Let’s Hear from the Peanut Gallery
Many of us would cringe at the notion of anybody being able to publicly comment on our work. Well, start cringing, because Google has made it possible.
Many of us would cringe at the notion of anybody being able to publicly comment on our work. Well, start cringing, because Google has made it possible.
Further proof that I’m a geek: I just love Web analytics. They used to call me the Stats Hound at my last place of employment. All of which causes great amusement for my wife who knows that the last math class I took was as a junior in high school when I barely passed geometry.
Only a few short weeks ago, I sat in my office combing through over 125 entries for the 2009 Best In Class Awards. In our office we each painstakingly read and analyze every nomination in search of a short list of finalists for each award category — and 2009 was clearly the most difficult year for us, in terms of narrowing the field. Others in our office also comb through that same list and then we all converge in the conference room to begin our annual ritual — a litigation process to lobby for our favorites and create the consensus list of finalists.
When I was trying to convince doctors at my last place of employment that allowing secure messaging from existing patients was a good idea, I heard more than once that it would be the “end of modern medicine as we know it.” One of our physician champions found a reference that I’ve never been able to relocate that quoted doctors saying the same thing about another technological advancement: The telephone.
by: Andrew Roberts
Like many of the readers of this blog, I have been to countless healthcare conferences and tradeshows over the years. Last year was my first attending the Healthcare Internet Conference, and I can honestly say that I had never been to an event quite like it.