Level 3 Communications Blog
Studies have shown that happiness is tied to six key personal factors: mental health, physical health, family experience, education, gender and age.1 Health is such an integral part of our happiness yet, paradoxically, healthcare is one area in which Americans have been highly complacent consumers. We spend more on healthcare than any other nation in [...]
I was recently speaking with our CMO, Anthony Christie, about the future of healthcare IT as we prepared for this week’s TEDMED event. As we contemplated a “brave new world” in which a doctor treating a tourist in the Caribbean could securely access that patients’ health records located in Minnesota, I wondered, “Wouldn’t it be [...]
The practicality of EHRs and meaningful use incentives will be hot topics at HIMSS, March 3-7, 2013, in New Orleans. That’s understandable given the political and economic climate we are experiencing and see on the horizon. There’s a sea change swelling in healthcare these days, driven by the Affordable Health Care Act and enabled by [...]
In order to gain further insight into the future of healthcare IT and the trends driving the industry, Level 3 commissioned a nationwide study of 100 healthcare CIOs and IT executives. Conducted in late 2012 by independent research firm Corona Insights, the findings from the study paint an interesting picture of the priorities and challenges [...]
The year 2011 was one in which I learned much about the healthcare industry. It started in June of last year in a moment where my visions of ice hockey glory vastly exceeded my skill level. The result was a shattered ankle and a 7-month journey through many facets of the healthcare system. At the same [...]
When you think back through 2011 there are a few defining events that come to mind. There was the passing of the prolific innovator Steve Jobs, the tsunami that devastated Japan (followed by the women’s world cup win 4 months later), and the many worldwide movements that were evangelized through social media. Year of the [...]
