The demand for my new book has blown my mind. Books were ordered by professionals, patients, institutions, companies, unions etc sometimes even by the hundreds(no joke!). The first batch of books I ordered at the imprinter was gone in a blink of…
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So if anybody was in doubt on how serious Amazon/JP Morgan /Berkshire is: @Atul_Gawande named to head new firm to serve their health/effort Atul Gawande, a surgeon, and journalist who has written extensively about the U.S. failure to grapple with…
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In the heart of the bustling city of Barcelona is a square that at first sight seems like an oasis of calm. The Plaza del Sol, as the name suggests, is a suntrap and the perfect place to while away…
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Apple said on Monday that its new health records service, which lets patients store personal medical data on their phone, will soon be open to app developers and researchers. Consumers who choose to make their encrypted data available to third-party…
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In the current tradition of entering the healthcare market by technology companies, some interesting next hires are at Verily’s. Verily is starting to more aggressively commercialize its range of services and products, many of which have been in development for…
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Interesting to see how ‘traditional’ players react on attempts to change the paradigm. I must say the reflection of Jamie Dimon is the best. J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has been on the receiving end of some testy phone…
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I had the honor of being the Master of Ceremony of HIMSS Europe 2018 in Sitges for the keynote session and give a keynote myself. Although this was way out of my comfort zone, I enjoyed the coach-sessions in a…
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Every year we are on the lookout for Mary Meekers ‘slidedeck” (all 294) , actually her research of course. Here are some takeaways condensed for healthcare from the RECODE website Voice-controlled products like Amazon Echo are taking off. The Echo’s…
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Samsung has partnered with digital healthcare provider Babylon to launch ‘Ask an Expert, powered by Babylon’, a pioneering system that allows users to check symptoms and book live video doctor appointments. The Babylon service will be made available within the…
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Sharing the Prologue of my new book: Augmented Health(care)™, “the end of the beginning” to give you a flavor of what the book is all about. You can read one chapter more in the post “so this is what my new…
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