Editor-in-Chief

Greg has served a variety of editorial roles with Health Data Management over ther past decade, including Managing Editor, Senior Editor and News Editor. He previously was the editor of THE INSTITUTE newspaper of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Prior to that he worked for a number of Chicagoland newspapers. greg.gillespie@sourcemedia.com û

Fairly Shocking: The Feds as an Efficiency Leader?
February 10, 2012 My father wasn’t the first or last to say that it will be a sad day indeed if the private sector ever gets lapped by the...

Vegas Baby!
January 12, 2012 That’s why I love big conferences … things always seem to come to a head when you get the I.T. leaders, vendors and...

Guns and Patients: We’re Here at the Crossroads
December 1, 2011 A Florida law restricts physicians from talking to patients about guns and firearm safety unless they believe the information...

Setting a Bad Example
October 31, 2011 It's a rare day that I don't have a conversation with someone who's trying to get a handle on a patient population ...

Fishing Lessons for Health I.T.
October 14, 2011 Fishing is perceived by those who don’t do it as a form of mindless relaxation. But it’s really just the opposite ...

Caveats Abound on Patient Access
September 15, 2011 The CMS plan to provide patients with direct access to test results via laboratories is a double-edged sword.

Privacy and Security: Are We Looking in the Wrong Direction?
July 14, 2011 ... If I found out my medical chart was breached, I’d feel somewhat violated that someone knew I was being treated for,...

Now We've Moved On To 'Transparency'
June 17, 2011 Last year's AHIP Institute was all about "bending the curve," but the health insurance industry seems to have collectively...

I Don't Expect Irrational Exuberance At This Year's AHIP Show
June 13, 2011 The AHIP Institute for health insurers kicks off later this week, and it's going to be fascinating to see what a difference a...

Do We Have to Concede Privacy for Convenience?
April 26, 2011 The tech world is atwitter about how iPhone apps are tracking users without consent and collecting and transmitting other...

How Do You Handle the Stress?
April 25, 2011 One thing CIOs all seem to have in common is stress-related fatigue—too many I.T. projects, too many mandates, too much...

Would You Hire an ONC Program Grad?
April 19, 2011 The Office for the National Coordinator recently announced that more than 2,000 HIT workers have graduated from its Community...

Time For Creative Destruction
April 18, 2011 It's telling that a number of organizations-including the eHealth Initiative, the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association,...

You’re Not an ACO Yet … And Maybe Never Will Be
March 7, 2011 Seems like everyone I meet nowadays is from an accountable care organization. Except they’re not, since the Centers of...

HIMSS11 Is All About Exchange
February 22, 2011 While there are a lot of sessions with “Meaningful Use” or “Stage 2” in the title, most sessions have been...