Just because we have apps for smartphones doesn't mean we have real mobility in healthcare
December 26, 2012 | Shahid Shah | Mobile/Wireless
App47 CEO and co-founder Chris Schroeder hosts a great podcast series called “What’s Appening!” in which he covers topics around enterprise-grade Mobile Application Management for securely deploying... More
'Big Data' in healthcare and medical devices sector
November 15, 2012 | Shahid Shah | Data Warehousing, Network Infrastructure
Having recently spoken at about a half dozen conferences on the subject of "big data" in government and healthcare I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re focusing, at least in healthcare,... More
How to design next-generation EHR data models
June 07, 2012 | Shahid Shah | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records
Today’s reality of patient management is “disjointed care” and most of the collaborators in a patient’s care team don’t know what each other is doing for the patient in real time. Knowing all the... More
What I learned at HIMSS about developments in health IT for the rest of 2012
March 27, 2012 | Shahid Shah | Meaningful Use, Electronic Health Records, Mobile/Wireless
Like many of you, I made the annual pilgrimage to the HIMSS Conference last month but I didn’t write much publicly about it. Here’s what I learned while I was in Vegas and my takeaways for the rest... More
Dos and Don'ts of Telemedicine
January 18, 2012 | Shahid Shah | Telehealth
This is the next post in my series of Dos and Don’ts Healthcare IT. As we all know, some of our most important citizens live in rural settings, small cities, the countryside, or remote areas. In the... More
Dos and Don'ts of hospital health IT
January 11, 2012 | Shahid Shah | Electronic Health Records, Mobile/Wireless, Network Infrastructure
Last year I started a series of “Dos and Don'ts” in hospital tech by focusing on wireless technologies. Folks asked a lot of questions about dos and don'ts in other tech areas so here’s a... More
To make physicians more productive, focus on IT and tools for their supporting staff first
December 22, 2011 | Shahid Shah | Electronic Health Records, Network Infrastructure
Productivity loss and workflow disruptions are commonplace as our industry gets on the Meaningful Use bandwagon and is starting to adopt EHR systems at a slightly more rapid pace than in previous... More
How to manage HIPAA security in a way that actually enhances security and doesn't just fill in documentation
September 20, 2011 | Shahid Shah | Privacy and Security
I get lots of questions about HIPAA security these days; especially as EHR firms, hospitals, payers, and startups alike are being asked about their HIPAA policies. My general recommendation is that... More