The Silverline Blog
Industry insights, Salesforce news, and more
Industry insights, Salesforce news, and more
It may still seem like science fiction of the future, but gene therapy is here and happening right now. What is gene therapy? Created to help manage or prevent diseases, gene therapy may be used to treat patients instead of synthetic drugs or multiple surgeries in the very near future. Currently, researchers are focusing on...
The medical device industry is facing many changes in the next few years. In the midst of meeting new regulations and guidelines in the EU, how can this industry keep up with current trends in technology? And how can the voice of the customer help drive innovation? Like most things these days, the answer lies...
Dreamforce 2019 is fast approaching and Agenda Builder is now live. Not sure which sessions to attend when it comes to Healthcare and Life Sciences? Silverline HLS leaders Matt Gretczko, Walter Groszewski, and Jim Rogers have hand-picked notable topics and panels to help round out your #DF19 schedule. Tuesday, November 19: Future of Life Sciences:...
Jim Rogers and I recently attended the HLTH 2019 event in Las Vegas. With a theme of Defining the Future of Healthcare, it featured an information-packed agenda with leaders from across healthcare sharing their insights. The speakers were incredible, with each session rich in valuable content. The HLTH team did an incredible job curating speakers...
Scott Thomas and I just came back from the Cerner Health Conference in Kansas City. What an incredible experience. It was the 40th anniversary of Cerner so this was a significant event and a proud moment for the organization. I remember the first time I attended the event back in 2003 when I was working...
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It’s an unfortunate truth, but receiving care in an emergency room often starts patients on a path to financial disaster. It’s easy to feel the frustration of both patients and caregivers as they’re stuck in a circuit of supply and demand that doesn’t favor either party. The cycle is clear to see: patients aren’t able...
After a successful industry-wide implementation of new and cutting-edge technology, it’s hard to stomach when something newer and shinier comes out. You want to take a beat and enjoy the fruits of your labor — not completely abandon the old for the new. Many organizations have completed Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementations only to find...
I received the question the other day from a new Silverliner, as to why we focus initially on the Provider space as a sub-vertical. It’s not the first time I’ve been asked that. It’s not the first time I’ve answered it, which made me realize — maybe more people should know the answer. After working...
Several trends have converged to make patient engagement key to the success of Life Sciences companies. Patients increasingly expect to collaborate in their care with the same convenience and choice that they enjoy with other consumer companies. Engaging patients is essential, as reimbursement models shift from service based to value based. Engaged patients achieve better...