Archive for August, 2011
Hold the Ice Cream
Most of us know of someone who has undergone a tonsillectomy and experienced the long, painful recovery. Although the procedure isn’t performed as frequently as it was 50 years ago, when tonsil removal was a right of passage for most American children, more than 500,000 tonsillectomies are current performed each year in the U.S. Medical [...]
Read morePodCamp Boston 6
A good friend and colleague, Mark Wile of WorthWile Communications, recommended that I attend PodCamp Boston 6, which bills itself as an “UnConference” for social media enthusiasts. I visited the event website and this year’s theme is around providing attendees with real-world learnings that they can apply to themselves and their businesses. With healthcare organizations [...]
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Read moreSupply Chain Transformation Yields Results
I recently worked with my client, GHX, on a case study to document how New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) used technology and automation to transform its supply chain from a financial liability to a strategic asset that allowed it to cut costs and improve operational performance, achieving a $14M/annual savings goal. With [...]
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