The Silverline Blog
Industry insights, Salesforce news, and more
Industry insights, Salesforce news, and more
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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:...
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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...
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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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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...
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If you are lucky enough to have met the love of your life, you probably remember certain details about your meeting – where you were, what they were wearing, what they said. My introduction to Salesforce was similarly memorable. In 2003, I was working in sales operations for a Fortune 500 company in Nashville. I...
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When a young family member or friend is undergoing medical treatment, there is uncertainty, fear, and a great deal of the unknown. Although true relief doesn’t come until young patients are home with a clean bill of health, small doses of comfort can sometimes be found along the way. Enter Project Sunshine: supporting children facing...
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In 1979, the Surgeon General’s report of “Healthy People” outlined an initiative and framework for a national effort from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion to set goals and objectives “to improve the health and well-being of people in the United States.” Since this starting point, the healthcare industry has worked diligently to...
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In times of struggle, I’ve always been of the mind to try and help those in need. And in today’s world, my first thought is to look toward technology and the ways it can assist users in simplifying tasks, or making sense of information. To see what we could create around healthcare datasets, a few...
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Mathematical pioneer Ada Lovelace took on a simple task in 1842 at the behest of her friend and mentor Charles Babbage, commonly known as the Father of the Computer. Her job was to translate Italian engineer Luigi Meneabrea’s lecture notes on the Analytical Engine from French to English. But for a woman who showed her...
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In 1895, Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People was first performed in London. The play is a satire that turned the traditional values of late Victorian London on their head. It was released at a time of changing social norms and customs and became his most famous...