Power of Genchi Gembutsu
I came across the concept of Genchi Gembutsu when I read Lean Startup by Eric Reis and experiencing the power of it in a project that I am currently involved in. Genchi Gembutsu one of the core principles in Toyota Production System, translates in English as “go and see for yourself” and make strategic decisions by firsthand … Read more
RSNA 2011 – Imaging Informatics highlights -1
Image Gently is this year’s theme at RSNA and imaging equipment vendors are touting reduced dose radiation from their equipments for both technologists and patients. I am here at RSNA 2011 and mainly interested in imaging informatics where the focus this year is on vendor neutral archives, cloud based image archive solutions from innovative vendors, … Read more
Context of IT
Influential CIO and blogger Dr. Halamka published an excellent post today on the role of CIO titled Job of CIO – Content versus Context. Dr. Halamka and Healthcare IT is not alone on this and IT organizations across all sectors face similar challenges to deliver more with less and little or no wiggle room for … Read more
Can enterprise software and IT be sexy ?
When was the last time you were irate to use a software application ? I bet it wouldn’t be long ago and you face this every day and most probably it was at your work. Why enterprise applications are the way they are – grey, not intuitive, slow, outdated and takes you back to 80′s … Read more
Sputnik Moment
Sputnik Moment : The Soviet Union’s 1957 launch of the Sputnik satellite was a catalyzing event that spurred a generation of investment in space and science in the United States. It is what U.S. President Barack Obama called a “Sputnik moment” during his State of the Union speech last night. To be simple, if … Read more
Cloud Computing in plain English
For people scratching their head about cloud computing and the jargons thrown around, here is a video that explains Cloud Computing in plain English. And a simple image at 50,000 foot level showing Cloud Computing including the “kitchen sink” Source: Cloud Computing for Dummies Saravana Rajan
mobile health: iPhone goes enterprise in Canadian Hospital
Mobile health hits the road with iPhone, where Palm once a good position and Blackberry to failed to utilize the opportunity and iPhone is expected to roar with success. That’s innovation given iPhone’s usability, which is very “vital” for Healthcare. Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto created a mobile patient chart application in iPhone accessing data … Read more
Mobile app development gets “WAC”ked up
Mobile industry got shaken up – for good - with the annoucement from Wholesale Application Community -shortly WAC – a global alliance formed by telecom carriers and device manufacturers (exclude Apple, Google and RIM from this) to create a unified open industry platform for developers to build and sell applications. Who is WAC from WAC’s … Read more
Apple as a religious experience
As I am starting to embrace Apple’s products and a technology marketing observer I find this very interesting. a creation myth highlighting the counter-cultural origin and emergence of the Apple Mac as a transformative moment; a hero myth presenting the Mac and its founder Jobs as saving its users from the corporate domination of the … Read more
Microsoft quits EMR/HIS market in US
Here is the latest from Microsoft, the horizontal heavyweight, who entered the healthcare vertical with the acquisition of Global2000′s HIS product. Microsoft is to stop selling its Amalga HIS and John’s @ Chilmark analysis and why its the right move for Microsoft. I agree that EMR / HIS is a mature market with healthcare vertical … Read more
