Telehealth or connected health as some call it, takes different forms depending on the provider organization and their strategy. The primary driver may be extending geographic reach by providing services to rural areas. Or it may be largely a focus on consumer engagement. Regardless, there are common themes for successful[…]
Selective Sourcing vs Complete Outsourcing in HIT
by Rich Pollack, Advisor Unlike many other industries, complete IT outsourcing in healthcare provider organizations is a fairly rare bird. There are reasons for this, technical, financial and cultural. On the other hand, selectively outsourcing defined and limited subcomponents of a healthcare IT department can be both a successful and[…]
Everyone Must Participate in Making Healthcare Secure!
I just returned from the CHIME and HIMSS events in Las Vegas. I’m recovering from the overstimulation both inside and outside the events. It’s always a treat to see old friends, make some new friends, and enjoy the smorgasbord of education and vendors. If chaos precedes innovation, then I’m happy[…]
#HIMSS18 – Are you ready?
It’s the final frenzied weeks before HIMSS 2018 – this year’s theme is “Where the World Connects for Health”. If you are like me, you are finally starting to figure out your schedule, carefully prioritizing knowing it’s way too big to cover everything, and identifying who you want to meet[…]
Enterprise Analytics: A Journey more than a Destination.
By Rich Pollack, Advisor Our industry is slowly winding down from the frenetic pace of EMR implementations the past 10 years and now looks to derive the sophisticated insight needed to address a new climate of measured value in care. Institutions and leadership are turning their focus evermore on the[…]
Thank you for a great first year!
StarBridge Advisors was launched in October of 2016. So, what does a small team of entrepreneurs do on their first anniversary? They take stock and plan for year two. We have a several ways to measure our success at this point: • We have already assisted 12 healthcare provider organizations[…]
Patients First! Patience Always!
Soon after I began working as a CIO at Presbyterian Healthcare System (PHS) in Dallas in 1992 – 25 years ago – I asked the staff to hang a banner with those 4 words printed with a bold 12-inch font in the data center. It was placed strategically to ensure[…]
Today’s Solutions, Tomorrow’s Leaders
Change is a given. And change at the top of organizations is more common than you expect. So what do you do when a key IT leadership position unexpectedly opens? Do you look internally at your strong second to step in as an interim and possibly take the permanent position?[…]
A Vote for Bipartisan Healthcare Reform
Believe it or not, many months ago, during the Presidential debates, I mentioned that almost nothing was being discussed regarding healthcare. Well things have certainly changed!! Now both sides of the political aisle are high and mighty about Obamacare–repeal, replace, fix, and on and on. Mostly rhetoric. Different than Obamacare,[…]
Radical Collaboration
Is collaboration important? Absolutely. Amazon obviously agrees. They reportedly are willing to pay $9 Billion to acquire Slack, a company who provides technologies that assist with collaboration. But just what is collaboration? It’s a lot more than technology. If you Google “collaboration”, the search returns more than half a billion[…]