In late October the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) meeting returned to San Diego. Thousands of renal folks from around the world flooded the convention center and spilled out to walk along the … [Read more...]
Data Catches the Flu: Why Vaccinations Matter
It’s Fall in New England. The nights are cool. Every farm market has stacks of pumpkins by the door and garden shops are awash with yellow, purple, and orange mums. I keep pushing my grocery cart past … [Read more...]
Data Insights: Emerging Emojis
This past Mother’s Day I received lots of flowers and love in text messages: Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you are having a relaxing day Happy Mother’s Day to you Love to you on Mother’s … [Read more...]
HIMSS 2017: Big Data, Healthcare IT and the Future of Patient Care
When it’s big enough, an event itself can be Big Data. Bring together over 40,000 attendees and over 1,200 leading vendors and the topics presented and discussed serve to spell out the current trends … [Read more...]
Twitter Data: Springing Into Real-Time Insights
It’s finally Spring, even in Boston, and our yard is atwitter. Birds are tweeting from the dogwood tree and yew hedge while waiting their turn to grab sunflower seed from the feeder. Our backyard … [Read more...]
A Revolutionary Smash Up: Precision Medicine
Did you watch the Grammy’s last week? One highlight was the performance from Hamilton, the popular, new Broadway musical about America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Playwright Lin-Manuel … [Read more...]
