In the Baucus bill, insurers would pay...

Author: pnblog Date: 09/26/2009

In the Health Reform Recipe, the Missing Ingredient Is the Consumer

So this week’s question from the Washington Post RX Blog was: What's Your Take On Obama's Speech?...

Author: pnblog Date: 09/15/2009

Three Simple Truths

So this week’s question from the Washington Post RX Blog was: Recent polls show declining support...

Author: pnblog Date: 08/26/2009

Individuals and Personal Responsibility May Be the Tipping Point in Health Reform

The latest turn in the healthcare debate is the increasingly sensational coverage of town halls...

Author: pnblog Date: 08/12/2009

Lessons from Medicare and Medicaid

So this week’s question from the Washington Post RX Blog was: Do you think that a...

Author: pnblog Date: 08/07/2009

Health Care Needs New Rules to Enable Innovation and Reward Experimentation

(cross-posted on Microsoft on the Issues) Technology is playing a major role in helping bring...

Author: pnblog Date: 07/28/2009

A New Place for Health Care Policy Debate

About a month or so ago, the Washington Post launched their new Health Care Rx blog, and I was asked...

Author: pnblog Date: 07/22/2009

Another milestone on the journey forward…

Over three years ago, we started on a journey -- to empower consumers with tools to help make better...

Author: pnblog Date: 06/22/2009

The willingness to succeed is only exceeded by the willingness to prepare

After many long months of discussion and debate, the first draft of Meaningful Use has come out. I’m...

Author: pnblog Date: 06/18/2009

Aligning policy, technology, and business innovation – perspectives from the Connected Health Conference…

We’re just wrapping up our annual Connected Health Conference. I wanted to share some insights and...

Author: pnblog Date: 06/12/2009

And the debate rages on…about access…

I think we’d all agree that the healthcare debate continues to intensify. Many say it has entered a...

Author: pnblog Date: 06/09/2009

A View from the Front Lines

As a "software guy," I believe health is fundamentally a data problem…in fact, it may be the most...

Author: pnblog Date: 05/27/2009

I don't know about you -- but trying to keep track of and make sense of the company announcements,...

Author: pnblog Date: 05/12/2009

Interesting week of interactions

It has been an interesting week for me, participating in three different events in the last seven...

Author: pnblog Date: 05/02/2009

History Doesn’t Have to Repeat Itself

(cross-posted on Microsoft on the Issues) My family and I just got back from a vacation in Mexico,...

Author: pnblog Date: 05/01/2009

Signposts

I don't normally blog about our products per se, but today marks an important milestone for...

Author: pnblog Date: 04/21/2009

Tear Down the Walls and Liberate the Data

(cross-posted on Microsoft on the Issues) In 1987, President Ronald Reagan gave one of his most well...

Author: pnblog Date: 04/03/2009

Connect Consumers with “Meaningful Use”

The current hot, behind-the-scenes, debate in HIT is around how “meaningful use” of HIT will be...

Author: pnblog Date: 03/27/2009

Health Affairs event and special issue on Health IT

Today I spoke at a very well attended Health Affairs event in Washington DC -- originally designed...

Author: pnblog Date: 03/11/2009

International Travelogue Part Two...

Last week, I continued my round the world itinerary visiting customers, partners, and governmental...

Author: pnblog Date: 02/12/2009

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