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  • 10 Health Innovations to Watch in 2010

    My friend and colleague, Sanjay Cherian, has prepared a very interesting presentation titled “10 health innovations to watch in 2010“. The list of innovations/trends are: Franchised health care in web2.0 Surgical checklists Health map and other mobile health technology applications Direct-to-consumer genetic testing Reverse innovation Personalized care plans based on health data Point of care…

  • Upcoming webcast – Health Information – is it a public good?

    Just an announcement for an upcoming webcast that looks very interesting titled “Health information – Is it a public good?“. This is a part of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) seminar series. The webcast has the following description: The lifeblood of health research is high-quality data. However, the need for…

  • The anti-creativity checklist

    A very interesting post from Youngme Moon at the HBR blog titled “the anti-creativity checklist“. The list is one that is “guaranteed to stifle imagination, innovation, and out-of-box thinking … a checklist designed specifically for people who want nothing to do with disruptive change”. I like the approach to looking at the opposite – too…

  • What’s in a name? Checking for username availability in social media sites via namechk

    Given the explosion in both social media and other types of sites require registration, the ability to get the same username across different types of services can be a very handy thing. When one considers the concept of a “web presence” and/or maintaining an online identity, getting a consistent username is quite important. Getting *your*…

  • Interactions with the health care system – a visit to the doctor’s office

    I was doing some exercises Monday night and I tweaked my wrist during a moment when I lost my focus (and balance). After a night of discomfort and pain, I decided to try and see my doctor to rule out anything serious. I did some searching on the internet and found a good article titled…

  • Checklists – the latest fad to hit health care?

    I have a copy of Atul Gawande’s book “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right“. It’s next on my reading list once I’m finished with Clayton Christensen’s book “The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care“. Since I haven’t yet read Gawande’s book, I am not going to talk about the comment. However,…

  • Visualizing health care expenditures around the world

    Came across a great data visualization example from Visual Economics titled “health care costs around the world“. The data is presented in very interesting ways. What I found even more interesting was the lively debate and discussion in the comments. You should definitely check it out. The rest of the site presents other examples of…

  • Tips for unleashing innovation

    Came across a very interesting article with a list of 10 tips to encourage and foster innovation. Here is the list of 10 practices: Let the learning lead Learn to see Design for today Think in pictures Capture intangible value Leverage the limitations Master creative tension Run the numbers Make kaizen mandatory Keep it lean…

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