by Tony Chen
As you have probably figured out by the new look here at hospital impact, we have made some big changes. As I eluded to in an earlier post, I am excited to announce that the Hospital Impact blog is now a part of the FierceMarkets family. For those visiting for the first time, welcome! Read about us.
How We Decided to Team Up
After 3+ years of blogging, I've realized that Hospital Impact has become a great, fresh "hospital leader" perspective, one that is still very much needed in our industry. I have been getting the FierceHealthcare daily email newsletter for almost 3 years now, and have found them to be filled with great tidbits and even new business ideas. Those newsletters have even occasionally linked to posts here on the blog. With their fresh approach in delivering healthcare news and Hospital Impact's emphasis on the "insider" perspective and analysis, we think it's a great match going forward. For me, it's also a realization that Hospital Impact can be so much better with me out of the way and just involved with the work I enjoy most about it - the writing itself.
What This All Means for You
The main thing is that Hospital Impact will continue as a blog for hospital leaders by hospital leaders, and if anything, we'll be seeing a lot more traffic, and subsequently, more comments and discussions.
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Just a quick note to say that we are looking for a few good hospital executives to join the blogging team here at Hospital Impact. Here's a refresher of what we're looking for. email me at tony [at] hospitalimpact [dot] org if you are interested.
We also have a big announcement to make in the next few weeks. I'll share the details as soon as I can, but the upshot will be that Hospital Impact will be getting a lot more exposure in the coming months.
by Tony Chen
I'll be at PDMA's "Front End of Innovation" Conference in Boston next week. If anyone is around and up for drinks, let me know.
Last time I checked, I couldn't find any other hospital members of the PDMA (Product Development and Management Association). Think of them as the ACHE for innovation & product development people. As I interact with this group, I'm definitely stretched by their progressive thinking about how to bring innovation into any culture/organization (apparently, the Russians did a lot of innovation theory work back in the day that are still being utilized widely today).
What can hospitals learn from the likes of Dow, Staples, Google, Starbucks, IBM, Kraft? I'll let you know.
by Tony Chen
A quick tangent from the world of hospitals, healthcare, HIPAA, and DRGs. I love being in healthcare, but some of you know that the birth of my son Timothy almost 2 years ago has been a life-changing, exhausting, and exhilarating experience for me. And that experience (coupled with a lot of soul-searching) led me on a mission to create a website dedicated to fuel this passion to be a great dad. Check it out at savvydaddy.com.
If you like what you see, could you help me get the word out? Email it to your friends(dad and moms!), become a fan on facebook, link to it on your blog, subscribe to the rss feed, and stalk me on twitter. And most importantly, sign up as a registered user in 30 seconds (for free!) and start commenting on articles, posting questions/stories, and enjoy! Thank you!
It was really through my experience here at Hospital Impact that I experienced the value and the power of web 2.0 to catalyze conversations and bring awareness to new areas. Don't worry - I'll still be blogging here (though no where near the 6 times/week that I used to!) Thank you for all your support, comments, and friendship here on hospital impact. Let's keep the conversations going and let's keep fighting for better hospitals.