Dave Shaver Talks Data Integration In Healthcare

Dave ShaverOur group had the pleasure this past week of welcoming the legendary Dave Shaver, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Frisco-based Corepoint Health, to chat about the in’s and out’s of data integration in healthcare.  Chad Johnson, my partner in crime here at Health 2.0 Dallas, joined Dave on the stage in Addison to moderate the discussion and help address some of the questions from the audience.

Dave started out by sharing with us that he’s come to be in this space sort of by accident.  As it turned out, the health IT party had started long before Dave showed up in the 80′s. But thanks to a lot of hard work, he (and his company) have become the life of that same party he was fashionably late in arriving to!  Corepoint has been recognized several different times for their data integration engine, read more in a previous article I wrote here.[Continue Reading...]

Creating Your Health IT Mission Can Lead To Unexpected Consequences

Health ITThe title sounds all sunshine and daffodils, doesn’t it? Create your mission in health IT, how cute. But let’s deal with reality: very few people in health IT have the ability to introduce the sunny concept of a mission into their work lives.

First, what exactly is a health IT mission? That largely depends on your role. Take an interface analyst or the CIO of health system for example. A likely mission would be, “Make my organization the most connected and interoperable healthcare organization in the region.” More sunshine and daffodils, you say? Not necessarily.[Continue Reading...]

Health Wildcatters Accelerator Program Launching In Dallas

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When chatting with people about Cariloop, I get asked a lot "Why Dallas?".  Seems like a fair question in most situations, like asking someone "Why yellow?" when they buy a car or "Why extra well done?" when they order a steak.  The question is … [Continue reading]

What Is The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)?

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) program enables you to augment your Medicare reimbursements by reporting on at least 3 PQRS measures for at least 80 percent of your qualifying … [Continue reading]

Happy 100th Birthday American Cancer Society!

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I was texting back and forth the other day with a friend of mine who works for the American Cancer Society (ACS), and she made mention that things have been super busy at work because they are preparing for their organization's 100th birthday. … [Continue reading]

iACT Summit Coming to Dallas Next Spring

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Isn't it just crazy how things work out? Sometimes there are days when it seems like you couldn't be in a worse place at the worst time, but then other days surprise you and throw you a lucky bone every so often.  I've been very fortunate to have … [Continue reading]